

The Catholic Defender: The Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows for America Day 1
The seven sorrows of Mary are: 1. St. Simeon’s Prophecy (Luke 2:35) 2. The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-14) 3. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:44-52) 4. The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary (Tradition Luke 23:26-32) 5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus (John 19:16-30) 6. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent from the Cross (John 19:31-37 and Tradition) 7. The Burial of Jesus (John 19:38-42) According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori (


The Catholic Defender: The Apostle James (The Less) Suffered Martyrdom
St. James the Less is noted as "Less" to distinguish him from James, the brother of St. John and the son of Zebedee who is called James the "Greater". The reason being that James the Less was a younger man and age has it's rank and privilege. The better translation would be James the younger. Today's story is about James the Less who was the son of Cleopus (John 19:25) also known as Alphaeus, and Mary, a close relative of the Virgin Mary. James was a cousin of Jesus who


The Catholic Defender: St. Philip, Apostle and Friend Of Jesus Christ
St. Philip was one of the original twelve Apostles who grew up in Bethsaida on the Lake Genesareth (John 1:44). He was raised around the fishing industry and he was very close to the brothers Simon and Andrew the sons of Bar-Jona (House of Bar-Jona) and James and John who were the sons of Zebedee (Matthew 4:21). St. Philip as a boy learned the trade of a fisherman who spent most his early life fishing on the boats constructed for heavy catches. He was strong in his Jewish


The Catholic Defender: St. James the "Greater", Son of Thunder and Apostle
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-st-james-the-greater-son-of-thunder-and-apostle/ James along with his Brother John are identified by St. Mark as the sons of Zebedee, but with the added surname "Boanerges" that is, "sons of thunder. Mark 3:17 What does this mean? Is this a great honor being placed on Father Zebedee? Jesus knew the Apostles very core and he gave James and John the nickname of "thunder" because of their disposition. Consider Luke 9:54, "When


The Catholic Defender: Be the Miracle, have your Oil Full, Be Ready
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-be-the-miracle-have-your-oil-full-be-ready/ Jesus told his disciples this parable: "The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell


The Guardian Angel: St. Catherine of Siena and the Eucharist
Come Holy Spirit and enkindle in us the fire of your love, send forth your spirit and we shall be created, and YOU shall renew the face of the earth. May the Holy Spirit Convict you and those you love and those that are put into the path of your life. Share this with all your loved ones and keep sharing. Before this Miracle I am going to share some words with you from a Priest that was with both St. Pope John Paul II and with St. Mother Theresa, mentoring both of them, an


The Catholic Defender: St. Catherine of Siena
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-powerful-novena-to-jesus-in-the-most-holy-eucharist-1733538186/ Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord Jesus, at your right hand the Queen in gold of Ophir. Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house; and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him; the people of Tyre will sue your favor with gifts, t


The Catholic Defender: St. Mark, friend of St. Peter
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-powerful-novena-to-jesus-in-the-most-holy-eucharist-1733538193/ Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord St. Mark the Evangelist is recognized as a friend of St. Peter and one of the four Evangelist Gospel writers, he was born of Jewish parents (Aristopolos his father and Mary his mother, migrated to Palestine shortly after the birth of St. Mark) about 13 A.D.. By 33 A.D St.


The Catholic Defender: The Three Days Of Darkness and Catholic Prophecy
After being inspired by our Radio show with John Carpenter and Judy Alciatore, "Deepertruth: The Virgin Mary's Prophecies Concerning The Chastisement", I wanted to take a deeper look into what the Virgin Mary and the Saints have said about the subject matter. But I first place the biblical foundation. The following is taken from Exodus chapter 10:21-23, "Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a


The Catholic Defender: The 15 Promises Our Lady gave for the Rosary. The Fifteenth Promise
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-the-15-promises-our-lady-gave-for-the-rosary-the-15th-promise/ 15. Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination. Notice that the Virgin Mary states the Rosary is a "great sign" of predestination. This is our undertaking using free-will that we want to be saved. Our Lady promises that through the devotion of the Rosary, we are choosing our freedom to please Our Lord and Our Lady in the fight against darkness. Co





























