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Bishop David Ricken speaks today at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help during Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

The Catholic Church in the United States has extra reason to celebrate on this particular December 8 feast of the Immaculate Conception.

After a special morning Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help at Champion, Wis., Bishop David Ricken concluded two years of investigation by officially approving the authenticity of the Marian apparitions that took place on this site in 1859.

via Bishop Ricken: Why I Approved the Apparition | Daily News | NCRegister.com.

Conferences #89 – Fr. Peter wraps-up the Coredemption Conference ( 09min) >>> Play

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For the conclusion to our symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010, Fr. Peter Fehlner, rector of the shrine, expounds on three practical points in summary:

1. Make Mary the Center of your life,  because this is the way that Jesus wants to give us happiness.
2. Work for the salvation of everyone through the good example of consecrating ourselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
3. Push the Solemn Definition of the Fifth Marian Dogma.

A short but profound to-do list to enable all of us to accomplish great things in the Church for the glory of God.

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was MC of the symposium.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #88 -Abp. Burke preaches at the Mass for the Coredemption  Conference ( 33min) >>> Play

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Here are some highlights from the Mass at our Symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010,  including the homily by Abp. Raymond Burke, the founder of the shrine and Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura. Abp. Burke connects the heroic holiness of Pope St Pius X with the motherly protection of Our Lady. She inspired him and so he became like her and was able to love Jesus as she did and become a Good Shepherd in the footsteps of Jesus and his vicar, St. Peter.

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was MC of the symposium.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #87 – Abp. Raymond Burke Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Church ( 61min) >>> Play

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For the 4th talk in our symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010, Archbishop Raymond Burke, the founder of the shrine and Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, gives a talk “Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Church”. Abp. Burke talks on Mary as Mother of the Church in light of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe by examining the Nican Mopohua which is the most scholarly and earliest written account of the apparition composed from1540 to 1545 (very soon after the apparitions) by the Aztec noble Antonio Volariano. He then compares this to the theological reflections of St. Bonaventure on the nature of the Church and Our Lady’s involvement in it.

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was MC of the symposium.

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Conferences #86 – Dr. Mark Miravalle covers all the bases on Coredemption ( 57min) >>> Play

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Dr. Mark Miravalle gives the third talk called “Now is the Time for the Fifth Dogma” for our symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010. Here he gives an amazingly compact run down of pretty much everything about this doctrine. He covers the other Marian doctrines that where proclaimed before Coredemption and how these relate it. He explains, what the doctrine contains, what it means for us, what it does not mean, its importance, its status in regard to becoming a dogma, mentions that virtually every saint, pope, and approved apparition of Mary in the last one hundred years supports the doctrine. He also answers common objections. Whew! all in less than an hour. Listening to this talk is time well spent if you want a thorough understanding of Mary Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate or, in other words, Mother of all Peoples, Mother of the Church. Enjoy!

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was the gracious MC of the symposium.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #85 – Type the Caption here ( 55min) >>> Play

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For our Symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010, Luis Cardinal Aponte-Martinez, Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan, Puerto Rico gives the second talk titled “Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Coredemptrix and the New Evangelization”. Cardinal Aponte has been one of the most energetic promoters of the dogma of Mary as Coredemptrix. In this talk he uses his warm humor to draw connections between the great evangelization of the Americas through the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the promise of a similarly fruitful period of worldwide evangelization in our own time should we honor Mary by declaring the Fifth Dogma. By doing so we will fulfill the desire of Pope JPII for a New Evangelization. He says the fruit will be the reconversion of formerly Christian lands beck to the faith, the conversion of new Christian lands, Christians will be united in humility and the world will have peace all as only a mother can give. He points out that by declaring the Fifth Dogma of Mary as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate we are declaring her Mother of the Church and Mother of all Peoples and so we will obtain all the associated motherly spiritual gifts for the whole world. He gives a final exhortation for us to all go out and pray and be active in promoting the dogma to friends, family and even to our pastors and bishops.

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was MC of the symposium.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #84 -Msgr. Author Calkins ( 65min) >>> Play

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After the introduction to our Symposium “Mother of the Church” in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010, Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins gives the first formal talk titled “Coredemption and Marian Consecration in the Magisterium of John Paul II and Benedict XVI”. Msgr. Calkins is the foremost authority on the Marian teachings of these two popes. He explains the meaning of consecration to Mary and how it is based on her role as Coredemptrix and … Mother of the Church.

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was MC of the symposium.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #83 -Fr. Peter giving the Introduction ( 24min) >>> Play

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For the introduction to our Symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010, Fr. Peter Fehlner, Mariologist and rector of the shrine, gives a formal introduction to the symposium. He explains the title of the symposium “Mother of the Church” and what it means to call Mary this, relating it to the 8th Chapter of Lumen Gentium of Vatican II and the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe and then gives a logical outline of the upcoming talks and how they relate to the prerogatives of Mary as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate.

