God Shines His Light, Literally

Testing out Diary of St. Faustina, passage 811. Read more.

A Cause for Celebration

"With all her hardships, I never once saw her depressed. I never saw her get angry and say 'Why me?' ... She loved God. She was beautiful." Read more.

My Rise from a Hard Fall

My legs and feet were angled in ways that legs and feet aren't supposed to be angled. Read more.

Prison Ministry, by 'Accident'

This is what happens when you listen to God's call to perform words of mercy. Read more.

Mercy Under One Roof

To work here is a calling, and here's why.
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The Christ Has Come!

The four long weeks of Advent, full of expectation and longing, seem so fleeting as we gaze with wonder on the newborn Jesus. Read more.

Advent: Learning from Mary and Joseph

We enter further into the spirit of recollection by turning to Mary and Joseph. Read more.

Advent: Prepare for the Journey to Bethlehem!

Who needs a Messiah? Who needs a Savior? You and I. Read more.

Advent: This is the Season for You

"Come Lord Jesus! Come to me in my grief! Come to me in my joblessness, in my anxiety, in my fatigue!" Read more.

His Walk of Life

This doctor's on the move to share the healing message of Divine Mercy with his cancer patients. Read more.

A Special Gift Finds a Good Home

Marian Helpers spreading Divine Mercy now have more reason to feel close to St. Faustina. Read more.

Mercy, From the Ground Up

How one parish uses an inheritance to insure its congregants be 'image' conscious. Read more.

Fast-Tracked to Catholicism

"I loved to spout off," he says. "I found it easy to put Catholics on the block and try to convince them why they should leave the Church." Read more.

Our Duty of Mercy

Why we should remember in our prayers the Holy Souls, especially during November. Read more.

Can We Help?

Being a medical doctor, I have always had the desire to assist in the building of a clinic for the poor. Read more.

The Code of the Road: Trust and Prayer

After he hung up the phone, he stood there and said a prayer. "OK, Lord," he said, "what do you want me to do? What am I here for?" Read more.

God Walked Upon the Earth? 'Insane!'

The wild and wonderful journey of a former Jewish business executive. She'll be a featured speaker at the "Divine Mercy Conference: 2011" on Oct. 22, in Lackawanna, N.Y. Read more.

Work in Healthcare?

Have we got a retreat for you. Choose a date in October or November. Stay spiritually strong. Read more.

Stop the Presses. Play Golf.

John DiSantis isn't a good golfer (his words, not ours). And he doesn't like that we're drawing attention to him. "Keep this story short," he pleads. Read more.

When I Came Upon This

She traveled a gauntlet of "gurus" and "shamans." Read one woman's harrowing journey and how she was saved through the Lord's rays of mercy. Read more.

Mercy Reciprocated

A flat tire leads one woman on a spiritual journey. Read more.

She Is Someone

The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy changes lives and changes deaths. Let's read Marian Helper Linda Gottbrath's witness. Read more.

The Sign of the Cross

Here's a great way to make good use of this act. Read more.

How I Became Joyful Again

Mary Walsh writes of her peaceful feeling in praying the Rosary. Read more.

At the Home of Divine Mercy

They visited the Shrine for many reasons. Let's count the ways. Read more.

Signed, Sealed, Deliverance

"I did a lot of praying to the Lord that He show me something that I could get into," Ed Moore said. "So a funny thing happened." Read more.

Get Your Marian Bookmarks!

Marian Helpers receive affirmation that their prayers are being answered. Read more.

An 'App' So Apt

How one Marian Helper seized a powerful opportunity to evangelize with the Marians.
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'Where Good Meets Evil'

They bravely face abuse, buoyed by the help of the Thirteenth of the Month Club members. Read more.

Mercy and Motivation

Marians Helpers gather for a hearty dose of divine practicality. Read more.

'When I Need It the Most'

The 13th of the Month Club is like a large, extended family. Here's a letter from one of its members. Read more.

Timing? You Need Not Ask.

I would like to share with the Marian Helpers an incredible experience my family and I had. Read more.

Life After the Miracle

Meet the Digans, the couple at the center of the miracle 30 years ago that led to St. Faustina's beatification. Read more.

Another Reason Why Cenacles Matter

Christ calls for deeds of mercy. We have responded. Read more.

'He's Going to Make a Wonderful Priest'

Reflections of a Marian Helper on the Marians' newest priest. Read more.

From A to Z

A journey along God's crooked lines, by candlelight. Read more.

Marians Dedicate Circle of Light Candles

The Feast of the Presentation on Eden Hill becomes "enlightened," with the help of a special group of supporters. Read more.

Someday This Will Be a Chalice

"Imagine the joy of contributing to a gift that will be used during the consecration in Holy Mass offered by the new Marian priest," Fr. Joseph writes. Read more.

You are Called to Serve

Together with you and through you, the Congregation of Marian Fathers can do so much more "for Christ and for the Church." Read more.

