“FEAR is not a good counsellor.” Those words from French Bishop Marc Aillet have echoed in my heart all week. For everywhere I turn, I meet people who are no longer thinking and acting rationally; who cannot see the contradictions in front of their noses; who have handed to their unelected “chief medical officers” […]
AS the world becomes more unstable and the times more uncertain, people are looking for answers. Some of those answers are found at Countdown to the Kingdom where “Heaven’s Messages” are being provided for the faithful’s discernment. While this has borne many good fruits, some people are also afraid.
THE messages we posted on Countdown to the Kingdom today, when sitting side by side, tell a stunning story of the times we are living. These are words from seers from three different continents. To read them, just click on the image above or go to countdowntothekingdom.com.
Against the Wind, by Liz Lemon Swindle, 2003 WE have entered the decisive struggle with the powers of darkness. I wrote in When the Stars Fall how the popes believe we are living the hour of Revelation 12, but especially verse four, where the devil sweeps to the earth a “third of the stars of heaven.” These “fallen stars,” […]
IT can be almost fruitless to speak of how to battle against the storms of temptation, division, confusion, oppression, and such unless we have an unshakable confidence in God’s love for us. That is the context for not only this discussion, but for the entire Gospel.
THE NOW WORD ON MASS READINGS for May 6th, 2016 Liturgical texts here Wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta (photo CBC) SEVERAL of you have written asking if our family is okay, given the huge wildfire in northern Canada in and around Fort McMurray, Alberta. The fire is about 800km away… but the smoke darkening […]
Fifth Joyful Mystery: The Finding in the Temple, by Michael D. O’Brien. LAST week, the Holy Father sent 29 newly ordained priests into the world asking them to “proclaim and witness to joy.” Yes! We must all continue to witness to others the joy of knowing Jesus. But many Christians do not even […]
Jesus Prays in the Garden, by Gustave Doré, 1832-1883 First published September 27th, 2006. I have updated this writing… WHAT is this fear that has gripped the Church? In my writing How To Know When a Chastisment is Near, it’s as though the Body of Christ, or at least parts of it, are […]
In the face of totalitarianism… Originally posted May 23, 2006: A letter from a reader: I want to voice some concerns about what you write on your site. You keep implying that “The End [of the age] Is Near.” You keep implying that the Antichrist will inevitably come within my lifetime (I am […]
Our Lady of Akita weeping statue (approved apparition) I RECEIVE letters from time to time from readers who are very upset about the possibility of chastisements coming to the earth. One gentleman recently commented that his girlfriend thought they shouldn’t marry because of the possibility of having a child during coming tribulations. The answer […]
A child in His mother’s arms… (artist unknown) YES, we must find joy in the midst of this present darkness. It is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, and therefore, ever-present to the Church. Yet, it is natural to be afraid of losing one’s security, or fearful of persecution or martyrdom. Jesus felt this […]
Artist Unknown FEAST OF THE ARCHANGELS MICHAEL, GABRIEL, AND RAPHAEL THE CHILD OF FEAR FEAR comes in many forms: feelings of inadequacy, insecurity in one’s gifts, procrastination, lack of faith, loss of hope, and erosion of love. This fear, when married to the mind, begets a child. It’s name is Complacency. I want to […]
Transfiguration of Christ — St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. (Luke 9:30-31) WHERE TO FIX YOUR EYES JESUS’s transfiguration on the mountain was preparation for His […]
IN A GRIP OF FEAR IT seems as though the world is gripped in fear. Turn on the evening news, and it can be unnerving: war in the Mid-east, strange viruses threatening large populations, imminent terrorism, school shootings, office shootings, bizarre crimes, and the list goes on. For Christians, the list grows even […]
or on YouTube hen the Lord called me to this writing apostolate some twenty years ago, few people in mainstream Catholicism would even entertain the idea that we could be living in extraordinary times. People were either too scared, too complacent, or too skeptical to even consider that our generation could be passing […]
The truth appeared like a great candle lighting the whole world with its brilliant flame. —St. Bernadine of Siena This interior “vision” came to me in 2007, and has “stuck” in my soul like a note on a fridge. It was ever-present on my heart as I wrote Satan’s Golden Hour. When this vision […]
Palestinian child Hanan Hassan Al Zaanin (7) reportedly died of malnutrition I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink… (Matthew 25:42-43) In Gaza, the ever more intense tears of mothers and fathers, clutching the lifeless bodies of their children, rise up to heaven. —POPE […]
(Screenshot EWTN) ow this papal election fulfills the most important prophecy, and the opportunity this presents…
“Do you love me?” and Peter said to him, “Lord, You know everything; you know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep”…And when he had said this, he said to him, “Follow Me.”(John 21:17-19) or on YouTube
I’m in politics to do big things not to “be” something… Canadians have honored me with a mandate to bring about big changes quickly… —Prime Minister Mark Carney May 2, 2025, CBC News or on YouTube f there was any doubt that Mark Carney is a globalist at heart, that should have vanished […]
In the wake of the Pope’s death, many will only remember him for controversy. But here are the many moments in which Francis faithfully transmitted the truths of the Catholic Faith… First published April 24, 2018. …as the Church’s one and only indivisible magisterium, the pope and the bishops in union with him […]
For the sake of my brothers and friends I say, “Peace be with you.” (Psalms 122:8) Jesus, Friend or on YouTube he religious history of mankind is filled with gods who are as far from humans as ants are from us. And that’s what makes Jesus and the Christian message so extraordinary. […]
I, the LORD, am your healer. (Exodus 15:26) Jesus, Healer or on YouTube. esus not only came to “set the captives free” but to heal us of the effects of captivity — slavery to sin. He was pierced for our sins, crushed for our iniquity. He bore the punishment that makes us whole, […]
ome 20 years ago when I was “called to the wall” to begin The Now Word apostolate, setting aside to a large degree my music ministry, few people wanted to engage discussion of the “signs of the times.” Bishops seemed embarrassed by it; laity changed the subject; and mainstream Catholic thinkers simply avoided it. Even […]
he world seems to have reached a tipping point… and Heaven is telling us it begins this year. Prof. Daniel O’Connor joins me again to discuss the most recent revelations from Heaven…
Hatred of the brethren makes room next for Antichrist; for the devil prepares beforehand the divisions among the people, that he who is to come may be acceptable to them. —St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Church Doctor, (c. 315-386) Catechetical Lectures, Lecture XV, n.9 eismic world events are unfolding at an incredible pace, even […]
Monument to Minin and Pozharsky on Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The statue commemorates the princes who gathered an all-Russian volunteer army and expelled the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth First published as Part II of “The Chastisement Comes”… ussia remains one of the most mysterious countries in both historical and current affairs. […]
Sometimes as married couples we get stuck. We can’t move forward. It may even feel like it is over, broken beyond repair. I’ve been there. At times like this, “for human beings this is impossible, but for God all things are possible” (Matt 19:26).
