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When I first heard about the Divine Mercy Chaplet, I thought it was ridiculous.That was in the year 2000, when St. Pope John Paul II canonized St. Faustina and granted universal observance of the Feast of Divine Mercy annually on the Second Sunday of Easter. Up to that point, I’d never heard of Divine Mercy, nor did I know much about chaplets in general. So, I knew nothing about the Divine Mercy Chaplet.We have the Rosary; why do we need anything else? I thought to myself.I figured one bead-related devotion was plenty. The Blessed Mother herself had given the devotion...

Students Protest at Planned Parenthood Clinic to Conclude 40 Days for LifeNovember 3, 2009 Christendom College's pro-life student group, Shield of Roses, held its biggest protest in over 30 years of existence. On October 31, over 200 students, faculty, staff, and visitors traveled to Washington, D.C., to peacefully protest their opposition to abortion at the Planned Parenthood clinic, located just north of the White House, on 16th Street. The group protests at this same clinic each Saturday morning during the academic year, but normally only around 20-30 students make the trek into D.C. on a weekly basis. Once a semester,...

MID RUMORS THAT HE WOULD announce his retirement due to failing health, Pope John Paul II traveled to Poland last summer and proclaimed a message far different to the expectant world. During a dedication Mass in the shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow Aug. 17, the pope announced: “Today, therefore, in this shrine, I wish solemnly to entrust the world to Divine Mercy.” The Divine Mercy devotion, though humble in origin, offers nothing less than the promise of salvation and peace to all mankind. Efforts on many different fronts are furthering the hope that Catholics everywhere will soon know...

Jesus I Trust in You Jesus Have Mercy on UsPraying the Chaplet for Pro-life Causes"Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy" (Diary, 300). The entire world is convulsing in an atmosphere of catastrophic peril. We live in a collage of terrorism, religious division, plague, famine, war, pornography, homosexuality, abortion, stem cell research, euthanasia, and moral indifference; human cloning is on the horizon.As a human race, we have hardened our hearts to the authority of God. We have rejected His laws and replaced them with our own, and we must act to restore God's authority over...

begins on Good FridayPledge to pray ... starting this Good Friday!If you'd like to view a video message from Father Pat, just click the link above. It is best viewed with a high speed Internet connection.Divine Mercy Novena  +  Divine Mercy ImageClick Here to pledge to pray the Rosary on Good Friday and the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Novena that begins on Good Friday! rayer is the most powerful force in the world.  Many of us are confused and discouraged by attitudes and happenings that seem beyond our control.  As we strive to have more and more possessions we see...