Yearly Archives: 2021

The Sacred Heart and Divine Mercy

March 2, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp

In France in the year 1664, a seventeen year-old girl was enjoying herself dancing at a ball, when she saw Jesus as He looked during His Passion. Jesus asked her if she had forgotten about Him. That girl entered a convent, and added the name Mary to her given name,

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Mercy on Calvary

February 16, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp

“Say the word, Lord. I am ready to strike. Say the word, and I will destroy all those who kill you.” “Put away your sword, Michael. It is for their sake that my blood is being spilled.” (1275) “But you desire justice, Lord. It isn’t just for you to suffer.

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Hear His Voice

February 2, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp

Spending time in prayer talking with Jesus is an end to itself, but it is also necessary if we are going to perform works of mercy. Cardinal Angelo Comastri tells a remarkable story about meeting Mother Theresa that illustrates the intimate connection between a rich prayer life and a fruitful

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Talk to Him

January 19, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp

So how do we have a personal encounter with Jesus? We talk to Him. I’ve written elsewhere about the value of praying the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Those are exceptional, efficacious prayers that lead to the salvation of souls. They are prayers that Jesus and Mary have expressly

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Encountering Jesus at the well

January 5, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp

Pope Francis, at the beginning of his first exhortation to the world, invited “all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting Him encounter them; I ask all of you to do this unfailingly each day. No

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