HGM183 - January 2023

Vocation to Universal Motherhood

Just as a small cloud that appeared on the horizon prompted Elijah to announce a torrential rain, the sight of the Magi was all...

The Value of Time

Of all the common objects we use every day, few – perhaps no other – elicit such peculiar considerations as the clock. Simple in appearance,...

The Forest Fire

“Oh no! What a disaster!” Gabriel gasped, seeing the fire that was rapidly consuming the woodland around him. “Who will be able to put...

Church and World Events

Thirty thousand Catholics pay homage to Our Lady in Muslim country In October, about thirty thousand Catholics gathered at the Shrine of Our Lady of...

Heralds Worldwide

  United States and Canada – The first group to complete the preparation course for Consecration to the Blessed Virgin according to the method of...

Incomparable Maternal Solicitude

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it” (Sg 8:7). How well these words apply to Dona Lucilia! Would she, who spent...

The Battle of Rocroi – A Crossroads in French History

On many occasions in history, the future of a nation, or even of the world, has been decided on the basis one apparently weak...

St. Alberic – Leader of a Monastic Rebellion

The newcomers were the subject of commentary throughout the region. Certainly, they were religious. But to what Order did they belong? Nobody knew. Some...

God’s Chosen Ones

I would like to reflect on one of the Beatitudes: “Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom...

As the Twig Is Bent, So Grows the Tree

The title of this article hearkens back to an old proverb1, referring to the need to care for a sapling from the start, directing...

From Persecutors to Condemned

The night of July 18 or 19 of 64 AD was the setting for the event that would mark the reign of Emperor Nero...

The Victory of Fidelity

There have been periods in history when Holy Church has shone before men with great splendour, like a queen ruling over her people firmly...