This is a special week for the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception: Friday, Aug. 30 is the birthday of the late, great Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC (1930-2021). Without Fr. Seraphim, there may well be no St. Faustina.
On Aug. 25, we mark the birthday of Helen Kowalska, known today as St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, the great apostle of Divine Mercy. In matters of holiness, nature needs nurture, and families today have much to learn from Faustina's parents.
From the archives: Our report from Rome at the canonization of St. Faustina, 24 years ago today. Also, Pope St. John Paul II's big surprise for Divine Mercy apostles on that same day!
The Divine Mercy Image combines both Christ’s death and Resurrection, representing the fullness of God’s love for mankind, the entire Paschal Mystery in black and white! Brother Eliott, MIC, explains.
This week, Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC offers encouragement for us to uphold ourselves to our Lenten penances and to not be discouraged if we have failed to observe them. He also speaks on the importance of being obedient to the Lord, with some helpful advice from St. Faustina!
One of the most remarkable women of the 20th century is also one of the most overlooked on International Women’s Day (March 8): St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938).
We often think of St. Faustina’s spiritual director, Bl. Fr. Michael Sopoćko (feast day: Feb. 15), as merely the primary witness of her sanctity, and perhaps as the agent that God used to arrange the painting of the Image of the Divine Mercy. But he was so much more than that!
Father Michael Sopoćko (1888-1975), now beatified by the Church, was the priest-confessor to St. Faustina and, as such, an incredible man of mercy. Join Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, as he introduces this great theologian, the principal instrument that Our Lord used to fashion the soul of St. Faustina, and learn how he commissioned the very first Image of Divine Mercy. Then hear how the message of Divine Mercy has brought joy and hope to an autistic boy named Royce Guzman and his family.
Five-year-old Ella Cornmire has not received her First Holy Communion yet, nor does she experience visions of the Baby Jesus resting His head against her heart. But, every day, Ella reaches for Jesus and finds Him, not only in her baptized soul, but in her arms.
