Photo by Michał Maksymilian Gwozdek Men must look for the peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ. —POPE PIUS XI, Quas Primas, n. 1; Dec. 11th, 1925 Holy Mary, Mother of God, our Mother, teach us to believe, to hope, to love with you. Show us the way to his Kingdom! Star of the […]
AND so that was 2020. It is interesting to read in the secular realm how glad people are to put the year behind them — as if 2021 will soon return to “normal.” But you, my readers, know this is not going to be the case. And not only because global leaders have already […]
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way. (Matthew 2:12) AS we near Christmas, naturally, our hearts and minds are turned toward the coming of the Savior. Christmas melodies play in the background, the soft glow of lights adorn homes and trees, […]
The Caduceus — a medical symbol used around the world …and in Freemasonry — that sect provoking a global revolution Avian influenza in the jetstream is how it happens 2020 combined with CoronaVirus, bodies stacking. The world is now at the start of the influenza pandemic The State is rioting, using the street outside. […]
A COUPLE of days ago, I was moved to republish An Invincible Faith in Jesus. It is a reflection on the beautiful words to Servant of God Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo (1882-1970). Then this morning, my colleague Peter Bannister found this incredible prophecy from Fr. Dolindo given by Our Lady in 1921. What makes it […]
THIS week, a deep, inexplicable sadness came over me, as it has in the past. But I know now what this is: it is a drop of sadness from the Heart of God—that man has rejected Him to the point of bringing humanity to this painful purification. It is the sadness that God was […]
LONG time readers know that I have been compelled in recent months to address issues related to science in the context of this pandemic. These subjects, on face value, may seem to fall outside the parameters of an evangelist (though I’m a news reporter by trade).
He Will Reign, by Tianna (Mallett) Williams It is clear that there is a battle raging for the soul of America. Two visions. Two futures. Two powers. Is it already written in the Scriptures? Few Americans may realize that the battle for their country’s heart began centuries ago and the revolution underway there is […]
SAINT Faustina recounts how the Lord became unhappy with certain things taking place at her convent:
Our Lady of Sorrows, painting by Tianna (Mallett) Williams The past three days, the winds here have been unceasing and strong. All day yesterday, we were under a “Wind Warning.” When I started to reread this post just now, I knew I had to republish it. The warning herein is crucial and must be […]
…your merchants were the great men of the earth, all nations were led astray by your magic potion. (Rev 18:23) Greek for “magic potion” : φαρμακείᾳ (pharmakeia) — the use of medicine, drugs or spells
WE are being faced as a society with a serious question: either we are going to spend the rest of our lives hiding from pandemics, living in fear, isolation and without freedom… or we can do our best to build our immunities, quarantine the sick, and get on with living. Somehow, over the past […]
IT bears repeating: The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17) In other words, where the Lord is not, there is the spirit of control.
THE Great Storm like a hurricane that has spread across all of humanity will not cease until it has accomplished its end: the purification of the world. As such, just as in the times of Noah, God is providing an ark for His people to safeguard them and preserve a “remnant.” With love and […]
THERE are many young people who read The Now Word as well as families who’ve told me that they share these writings around the table. One mother wrote:
WHAT does it mean that Jesus desires to restore to mankind the “Gift of Living in the Divine Will”? Among other things, it is the restoration of true sonship. Let me explain…
Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta & St. Faustina Kowalska IT has been reserved for these days, at the end of our era, for God to add two divine footnotes to the Sacred Scriptures.
YOU may not realize it, but what God has been doing in your heart and mine of late through all the trials, temptations, and now His personal request to smash your idols once and for all—is a test. The Test is the means by which God not only measures our sincerity but prepares us […]
Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize My unfathomable mercy. It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice. —Jesus to St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 848 IF the Father is going to restore to the Church the […]
A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! (Yesterday’s First Reading) YOU have given your fiat to God. You have given your “yes” to Our Lady. But many of you are no doubt asking, “Now what?” And that’s […]
SEVERAL years ago while on pilgrimage, I stayed at a lovely château in the French countryside. I delighted in the old furniture, wooden accents and expressivité du Français in the wallpapers. But I was especially drawn to the old bookshelves with their dusty volumes and yellowed pages.
I saw the Lord Jesus, like a king in great majesty, looking down upon our earth with great severity; but because of His Mother’s intercession, He prolonged the time of His mercy… I do not want to punish aching mankind, but I desire to heal it, pressing it to My Merciful Heart. I use punishment […]
The Hour of Vigil; Oli Scarff, Getty Images MEMORIAL OF THE PASSION OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST Dearest brothers and sisters… it’s been so long since I have had the opportunity to write a meditation—a “now word” for our times. As you know, we have been reeling here from that storm and all […]
IT’S not every day you get called a heretic.