Now I Get It

Last spring I became part of the Marian Helper family and learned about Divine Mercy. I feel moved to share my experiences. Read more.

So Many Reasons to Pray

Our Lord made it clear to me: The world needs us to turn to Him in trust. Read more.

Finding Mary in the Bible Belt

Our Lady, Star of the Sea, never takes a vacation from protecting us. Read more.

Link by Link

When he harvested his last field of corn and retired, he had plans to just go with the flow — literally. Read more.

Small Priest — Big Impact

He set the bar high. He made the presses roll. He was highly revered and now deeply missed. Read more.

In Buffalo: Prayers at the Bedside

How are these women following Christ's call to serve those most in need of His mercy? Read more.

'All I Treasured I Left on the Sand'

She did everything humanly possible to improve the quality of Lisa's life. The rest she entrusted to Jesus, Read more.

'I Totally Embraced Our Blessed Mother'

Mary Immaculate leads a Marian Helper out of fear and into a life of unexpected abundance. Here's how. Read more.

A Gift That 'Cannot Be Overestimated'

Two Marian benefactors are funding a project on Eden Hill that will be of historic proportions. Read more.

'Slice' Fits Marians, CYC to a Tee

No matter how you slice it, the Marian Fathers' 14th annual Slice of Heaven is a great leveler Read more.

A Story for the Unbeliever

How I learned the true meaning of a favorite Gospel passage and the true power of the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy. Read more.

Preach His Mercy Always. When Necessary, Use E-Mail.

Marian Helper Tom Bailey of Houston, Texas, engages in a powerful deed of mercy, and he encourages others to do likewise. Read more.

'Tell the Priests ... Tell Everyone'

What happens when the laity and priests form a Divine Mercy partnership? Here's one example. Read more.

Twice Blessed

How St. Faustina graced our family with two timely intercessions. Read more.

'Everything is Beautiful. Everything is Blue.'

At the age of 3 he was diagnosed with autism. Thus began a journey in which God's hand was ever-present. Read more.

They Go the Distance

No need to ask for directions. This family knows where they are going. Read more.

Conversations with Mom: My Son, the Father

Just like that: "Go up to the tabernacle and ask Jesus for a baby." So she did. Read more.

Lay Helpers to the Rescue

How did the laity help the Marians build America's Mercy Shrine? Stone by stone. Prayer by prayer. Read more.

My mother told me, "I'm going to start to say this prayer for the baby." The result was one of many graces received through the intercession of the Marians' founder, whose feast day we celebrate on May 18. Read more.

And They Met the Pope, Too!

They won a trip of a lifetime — but it was even better than that. Read about Linda's and Dorothy's big adventure. Read more.

'Holy and Devoted Priests' Needed

How has one couple given to and received from the Marians? Meet two Marian Helpers who hear the "call." Read more.

On the Road with MOMM: 'Never Give Up on Anyone'

In the first in a series of dispatches from the road, Mother of Mercy Messengers visits a jail and reports on the transformation of a former inmate. Read more.

First, Just Curious. Now, Forever Changed.

How does a curious, thoughtful, spiritual seeker evolve into an apostle of The Divine Mercy message and devotion? Read more.

'A Resurrection Underway'

Each of them, at a dark point in their life, had a rock pushed aside and the light of Christ touch their hearts through similar means. Read more.

'A Gift That Would Be Meaningful'

"He spoke from his heart," she said. "He was so sincere. I was captivated, and so I wanted to give a gift that would be meaningful." Read more.

Building America's Mercy Shrine

It all began with a mission — and Marian Helpers like you who were dedicated to that mission. Read more.

'A Tragedy of Massive Proportions'

"This is a tragedy of massive proportions," said Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC. Here's how you can help. Read more.

Trust in God is Job Number 1

Are you pounding the pavement, out of work? Has a loved one been traumatized because of losing a job? Read on, then. This is for you. Read more.

A Spiritual Travelogue

My desire to travel to Poland only grew in intensity upon attending the first World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM), held in Rome, Italy, in April 2008 Read more.

Were You There?

Share your thoughts and reflections on the North American Congress on Mercy and the Divine Mercy Networking Forum, held in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13-15. Read more.

A Mercy Marathon

A good and merciful God wants nothing more than to love us, and to access that love, we have to be open to it. Read more.

Armed (with Images) and Merciful

"Rather than looking at what I have done," she told her peers, "I say, 'Thanks be to God for what He does through people like me.'" Read more.

Network with the Experts!

The day before the North American Congress on Mercy commences, pilgrims can take part in an unprecedented face-to-face forum with the "mercy pros." Read more.

A Slice of Success

"It fits in so well with our Congregation's mission to be of service to God and His Church," said Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC. Read more.

How I Share God's Mercy

Sometimes, I wonder if I am really making a difference. Then a recent incident showed me God's mercy in action. Read more.

Will You, Too, Say Yes?

