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The Great Importance of Conversion View description ▼ The Church Fathers and Doctors indicate the true meaning of the Christmas is conversion! In fact, continual conversion is the foundation of the spiritual life. The Holy Eucharist, Confession, and all the Sacraments have conversion as a central element. Yet everyone us greatly struggles to change. So like the three kings, bring you gifts to adore the Christ Child. Offer your charity and consecration (gold of Melchior), your prayer and reparation (incense of Caspar), and your mortification and conversion (myrrh of Balthasar). Believe and live according to this truth: God became like us that we might become like Him. January 18, 2026 by Fr. Michael Rodríguez
Conversion Comes from the Passion View description ▼ “Having joy set before Him, Jesus endured the Cross” (Heb 12:2). Jesus’ joy is the salvation of souls, the establishment of His Church, and the fulfillment of His Father’s will. We must participate in His Passion to share His joy. Only by continually turning to His passion —considering the horror of sin and Jesus’ infinite love— will we receive the graces for true conversion. All of Christ’s virtues and teachings shine forth with greater clarity in His passion. If we carry those we love in our heart and memory, how much more should we do so for Our Lord? March 15, 2026 by Fr. Michael Rodríguez
Death to Sin New Life in Christ View description ▼ During the Easter Octave, the Church provides readings which prefigure baptism. Why? Because, as the Church Fathers teach, baptism is a practical consequence of the Resurrection. Every single day we must make efforts to be faithful to our grace of baptism, to guard our faith and to live by it, so that it may continue to grow. As long as our earthly pilgrimage lasts, we must pursue this double work of dying to sin and living for God. This is our call in Baptism. This is why Christ died and rose. April 12, 2026 by Fr. Michael Rodríguez
Grow in Faith for a Little While View description ▼ Jesus prepares and strengthens His disciples to live by faith. The faith is our path to salvation. Too often our faith is weak; we are tempted to think evil is too strong or we wish we did not live in this time. Instead of trying to escape where God has placed you, strive to grow daily in faith. You do this by living a basic Catholic life. You must get to know God. And you must desire Heaven. If we live for Christ, then sufferings endured will win many graces. Your sorrow will only last a little while, for then God will turn it into everlasting joy. April 26, 2026 by Fr. Iakobus
St Paul the Hermit and Detachment View description ▼ Paul’s parents died and his brother-in-law defrauded him. He retreated into the desert. In the silence of a cave he saw clearly the vanities of this world. Paul lived a life of simplicity and peace, supported only by the providence of God. Many years later his solitude was discovered by St. Anthony, who witnessed his miraculous death. Every disciple must detach from the deceit and dangers of the world to follow Christ. Yet living with Christ is eternal life — beginning here and now. May the example of the saints be a constant help and encouragement to us. January 15, 2026 by Fr. Linus Clovis

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How a Priest Found Tradition and the Latin Mass View description ▼ Fr. John Lovell interviews Fr. Michael Rodríguez on the podcast, Hope in the Desert. Fr. Rodríguez is well-known as a fervent advocate for the restoration and recovery of Catholic Tradition. He discusses how he came to discover traditional doctrine and the venerable and ancient Roman liturgy. He identifies ignorance and lack of faith as key factors which impair the progress of many Catholics. Thus, he encourages study and prayer. Father's journey underscores the importance of the principle: lex orandi, lex credendi.

