Article – Two Million Children On July 4th the long-awaited film “Sound of Freedom” will be released. It is based on the true story of a U.S. Homeland Security agent who quit his job in order to dedicate himself to rescuing children from sex traffickers. I have not seen the movie or been able to…
Article – Dobbs Anniversary This Saturday, June 24, the Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist, marks the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This decision overruled Roe vs. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania vs. Casey which held that there was a constitutional…
Article – Mysterium Fidei! – The Mystery of Faith! 5. “Mysterium fidei! – The Mystery of Faith!”. When the priest recites or chants these words, all present acclaim: “We announce your death, O Lord, and we proclaim your resurrection, until you come in glory”. In these or similar words the Church, while pointing to Christ…
Article – Maker or Creator? Someone called the Shrine recently regarding the procession we had for Our Lady of Fatima. They were very complimentary except they wanted to point out that, while reciting the Apostle’s Creed during the Rosary, I had said “Maker of heaven and earth” as opposed to “Creator of heaven and earth.”…
This Wednesday, May 31st, we will celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In St. Luke’s account of this important event we find the “Magnificat”, the beautiful canticle of Our Blessed Mother that the Church prays every day at Vespers (Evening Prayer). Here the young virgin mother cries out: “My spirit…
Article – The Patroness of Baseball Happy Feast of St. Rita! We are very blessed to have the St. Rita Sodality and devotion to this great saint as part of our tradition at Holy Rosary Shrine. St. Rita has the official title of the Paton Saint of Impossible Causes, but she also has the unofficial…
SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2023 – 8:00PM HOLY ROSARY SHRINE May 13th is the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. On this date in 1917 Our Blessed Mother appeared for the first time to three shepherd children in this small town in Portugal. She told them: “pray the Rosary every day to obtain peace for the…
Article – Grumpy G The brothers and priests in my community will tell you that I can be difficult to live with. I tend to get irritable and impatient, especially if I am tired or hungry. A nearby restaurant, that we walk by almost every day, is called “Grumpy G.” Since my last name begins…
This week the month of May begins as the year moves along swiftly, at least from the perspective of those of us who are on the down slope of life. “Make us know the shortness of our life that we may gain wisdom of heart.” (Psalm 90:12) And May is the month of Mary, the…
The following is an excerpt from the Apostolic Constitution Paenitemini of St. Paul VI of 1966 True penitence, however, cannot ever prescind from physical asceticism as well. Our whole being in fact, body and soul, (indeed the whole of nature, even animals without reason, as Holy Scripture often points out)(46) must participate actively in this…