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was MC of the symposium.

Ave Maria!

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Fi News #81 – Fr. Peter explains the significance of the Marian Symposium, Mary Mother of the Church ( 12min) >>> Play

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We will be broadcasting our Marian Symposium live from La Crosse, Wisconsin tomorrow, Saturday, Aug 21st From 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Central time which is 10-6:30 Eastern Time. The theme this year is Mary, Mother of the Church and our beloved Fr. Peter Fehlner tells us all about it. Come and view this grand spiritual and intellectual event in the beautiful new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at http://airmaria.com. Speakers include:

• His Eminence Luis Cardinal Aponte Martinez, Archbishop Emeritus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• His Excellency Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Prefect, Apostolic Signatura, Rome
• Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins, Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, Mariologist
• Dr. Mark I. Miravalle, Franciscan University of Steubenville, President, Vox Populi Mariae Mediatrici
• MC: Drew Mariani, Journalist and Talk Show Host, Relevant Radio

If you are in the area, registration is still being accepted including walk-ins on the day of the event, but there will be limited lunches at the church, (reduced cost for entry if there are not enough lunches and you can buy lunch at the Shrine Restaurant.) You can register at http://www.mariansymposium.com/

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We are on our way to La Crosse, Wisconsin, to set up for the live stream of our Marian Coredemption Symposium scheduled to arrive late tonight. We will be posting Homilies from Wisconsin as we can. Live stream will start at 8:30 AM Central, 9:30 Eastern and end at 5:30 Central, 6:30 Eastern. Right here at AirMaria.com

Roving Reporter #34 – Tour of Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine ( 10min) >>> Play

This is the glorious Shrine opened in July 2008 where our Marian Symposium will be held on August 21, 2010

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In anticipation of the opening of the new Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in Lacrosse, WI on July 31, 2008, this Roving Reporter Special tours us through this new beautiful shrine, which at the time was under construction, and will be staffed by the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Deo Gratias!

for more information on this Marian shrine: http://www.guadalupeshrine.org/Home/Home.asp

Some photos from New Liturgical Movement

What Does The Prayer Really Say?»Blog Archive » Archbp. Burke describes why he built the Shrine to Our Lady.

Fr. Zuhlsdorf blogs from La Crosse, Wisconsin as he attends the Canon Law Conference and captures on video a talk by Archbishop Raymond Burke about the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe from which the conference was held. This is most appropriate because he was instrumental in starting and completing this glorious shrine and he mentions that the body of Fr. John Hardon a good friend of the bishop (who’s cause for beatification is in progress) may soon be transferred to the shrine.

You can see our own more visually orientated video on the shrine (which our friars staff)  here and here.

But Archbishop Burke is also here for the Marian Symposium which will be two weeks from today. You can read about here with its great line up of speakers.

Ave Maria!

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Well we’ve been very busy here at AirMaria. However, we admit that it has not always been directly posting videos as can be seen from a sparse period in our posting when we got behind on many of our video projects. But we have completed many of the side projects that were holding us back and we’re making up for lost time as you can see by by our many videos in the past week.

We have also gotten behind on fund raising and our budget is showing the strain. We are currently a few hundred dollars in the red and have several operating expenses coming up and there are several capital expenses that we need to make, including essential things like expanded storage. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Administration System

One big side project was our new administration system which is entirely behind the scenes of AirMaria but was essential to handle the growing number of videos which was getting too large to handle on Google Docs. It allows people to contribute from anywhere on the globe and provides many automation features that simplifies the production and publishing of videos especially the homilies. The system is currently online and operational and will be undergoing much fine tuning and many more features will be added.

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Mark your calendars!!

The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, the  Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Vox Populi Mariae Mediatrici, present:

A MARIAN SYMPOSIUM
MARY: COREDEMPTRIX, MEDIATRIX, ADVOCATE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
La Crosse, Wisconsin

HIS EMINENCE LUIS CARDINAL APONTE MARTINEZ – Archbishop Emeritus, San Juan, Puerto Rico

HIS EXCELLENCY ARCHBISHOP RAYMOND L. BURKE – Prefect, Apostolic Signatura, Rome

MSGR. ARTHUR B. CALKINS – Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, Mariologist

DR. MARK I. MIRAVALLE – Franciscan University of Steubenville, President of Vox Populi Mariae Mediatrici

Ave Maria!

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, WI (where our friars staff the church) is looking to fill the full time position of Executive Director. They are now accepting applications through to April 15. More information and application go here.