Leading a youth retreat in Alberta, Canada This is a continuation of Mark’s testimony. You can read Part I here: “Stay, and Be Light”. AT the same time that the Lord was setting my heart on fire again for His Church, another man was calling us youth into a “new evangelization.” Pope John Paul […]
WHY, does the world remain in pain? Because we have muzzled God. We have rejected His prophets and ignored His mother. In our pride, we have succumbed to Rationalism, and the Death of Mystery. And thus, today’s first reading cries out to a tone-deaf generation:
THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGS for October 17th, 2017 Tuesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Opt. Memorial St. Ignatius of Antioch Liturgical texts here AFTER a warm cordial greeting to the Romans, St. Paul turns on a cold shower to awaken his readers:
First published March 25th, 2010. FOR decades now, as I noted in When the State Sanctions Child Abuse, Catholics have had to endure a never-ending stream of news headlines announcing scandal after scandal in the priesthood. “Priest Accused of…”, “Cover Up”, “Abuser Moved From Parish to Parish…” and on and on. It is […]
“Mary’s Pope”; photo by Gabriel Bouys/Getty Images First published May 10th, 2007… It’s interesting to note what is said at the end of this—the sense of a “pause” coming before the “Storm” would begin to swirl in greater and greater chaos as we begin to approach the “Eye.” I believe we are entering that chaos now, which also […]
GOD wishes to do something in mankind that He has never done before, save for a few individuals, and that is to give the gift of Himself so completely to His Bride, that she begins to live and move and have her being in a completely new mode. He wishes to give the Church […]
THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGS for May 24th, 2016 Liturgical texts here THE most daunting words in Scripture might be those in today’s first reading: Be holy because I am holy. Most of us look into the mirror and turn away with sadness if not disgust: “I am anything but holy. Furthermore, I […]
LENTEN RETREAT Day 16 THERE is a reason, brothers and sisters, why I feel Heaven wants to do this Lenten Retreat this year, that up until now, I have not voiced. But I feel this is the moment to speak about it. The reason is that a violent spiritual Storm is bearing down all around […]
THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGS for Monday, July 20th, 2015 Opt. Memorial of St. Apollinaris Liturgical texts here THERE wasn’t always enmity between Pharaoh and the Israelites. Remember when Joseph was entrusted by Pharaoh to hand out grain to all of Egypt? At that time, the Israelites were seen as a benefit and […]
I have been flooded with emails the past two weeks, and will do my best to respond to them. Of note is that many of you are experiencing an increase in spiritual attacks and trials the likes of never before. This does not surprise me; it is why I felt the Lord urging […]
THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGSfor Monday, January 27th, 2015Opt. Memorial for St. Angela Merici Liturgical texts here TODAY’s Gospel is often used to argue that Catholics have invented or exaggerated the significance of the motherhood of Mary. “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking around at those seated in the circle […]
Milan Cathedral in Lombardy, Milan, Italy; photo by Prak Vanny SOLEMNITY OF MARY, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD SINCE the last week of Advent, I have been in a perpetual state of contemplation of the incomparable beauty of the Catholic Church. On this solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God, I find my voice joining in […]
“THERE is one terrible truth in Christianity that in our times, even more than in previous centuries, arouses implacable horror in the heart of man. That truth is of the eternal pains of hell. At the mere allusion to this dogma, minds become troubled, hearts tighten up and tremble, passions become rigid and inflamed […]
ST. JOHN PAUL II — PRAY FOR US I traveled to Rome to sing in a concert tribute to St. John Paul II, October 22nd, 2006, to honor the 25th anniversary of the John Paul II Foundation, as well as the 28th anniversary of the late pontiff’s installation as pope. I had no […]
he past month has been one of palpable sorrow as the Lord continues to warn that there is So Little Time Left. The times are sorrowful because mankind is about to reap what God has begged us not to sow. It is sorrowful because many souls do not realize that they are on the […]
THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGS for December 2nd, 2013 Liturgical texts here THERE are some texts in Scripture that, admittedly, are troubling to read. Today’s first reading contains one of them. It speaks of a coming time when the Lord will wash away “the filth of the daughters of Zion”, leaving behind […]
THE Gospel calls us to share our possessions with one another, particularly the poor—a voluntary dispossession of our goods and our time. However, the anti-gospel calls for a sharing of goods that flows, not from the heart, but from a political system that controls and distributes wealth according to the whims of the […]
Audience with Pope Benedict XVI — Presenting the Pope my music Eight years ago in 2005, my wife came bounding into the room with some shocking news: “Cardinal Ratzinger has just been elected Pope!” Today, the news is no less shocking that, after several centuries, our times will see the first pope to resign […]
Hope of the Drowning, by Michael D. O’Brien AFTER a talk I gave to a group of university students on what the popes have been saying about the “end times”, a young man pulled me aside with a question. “So, if we are living in the “end times,” what are we supposed to […]
Christ Grieving Over the World, by Michael D. O’Brien I feel strongly compelled to re-post this writing here tonight. We are living in a precarious moment, the calm before the Storm, when many are tempted to fall asleep. But we must remain vigilant, that is, our eyes focused on building the Kingdom of […]
DO you feel as though you are an insignificant part of God’s plan? That you have little purpose or usefulness to Him or others? Then I hope you have read The Useless Temptation. However, I sense Jesus wanting to encourage you even more. In fact, it is crucial that you who are reading […]