Quotes Worth Contemplating for Christ the King We know that Christ is the King of Love, and that His Reign is a Reign of Love. We know that love, like fire, must be fed continuously else it will mellow, cool, … Continue reading
Author Archives: Sister Marie Gabrielle, M.I.C.M.
One Spark at a Time
Some How-To Tips for Would-Be Spiritual Pyromaniacs There are many analogies that can be used to describe an apostle. An apostle can be likened to a farmer who sows the seeds of the Faith. Or a fisherman. A hunter. A … Continue reading
To Obtain These Graces During the Year
Quotes Worth Contemplating for October, the Month of the Holy Rosary (Taken from The Whole Truth About Fatima by Frere Michel de la Sainte Trinite, Vol. I, pp. 296-301) We recall that on May 13, Lucy asked the apparition: “And … Continue reading
Padre Pio: Patron Saint of Spiritual Adoption
To adopt someone spiritually means to commit yourself before God to loving and praying for him in a special way. There are no hard and fast rules for this form of private devotion; it is certainly not a required element … Continue reading
Five Really Good Reasons to Drop Everything and Come to the Saint Benedict Center Conference this October
Please see the embedded PDF spelling out “Five Good Reasons” why you should come to our conference. We hope to see you there! God bless and Mary keep you. Click here to VIEW full size, DOWNLOAD as PDF file, and/or … Continue reading
No Sorrow Like Unto Her Sorrow
Quotes Worth Contemplating for September 15 Upon receiving the command of the Most High to offer his only son as a holocaust, Abraham rose up in the night, saddled his donkey, took two servants and Isaac, and set out for … Continue reading
Prayer of Consecration to the Admirable Child Mary
Quotes Worth Contemplating for September 8 Prayer of Consecration to the Admirable Child Mary by St. John Eudes It would be well to renew this Consecration every year on the day on which it was made, and on the eighth … Continue reading
Don’t Just Say It: Savor It
Our Lady is such a good Mother. She knows we want to become saints. She knows that if we are not proactively doing something towards that end, we feel as though nothing is being done. So She gives us something … Continue reading
The Joy of Unanswered Prayers
Quotes Worth Contemplating for August 28 St. Joachim and St. Ann before the conception of Our Lady; France before the Advent of St. Joan of Arc; the prophets of the Israelite nation before the coming of the Messias. They waited. … Continue reading
The All-Powerful Heart of Mary
Quotes Worth Contemplating for August 22 St. Anselm says, “Everything, even the Blessed Virgin, is subject to the power of God; and everything, even God, is subject to the power of the Blessed Virgin.” We know from many other saints … Continue reading
Are We There Yet?
We all know that the End of the World is inevitable — but is it tomorrow? Some might be tempted to say yes. Or, if not tomorrow, definitely next week, maybe next year. Ten years at most. Twenty years at … Continue reading
Saint Therese, Novelty, and the Development of Doctrine
When St. Louis Marie de Montfort set out to fire the world with enthusiasm for Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary, he was careful to establish that this devotion was in keeping with Tradition. Holy Slavery, argues this great Marian … Continue reading
Smile Anyway
“A smile is one of nature’s best means of making people happy. One of the most delightful factors in a personality is a real heartwarming smile that comes from within. Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I … Continue reading
What Do You Want of Me?
“What do you want of me?” It was the perfect question. And not only did little Lucia dos Santos begin her first conversation with the Queen of the Universe with this question, but with it she began every single one … Continue reading
When Fall the Valiant
And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son. … And he said: Consider, O Israel, for them that are dead, wounded on thy high places. The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: … Continue reading
