Preparations are underway for the second stage of the pilgrimage "From Ocean to Ocean" in America, which will begin in August this year. This time it will be a route from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean. The

After a safe journey from Gdansk representatives of the international

Saturday evening, August 24 The Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa,

August 26, on the Feast of Our Lady Of Czestochowa, Human Life International’s Father Peter West prayed with the traveling icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa outside of two abortion mills in Maryland: Potomac Family

On August 29, the pilgrim icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa visited Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville, Virginia.   The pastor, Fr. Thomas Vander Woude, recently posted an appeal on Facebook for someone to

Our Lady was welcomed to St. Michael's Church in Annandale, Virginia with a beautiful ceremony before Mass led by a Knights of Columbus Honor Guard.  Perhaps as many as 800 people attended the Saturday evening Mass. Fr.

September 2, Labor Day, in the United States, is a national holiday that marks the end of summer.  It often means that the start of school year is just around the corner.  It's a last time to have some fun before work

St. John the Baptist Church is less than a mile away from the beginning of the Skyline Drive which runs for 105 miles (169 km) down the entire length of Shenandoah National Park in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of

As custodian of the icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa for HLI’s From Ocean to Ocean Campaign in Defense of Life, I get to meet some pretty amazing people. One person who has already made an impact on me, and on this

September 11th is a somber day in America.  On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists launched four coordinated attacks upon New York City and Washington, D.C killing almost 3000 people.  This included 59 people aboard

Mount St. Mary’s Seminary was opened in 1806, and is the second oldest Catholic theologate in the United States.  It was founded by Fr. John Dubois who was a refugee of the French Revolution.

Philadelphia was founded by William Penn in 1682.  It was in Philadelphia that the Founding Fathers of the United States adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and the United States Constitution on

Shortly before leaving Philadelphia, I brought the icon to the Holy Spirit Adoration

On September 25, 2013, the pilgrim icon visited the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (more commonly known as St. Mary’s) in York, PA founded by

The pilgrim icon of Our Lady visited St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Libertytown, MD on September 27th.  The region has an interesting history.   In 1608, William Coale left his native England as a Catholic

Benjamin Franklin called New Jersey "a barrel tapped at both ends" since

Truly, the Blessed Mother unites Christians of many different backgrounds. All over Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia one finds strong devotion to the Mother of Christ, the one who points us to her Son and says as

Our Lady continued her journey through the mountains and lakes of northern New Jersey, visiting Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Hewitt. Hewitt is a part of West Milford near Greenwood Lake – a large lake that

The parishioners Holy Rosary Church in Passaic were happy to have the Blessed Mother for an extended visit.  It was difficult to break away from dinner since we were enjoying one another’s company, but I needed to bring

St. Peter’s Church is the first Catholic Church in New York City, and one its most historic churches.  It.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral is an iconic New York and national landmark.  Its cornerstone was laid on the Solemnity of the Assumption on August 15, 1858. Construction was halted during the Civil War but resumed in 1865 and

Port Chester is a village in the town of Rye, New York.  The first settlers of European descent came to Port Chester from the neighboring colony of Connecticut in 1660.  For nearly 100 years Rye was a disputed territory

Our Lady visited St. Joseph’s Church in Middletown, New York for the 7th Orange County

I’ve had lots of memorable experiences during the peregrination of the pilgrim icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, but one of the most unusual was the motorcycle escort we received from St. Joseph’s Church in Middletown,

The pilgrim icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa visited St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart Churches in Newburgh, New York on October 14-15.

Newburgh is located 60 miles north of New York City, and was General George

On Friday October 15, the Feast of St. Theresa of Avila,

On October 16, I brought the pilgrim icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa to my home parish of St. Thomas More in Fairfield, New Jersey.  Fr. James Manos, the Pastor, was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith before entering

Youngstown is located in northeast Ohio in the Mahoning Valley and is Ohio’s ninth largest city.  Youngstown is part of what has become known in some quarters as the “Rust Belt” – a region in the Northeast and Central

The Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr is located in an area of Cleveland, Ohio known as “Warszawa” or the “Slavic Village”.  This area was settled by Polish and Czech immigrants who immigrated to

One of the most beautiful aspects of the From Ocean to Ocean Pilgrimage in Defense of Life has been the wonderful cooperation between Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics.  Father John Reeves, Rector of

As I traveled through a mountain pass near Cresson, Pennsylvania on my way from State College to Latrobe on October 24, I saw the first snowflakes of the pilgrimage in North America. I arrived shortly before the noon

On Friday evening October 26, I left Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe to give a pro-life conference with the pilgrim icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer in

One of the most interesting visits of the Pilgrim Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa was to visit the small rural community of Hawk Run, Pennsylvania on November 1, 2013.  The population of Hawk Run is 400 people. Our Lady

On Saturday November 2, we set out for Lorain, Ohio after a successful visit to Hawk Run, Pennsylvania where the Black Madonna inspired hearts at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Church and St. John the Baptist Orthodox

HOMILY: Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, 16 December 2013

O, most holy Theotokos, save us!

St. Basil the Great teaches that the honor and veneration we give

Our Lady of Czestochowa in her pilgrim Icon was a guest of