Like Mercy Congress witness Kellie Ross, we are all called to spread mercy in North America and beyond. It takes one word: "Yes." Read more.

The Marians' Prayer Warriors

Within those cubicles, those aren't operators standing by to take your order; they are intercessors standing by to take your prayer petition. Read more.

He Seemed to Say, 'Save Me.'

As if God wanted me to know for sure that it was His will for us to help Frank, the phone in my office rang. "It's Frank's mother," I was told. Read more.

The Widow's Dollar

A brief time helping another department brings a writer face-to-face with a Marian Helper's sacrifice. Read more.

Next Stop: The Philippines

As a sign of its commitment to its new mission in the Philippines, the Marians made history on May 21. Read more.

'God Had a Different Plan for Me'

His goal was to be a millionaire. Read the riches-to-rags-to-spiritual-riches story of Scott Scaria. Read more.

Meet Mary, the Mom

Mary was the perfect role model of a mother's love, which she expressed at least seven ways in scripture. Read more.

Teen Mercy

Through the message of The Divine Mercy, they reach out to the unloved, unwanted, and forgotten. Read more.

Blessed George and You

In light of this powerful vision of Blessed George for the laity, I invite you to think of the many ways we the Marians seek to educate you in the faith and inform you about the needs of the Church. Read more.

Ten-Hut, Soldier!

"I am often asked, 'Why do you get up so early every morning to make rosaries?'" Read more.

One Man's Mercy Legacy

Leo N. Macht became the Johnny Appleseed of sorts for the Divine Mercy movement. Read more.

Now What?

That's been Ted Hanley's policy since a 96-year-old nun spoke to him through a wooden cloister grill. Read more.

My Experience of Mercy Sunday

"There was the altar set up exactly as I had seen it in my consoling vision!" Read more.

A Dream of St. Faustina Inspires a Special Gift

Do you remember how you heard about Divine Mercy? I want to share with you Kay's story, which is both a testimony to faith and an expression of gratitude. Read more.

She Wrote the Book of 'Life'

Meet a stay-at-home-mom with a "crazy" idea that she could change lives. The idea has worked! Read more.

The Christmas Present

Tears filled my eyes at the beauty that lay before me. I looked lovingly at him and said, "Oh, Harry! Thank you!" Read more.

Men on a Mission

Our Holy Father says every faithful person should respond to the mission appeal and not see it simply as a task for "specialists." Please consider helping the Marians' worldwide ministries. Read more.

The Day I Hungered in a Hospital Chapel

I said a prayer the night before and the day of surgery asking our Lord to remember my promise and that I needed Him to provide me with Holy Communion. Read more.

She Opened My Eyes to the Merciful Lord

I guess the Lord decided enough was enough and that I needed a wake-up call. Read more.

Nurse Marie Honored for Divine Mercy Healthcare Work

She has brought the message of Divine Mercy into the lives of healthcare professionals around the world. Read more.

'I Think God Was Watching Over Me'

In Paul's words, "the experience of war shook my faith. I saw too much war." Read more.

Protected in Prayer

How do Marian Helpers step up to the plate? Here's one way. Read more.

How Divine Mercy Flooded My Soul

My marriage was in serious trouble, and I felt like a failure in so many areas in my life. Read more.

Mary, My Mother

I wanted to know what I was missing. I wanted to know Our Lady. Read more.

Just Do It

Genevieve Pringle had no idea the adventure she was about to embark upon. Read more.

Marians' Tournament Raises Money for Charity

Hackers, whackers, and, yes, a few proficient golfers, too, gathered Friday, July 11, for the Marians of the Immaculate Conception's annual Slice of Heaven Charity Golf Tournament.
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The Divine Mercy: A Safe Refuge in the Storm

While three of Judy's grandchildren visited during the summer of 2007, the tornado sirens sounded. Read more.

'Doing Our Own Thing' Wasn't the Way

God's grace and Our Lady of Fatima straighten out a marriage. Read more.

'This is Bigger Than We Think'

"It strengthened my faith. It's like, I was hungry before I left and now I'm full." Read more.

'If You Help Me, I'll Do Whatever It Takes'

After three failed marriages and years of alcohol and drug abuse, Lee was ready to die. He needed a miracle to turn his life around. Read more.

'One of the Best-Kept Secrets'

I fell in love with the Divine Mercy devotion. Read more.

Hope, Help in Rwanda

Marians and Marian Helpers provide the gift of mercy in action. Read more.

Mercy and the Death of My Father

I looked at my watch, and it was exactly 3 p.m. A cry came out of me from my soul, and I broke down and sobbed. Read more.

Father Pat Magee — Patterson, N.J.

"God's mercy is here today. He longs for us to long for Him. Conversions are happening today. Graces are touching people's hearts. God goes into their souls, and He brings about an awareness of His presence. It's an amazing thing when you come to realize that His peace is your life." Read more.