Digital Marian Helper Fall_2018

AMH D irector /P ublisher Fr. Chris Alar, MIC “Father Joseph, MIC” E xecutive E ditor : Felix Carroll D esigner : Andrew Leeco W riters : Chris Sparks, Melanie Williams, Marc Massery, and Terry Peloquin AMH G eneral P romoter Br. Andrew R. Maczynski, MIC M ission S tatement M arian H elper is intended to serve members of the Association of Marian Helpers ( AMH), a spiritual benefit society of the Marian Fathers o f the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The magazine seeks to provide spiritual nourishment, education about the Catholic faith, and information about the mission and good works of the Marians. It also provides information about Association services and presents opportunities to support the mission and good works of the Congregation. M arian H elper is published quarterly by the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. It is sent free of charge to active members of the Association. Printed in the USA with ecclesiastical approval. Copyright © 2018 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. All rights reserved. Send all correspondence to: Association of Marian Helpers, Editorial Dept., Eden Hill, Stockbridge, MA 01263. emai l: [email protected] website : marian.org Vol. 73, No. 3 Fall 2018 D e partments : 3 Father JosephWrites 4 Marian Helpers in Action 6 Faces of Mercy 8 Father Joseph’s Picks 9 Notes fromRome 22 At the National Shrine 3 1 Outstanding Helpers 33 Graces Received 36 From Our Archive s N C D C THE O ur friend in H eaven Two years after Pope Francis canonized the Marians’ Founder in St. Peter’s Square, devotion to him has, in the words of the Marians’ Superior General, “exploded in an inexplicable way.” The answer is simple enough: Since Pope Paul VI published his encyclical letter on birth control, almost everything has changed. Dr. Robert Stackpole explains. 50 th anniversary of Humanae Vitae : What has changed? 28 Page An answer to the ‘culture of death’ Amid a nationwide drought in priestly vocations, the Marians continue to harvest a bumper crop of zealous men giving their lives to Christ and His Church. What’s God up to? 24 Eighty years ago, St. Faustina, the great Divine Mercy apostle, died at the age of 33 from complications from tuberculosis and other ailments. Her death itself was a parting gift. Her lesson in living, her lesson in dying 20 Mary Immaculate, souls in Purgatory: What’s the connection? Why does our religious Congregation — named for the Immaculate Conception — put so much emphasis on the Holy Souls in Purgatory? It’s elementary. Father Dan Cambra, MIC, explains. 18 The suicide crisis Father Chris Alar, MIC, received so much positive feedback from his powerful Fall 2017 cover story on suicide that he was inspired to write a full-length book. Read an excerpt. 10 Five First Saturdays: Mark your calendars We’re venturing out on a limb here to say that the First Saturdays devotion is the most obvious remedy for the state of the world today — and the most neglected. 26 What happens when you return to the Source In the aftermath of the tragic death of her husband, the past year and a half has been nothing less than life- changing for Mary Paver and her children. 12