or watch with Closed Captioning here here is a video circulating of popular Catholic exorcist, Fr. Chad Rippberger, that throws into question the catholicity of the “gift of tongues” mentioned frequently by St. Paul and Our Lord Jesus himself. His video, in turn, is being used by a small but increasingly vocal segment […]
First published January 23, 2020… woke his morning with a beautiful dream and a song in my heart—the power of it still flowing through my soul like a river of life. I was singing the name of Jesus, leading a congregation in the song What a Beautiful Name. You can listen to this live version […]
What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches. (Today’s Gospel) very day, we pray […]
The Mask, by Michael D. O’Brien First published, April, 8th 2010. THE warning in my heart continues to grow about a coming deception, which may in fact be the one described in 2 Thess 2:11-13. What follows after the so-called “illumination” or “warning” is not only a brief but powerful period of evangelization, but […]
The LORD addressed Job out of the storm and said: “Have you ever in your lifetime commanded the morning and shown the dawn its place for taking hold of the ends of the earth, till the wicked are shaken from its surface?” (Job 38: 1, 12-13) We thank you because your Son is to […]
THERE is a Scripture lingering on my heart for months now, one I would consider a chief “sign of the times”: Many false prophets will arise and deceive many; and because of the increase of evildoing, the love of many will grow cold. (Matt 24:11-12) What many people may not connect is “false […]
In the Third Secret it is foretold, among other things, that the great apostasy in the Church begins at the top. —Cardinal Luigi Ciappi, —cited in The Still Hidden Secret, Christopher A. Ferrara, p. 43 IN a statement on the Vatican’s website, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone provided an interpretation of the so-called “Third […]
Vladimir Lenin launched the communist revolution under which as many as 60 million died (according to Alexander Solzhenitsyn) SINCE Christ’s ascension, the history of mankind has seen the rise and fall of fearsome armies and dictators. From the final persecutions of the Roman Empire to the onslaught of Islam to the rise of fascist […]
In my reflection On Radical Traditionalism, I ultimately pointed toward a spirit of rebellion in both the so-called “extreme conservative” as well as “progressive” in the Church. In the former, they only accept a narrow theological view of the Catholic Church while rejecting the fullness of the Faith. On the other hand, the progressive […]
Some people are reporting that this blog appears as white text on the tan background. That is a problem with your browser. Update or switch to another browser, such as Firefox. THERE is no question that a post-Vatican II revolution of “progressives” has wreaked havoc in the Church, ultimately […]
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you… If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. (Matt 7:7-11) […]
When does an empire die? Does it collapse in one terrible moment? No, no. But there comes a time when its people no longer believe in it… —trailer, Megalopolis IN 2012, as my flight soared above California, I felt the Spirit urging me to read Revelation Chapters 17-18. As I began to read, […]
WITH news headlines becoming more grim and dire by the hour and prophetic words echoing much the same, fear and anxiety are causing people to “lose it.” This crucial webcast explains, then, just how we can “keep it together” as the world around us literally begins to crumble…
IT doesn’t seem that long ago that I stood on a prairie field as a storm began to roll in. The words spoken in my heart then became the defining “now word” that would form the basis of this apostolate for the next 18 years:
ON THE MEMORIAL OF ST. JOHN PAUL II Do not be afraid! Open wide the doors to Christ”! —ST. JOHN PAUL II, Homily, Saint Peter’s Square October 22, 1978, No. 5 First published June 18th, 2019. YES, I know John Paul II often said, “Be not afraid!” But as we see the Storm […]
The most authoritative view, and the one that appears to be most in harmony with Holy Scripture, is that, after the fall of the Antichrist, the Catholic Church will once again enter upon a period of prosperity and triumph. —The End of the Present World and the Mysteries of the Future Life, Fr. Charles […]