The Cathedral of Chartres, France, is one of Europe’s most important and beautiful Marian shrines. For well over one thousand years, Chartres has welcomed countless pilgrims—from kings to humble peasants—who come asking for cures and favors from Our Lady. Even today, 1.5 million pilgrims and tourists visit this breathtaking monument to medieval Catholicism every year, … Read more
Most who are familiar with the Fatima message fixate on the importance of the consecration of Russia as a means to bring peace to the world. Because of this, Our Lady’s second request of observing the five First Saturdays is frequently ignored. Thus, despite a hundred years since this devotion was requested, the faithful have … Read more
On October 16, 1793, perhaps the most disgusting crime of the French Revolution occurred: the execution of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, after a show trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal. Plinio Correa de Oliveira wrote of Marie Antoinette: “ Certain souls are great only when the winds of misfortune blow upon them. Marie Antoinette, who … Read more