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The Authority Interprets the Scriptures View description ▼ Jesus proclaims the Resurrection and authoritatively interprets the Scriptures. He gives this power to His Apostles. Then we see St. Peter, and St. Paul preach the resurrection and interpret the Scriptures. Phillip the Deacon does the same for the Ethiopian eunuch (in a passage with parallels the Road to Emmaus). Following the Resurrection, there is a miraculous growth in faith and the grace of conversion. The devil attempts to take people away from Christ by providing scriptural interpretations that conflict with the Church’s teaching. Study the faith well and work towards the conversion of others.
Rogation Days View description ▼ 474 A.D. The Roman Empire is on the verge of collapse. Gaul suffers Barbarian attacks, natural disasters, and demonic activity. Many think the world is ending. Bishop Mammertus of Vienne calls for three days of prayer, fasting, litanies, and processions. These become the Rogation Days, offered to appease God’s wrath and to gain blessing for agricultural pursuits. These days help provide a Christian view of the world and oh, how we need them today.
Catholic Sun in Eclipse View description ▼ The Holy Ghost unveils and teaches what has already been revealed. No novelties. No new doctrines. We are living in an occult moment in history. The Church is undergoing a passion. Yet take heart, the martyrs teach us that Jesus — the Truth — is worth dying for. We are Catholics and must behave as Catholics, discerning what our souls, and those for whom we have care, are exposed to. Always nourish your soul with supernatural truths of the faith so as to live and die for the Lord. Read Sermon Here.

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[May] Litany of Loreto - Pray this litany with Fr. Rodriguez. For an audio-only version of this litany, click HERE. Text can be downloaded HERE.

Special Interview

How a Priest Found Tradition and the Latin Mass
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Fr. John Lovell interviews Fr. Michael Rodríguez on the podcast, Hope in the Desert. Fr. Rodríguez is well-known as a fervent advocate for the restoration and recovery of Catholic Tradition. He discusses how he came to discover traditional doctrine and the venerable and ancient Roman liturgy. He identifies ignorance and lack of faith as key factors which impair the progress of many Catholics. Thus, he encourages study and prayer. Father's journey underscores the importance of the principle: lex orandi, lex credendi.

Fatima: Why the Time is NOW

Through Mary to the Kingship of Christ
Fatima: Why the Time is NOW
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Series: Holocaust Narrative

HN1 - Is "Fear of the Jews" Ruling the World? No More.
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HN3 - Extermination Camp? Homicidal Gas Chambers? Majdanek> Vanishingly Improbable.
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HN2 - Twists to Gas Chamber Accounts in WWII Germany and Austria
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HN4 - The Impossible Genocide at Treblinka, Sobibor & Belzec. Re-Examining the Holocaust.
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HN10.3 - How The Jewish Question Can Be Answered by Church and State

My Crucified Love

The prayer from the sermon given on the First Sunday of Lent in 2018

My crucified Love, my dear Jesus! I believe in Thee, and confess Thee to be the true Son of God and my Savior. I adore Thee from the abyss of my own nothingness, and I thank Thee for the death Thou didst suffer for me, that I might obtain the life of divine grace.

My beloved Redeemer, to Thee I owe all my salvation. If I have not loved Thee in times past, I love Thee now; and I desire nothing but to love Thee with all my heart. But without Thy help I can do nothing. Since Thou dost command me to love Thee, give me also the strength to fulfill this Thy sweet and loving precept. Thou hast promised to grant all that we ask of Thee. Confiding, then, in this promise, my dear Jesus, I ask, first of all, pardon of all my sins; and I repent, above all things, because I have offended Thee, O Infinite Goodness! I ask for holy perseverance in Thy grace till my death. But, above all, I ask for the gift of Thy holy love. Ah, my Jesus, my Hope, my Love, my All, inflame me with that love which Thou didst come on earth to enkindle!

Enlighten me, that I may understand more and more how worthy Thou art of our love, and that I may know the immense love Thou hast borne me, especially in giving Thy life for me. Grant, then, that I may love Thee with all my heart, and may love Thee always; that, living always and dying in Thy love, I may come one day to love Thee with all my strength in Heaven, never to leave off loving Thee for all eternity.

O Mother of beautiful Love, my advocate and refuge, Mary, who art of all creatures the most beautiful, the most loving, and the most beloved of God, and whose only desire it is to see Him loved! Ah, by the love thou bearest to Jesus Christ, pray for me, and obtain for me the grace to love Him always, and with all my heart! This I ask and hope for from thee. Amen.