March 29, 2019
A painting long thought to be a copy of a Botticelli came from the artist’s workshop.
Recent restoration work by Heritage England found that the supposed copy is a 15th-century original. Researchers have discovered a painting once believed to be a copy of a Botticelli work is an original from the…
April 2, 2019
A Lenten Reflection from St. John Paul II
Ave Maria MeditationsLove is not resentful (1 Cor 13:5) 1. "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem" (Mk 10:33). With these words, the Lord invites the disciples to journey with him on the…
April 4, 2019
Problems with the Site – Working on it
12019 / Pixabay Ave Maria! We are currently having problems with the website with the player for the video loading. We are working on it. Thank you for your patience. In the meantime…
April 4, 2019
Fr. Charles Stanley MacIsaac, R.I.P
Recent News From our Friary in Mount St. Francis in Endicott, NY Fr Charles Stanley MacIsaac passed away on the Solemnity of the Annunciation (March 25) at the age of 90. He was…
April 4, 2019
Flying High Again – Site is fixed
Ave Maria! OK, we are back in the air, flying high and breathing freely. Deo Gratias! The videos are now playing as they are supposed to. Let us know if you see any…
April 10, 2019
More Problems, More Fixes
Ave Maria! So we had more problems today, as many have noticed. Our server got infected by a virus and was redirecting traffic to dubious sites. Sorry about that. We have fixed…
April 12, 2019
Gospel vs. Anti-gospel
Ave Maria Meditations We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has ever experienced. I do not think the wide circle of the American Society, or the wide…
April 15, 2019
Asylum-seeker from Nicaragua credits new home in Iowa to prayers to Mary – Catholic Philly
Darwin Josue Mejia Montoya credits prayers -- particularly to Mary -- for enabling him to be one of the few individuals granted asylum in the United States from the Central American country. STORM…
April 15, 2019
Notre Dame fire: Live updates – CNN
Ave Maria! Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, perhaps the world's most famous church dedicated to Mary is burning. It looks like a complete loss in the main section with the central spire succumbing…