Jun
02
2020
Amidst the Chaos, Go to God
By mmassery
By Marc Massery
Are you worried about the state of the country and the world lately?
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Jun
02
2020
What Are We to Do?
By Chris Sparks
By Chris Sparks
2020 just doesn’t let up, does it?
This year has been marked by so much turmoil, so much division and acrimony, that it’s hard for me to even describe all the many challenges we face in this nation and around the world without sounding like I’m taking sides, like I’m saying faithful Catholics must prioritize one set of issues or respond to one set of injustices rather than another.
And that’s not a Catholic way to respond at all.
Jun
01
2020
'Explaining the Faith'
By Felix Carroll
May
31
2020
Shrine Reopens!
By Felix Carroll
Up and over the hilltop, in the shadow of the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, a sight to behold: 200-plus socially distanced worshippers celebrating Holy Mass together.
On Pentecost Sunday, May 31, the Marians Fathers at the National Shrine welcomed the public for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic 11 weeks ago.
“It’s good to finally see people!” said Shrine Rector Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC, at the beginning of Mass.
The crowd, all wearing masks and spread out across the Shrine’s south lawn, gave a hearty round of applause.
May
29
2020
The School of Charity
By mmassery
By Chris Sparks
Catholic social teaching on marriage and the family
Catholic social teaching is one of the great treasures of the Church, and yet all too often, it’s neglected or overlooked entirely. In this issue of Marian Helper, we continue our exploration of the Church’s social teaching, this time focusing on marriage and the family.
May
29
2020
The Stigmata, Intercession, and Sacrifice
By mmassery
The following is an excerpt from the Marian Press book 52 Weeks with St. Faustina by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle:
“Jesus, You know how weak and little I am, and so from today on, I am entering Your novitiate in a very special way. I continue to be a novice, but Your novice, Jesus, and You will be my Master to the last day.” — Diary, 228
Week 33
May
29
2020
A Message of Comfort
By mmassery
By Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC
I have to admit — I’ve been a bit depressed lately.
And maybe you’ve been down, too.
How could we not be? After all, the news since mid-March has been a steady stream of bad. And I bet you have as many friends as I do who have lost jobs or even loved ones amid this crazy pandemic.
Or maybe you’ve lost your job or loved one.
If you have, I am so sorry — and please know I am praying for you.
Am I really praying for you?
Yes. At least, I’m trying.
May
28
2020
Our Feelings Can Lie
By Chris Sparks
By Chris Sparks
I love "Star Wars." George Lucas seasoned the whole series with hope, steadfast and sure. His stories succeed at what Chesterton considered the whole reason for fairy tales: “Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
And yet, for all that, there are some things that Lucas got wrong.
One thing is the central piece of advice to Luke Skywalker: Listen to your feelings. Let your feelings guide you.
May
28
2020
For What Shall We Pray?
By mmassery
By Marc Massery
Turn to any page of St. Faustina’s Diary, and you’ll find spiritual gems. Like this one:
I remind you, My daughter, that as often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it … In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking (Diary, 1572).
May
27
2020
Who Do You Rely Upon?
By mmassery
By Marc Massery
Turn to any page of St. Faustina’s Diary, and you’ll find spiritual gems. Like this one:
Do not rely on creatures, even in the smallest things, because this displeases Me. I want to be alone in your soul. I will give light and strength to your soul, and you will learn from My representative that I am in you, and your uncertainty will vanish like mist before the rays of the sun. (295)
May
27
2020
What Is Pentecost?
By mmassery
Sunday, May 31, 2020, the Feast of Pentecost
• Acts 2:1-11
• Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34
• 1 Cor 12:3B-7, 12-13
• Jn 20:19-23
May
27
2020
Signs of Trust
By Felix Carroll
By Terry Peloquin
At Sharon Scanlon’s three-story house in Little Falls, New York, every window had a Divine Mercy Image in it.
Then, on March 25, Sharon was given another idea. “I was on TheDivineMercy.org when Fr. Chris’ video popped up,” Sharon recalls. In the video, Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, asked Marian Helpers to put the Divine Mercy Image on their front doors, facing outward, to ask for the Lord’s protection and to show trust in His promises of love and mercy.
