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Ven. Al Schwartz: A Happy Roar for the Dead Man

Ven. Aloysius Schwartz: A Happy Roar for the Dead ManOn March 16, 1992, Fr. Al breathed his last, after three years of suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig’s Disease. This suffering was no accident. “Our role is to mingle our blood with the blood of Christ”, he once said, “and to shed our blood with that of Christ to the poor. … The way we serve is to have a constant crown of thorns.”

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Our Lady of Banneux: The Village, Priest, and Vow That Changed the World

Today marks the 88th anniversary of the Blessed Mother visiting a brokenhearted Belgian village called Banneux. Though the apparition has been approved by the Church, it is barely known—even though what unfolded there spurred one of the greatest accounts in Church history of Our Lady’s intermediary work through a single man—Washington D.C. native Venerable Aloysius […]

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How Mary’s Belgian Apparition Speaks to Us Today

How Mary’s Belgian Apparition Speaks to Us TodayIn 1933, the Blessed Virgin visited two different cities in Belgium.  She concluded her series of 33 apparitions in Beauraing, Belgium on January 3rd, an apparition received by 5 children.  Two weeks later, on January 15, a little girl, as she peered out the kitchen window, saw a beautiful lady standing atop a cloud. Mariette […]

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