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The Impact of Blessed Ashes – "Spare us, O Lord" – a Deeper Life of Grace

“As a spiritual writer has said, ‘He mingles the ashes that are dead with the ashes yet alive,’ that the lifeless dust may impress upon us the solemn truth that we too are but dust, and that unto dust we shall return.”
Msgr. Sullivan – 1951 [source]
 
The tradition of receiving ashes on our foreheads is, today, so essential of an element of the Christian life that its call reaches even to those Catholics who, by their laxity, appear to no longer recognize the Voice of the Divine Shepherd.

The Chu...

Podcast Journey Video - A Slaying Dragons Compilation!

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Spiritual Warfare Checklist - Find True Freedom

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When we have spiritual struggles, especially ones that are unusual or burdensome, in order to begin the process of finding relief and strength, we must analyze the state of our soul and our practice of the Faith.  There are many fundamental things which must be considered first, before proceeding to others.  Often...

Church Militant Resistance Podcast - Recent Appearance!

A couple weeks ago, I joined the Church Militant Resistance Podcast to discuss the spiritual situation of the world, and our country, and what Catholics can honestly do about it.  We recorded a great podcast, and cover a whole host of topics.  Find the Youtube video podcast here.

We cover topics such as:the presence of the diabolical in the countrythe concept of magic and popular trends which embrace itsetting ourselves on the right pathintegrating a deep personal holiness while having an active ...

What is the Roman Ritual? - A Deeper Life of Grace

This article is part of my initiative: "A Deeper Life of Grace - with the aid of the Sacramentals"

The Roman Ritual is a treasure trove of blessings and actual graces from God. It contains not only the Sacraments but also the ritual for holy water, blessed salt, blessed candles, blessing of statues and images, of fields and homes, and many others.

These blessed items are powerful tools for opening our souls to the work of grace. They are vehicles for healing, spiritual warfare, aid in developi...

Teen Spiritual Warfare Manual - "Swords and Shadows" - Back on Sale with the Author

Perhaps it was simply Divine Providence, that He preferred that I keep custody over my books, which enables me to do more with them and see them as part of a mission or an apostolate that He has entrusted to me...
Swords and Shadows is back home with the author and on sale once more!
You can buy it here on Amazon or here from my own webstore (and Amazon gets less money). As most readers will recall, TAN Books had decided to publish Swords and Shadows back in November 2020.   Sadly, their beloved e...

Fr. Tonne on Candles in the Tradition of the Faith - 1950

The following is a talk from "Talks on the Sacramentals" by Fr. Arthur Tonne, 1950.  It is re-printed here with the understanding that it is in the public domain.It is available online here and in print here.

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CANDLES

"It was the true light that enlightens every man who comes into the world."

St. John, 1:9.

The story of Erna Bilkau and her so-called Mystic Candles is a tragic yet triumphant one. Born in Russia, she moved to Germany, where she married a German boy. They honeymooned ...

The Impact of Blessed Candles - a Deeper Life of Grace

Blessed candles are a remarkable sacramental, regarded as one of the chief sacramentals in the life of the faithful. They are principally blessed at the Mass on the Feast of Candlemas, February 2nd, but may also be blessed, with a different ritual, by a priest at any other time as well. As with all sacramentals, the efficacy of the blessing is dependent on the faith of the one who uses them. To obtain their full effect, we must be in a state of grace and use these in a spirit of prayer and lo...

Announcing a New Initiative - A Deeper Life of Grace - with the Aid of the Sacramentals

It is time to reclaim the great blessings from the ROMAN RITUAL known as...  The Sacramentals! Our ancient weapons for this new age

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For this Initiative, I created a video as a way to provide a general overview of the sacramentals as well as encourage priests and laity to really get involved. There is a need to generate excit...

In Real Danger - Cry Out To The Lord!

When the Apostles were at sea, and the Lord was asleep, St. Luke notes something very important for us to remember:"...they...were in danger."
When the Lord was asleep (which symbolizes His death and His time removed from us), the Apostles, in the midst of a great storm which was about to sink their boat and drown them, were truly afraid and in danger of succumbing to the madness of the elements.
What did they do?  They awakened the Lord from His apparent slumber!  
How did they do it?  They cried ...