Br. Morgan Joseph Dunn, EP
Br. Morgan Joseph Dunn, EP
Br. Morgan Joseph Dunn, EP was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on April 24th, 1995. During a pilgrimage journey to Brazil in 2014, God operated a transformation in his soul, calling him to the consecrated life. Ever since, he has dedicated his life to this calling, joyfully serving God as a member of the Heralds of the Gospel.
Currently engaged in the evangelizing activities of the Heralds, Br. Morgan holds canonical Bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and Theology.
Biography
Br. Morgan Joseph Dunn, EP was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on April 24th, 1995. While on a pilgrimage to Brazil in 2014, God operated a transformation in his soul during a meeting with the Founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Msgr. João Clá. Discerning God’s voice inviting him to the consecrated life, Morgan accepted this call joyfully. Ever since, he has dedicated his life to his vocation, serving God as a member of the Heralds.
Out of love for Our Lady and for the Holy Catholic Church, he gave himself over to prayer and studies. After seven years, he concluded his philosophical and theological curriculum with the Heralds of the Gospel, receiving his canonical Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy in 2017 through the Università Pontificia Salesiana and his canonical Baccalaureate in Theology in 2021 through the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
Presently, with devotion to the Most Blessed Mother as the anchor and centre of his spiritual life, he continues deepening his knowledge of the Catholic Faith while dedicating himself to the great work of evangelization, especially with the youth.
A staunch admirer of the lives of the Saints, he currently contributes to The YouTube channel of the Heralds in a weekly program: Following the Saints.
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God made the world to reflect His perfections, which are infinite. He could not have reflected Himself in just one being, however perfect, since every creature is limited. So, he created manifold creatures. His creatures are not only many, but also exceedingly varied, because, if they were identical, they could only represent a single perfection of God, as St. Thomas Aquinas teaches us (Summa Theologica I – q. 47. a. 1).
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (n. 319) tells us that “God created the world to show forth and communicate His glory. That His creatures should share in His truth, goodness, and beauty.”
To understand Old Testament History (the account of the main events that occurred with mankind, from its creation to the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ, based on Scripture), we will first consider the Work of Creation.
The course “Mary Most Holy! The Paradise of God Revealed to Men”, presented by Father Michael Carlson, EP, a priest with a deep devotion to Our Lady, was inspired by the book of the same name written by the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor João Clá, one of the main pillars of Marian devotion in recent times.
Composed of 13 sequential lessons, plus two bonus lessons, the course presents all the splendors of Mary, with unpublished details preserved by the Tradition of the Church and the writings of the great Marian saints and theologians.
Throughout the lessons, you will delve into the mysteries of the one who, being the Mother of God, lived as the simplest of all beings.
And you will discover the pains and joys of Our Lady, from the moment of the Annunciation to the utmost martyrdom in seeing her Divine Son die nailed to a cross. Father Michael will present all the nuances of the coexistence between Jesus and Mary, he will tell how her life was after the Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord, her coexistence with the disciples and her very important role from the Divine Plan of Creation to the final destiny of humanity.
At Fatima, Our Lady promised: “My Immaculate Heart will triumph!”. In this course, you are invited to participate in this triumph, helping to build the new and long-awaited paths that humanity will soon have to follow.
The teachers of the Reconquest Platform declare total adherence and fidelity to the teachings of the Holy Church, rejecting any content that contradicts sound Catholic Doctrine.
Fr. Felipe de Azevedo Ramos, EP
Fr. Felipe de Azevedo Ramos, EP
Fr. Felipe de Azevedo Ramos, EP, has a degree in Theology and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the Pontificia Università San Tommaso d'Aquino (Angelicum-Rome).
His doctoral thesis received the highest grade and earned him two international awards. He also holds a postgraduate degree in Medieval Studies with the Diplôme Européen d'Études Médiévales (DEEM-FIDEM).
He is editor of the journal Lumen Veritatis, translator and professor at the Aristotelian-Thomistic Philosophical Institute. He has published over a hundred articles in magazines in different countries.
Biography
Felipe de Azevedo Ramos, EP, was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1982, where he joined the Heralds of the Gospel in 1998. He participated in various popular missions in the capital of his native state, Minas Gerais, and in neighboring cities.
After a period of philosophical and theological formation in São Paulo, he worked as a librarian and also as part of the editorial staff of the Heralds of the Gospel magazine.
He also carried out evangelizing activities in Canada, the Northeast of Brazil and Italy, as well as for short periods in other Latin American and European countries, promoting religious, philosophical and cultural formation among different communities.
He has a Masters and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the Pontificia Università San Tommaso d’Aquino (Angelicum-Rome). His doctoral thesis obtained the highest grade (summa cum laude) and also earned him two international awards (Veritas et amor and Marco Arosio).
He also holds a postgraduate degree in Medieval Studies with the Diplôme Européen d’Études Médiévales (DEEM-FIDEM).
He is also editor of the academic journal Lumen Veritatis, translator of Latin language and professor at the Aristotelian-Thomistic Philosophical Institute (São Paulo) since 2009.
He has published more than a hundred articles in magazines in Brazil and in other countries. Besides Portuguese, he speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German.
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Starting from the premise that purgatory needs a “purgation”, the present course aims at debating and analyzing the doctrine of purgatory from a historical, philosophical and theological point of view, with a good dose of apologetics: on the one hand, by rebutting the criticism regarding the existence and nature of purgatory and, on the other hand, by emphasizing this dogma of faith.
In reality, the theology of purgatory contains a synthesis of many other doctrines accepted by the Catholic Church, such as the question of the last end of man, justification, the need for sanctification, satisfaction, penance and the very role of the Virgin Mary in the work of salvation.
Finally, we return to the central question: Are the souls in Purgatory submitted to great suffering or to great charity? Or both? What is certain is that they need our prayers. And that has greater consequences than we might imagine, at first.
The teachers of the Reconquest Platform declare total adherence and fidelity to the teachings of the Holy Church, rejecting any content that contradicts sound Catholic Doctrine.
Father François Bandet EP
Father François Bandet, EP
Father François Bandet EP, born in Rantoul, (Illinois, USA) in 1962, is a French-Canadian from the city of Chicoutimi (Québec).
After 35 years as a consecrated layman in the Catholic Community of the Heralds of the Gospel, he was ordained a priest on July 22, 2009 for the Clerical Society "Virgo Flos Carmelii".
He obtained a licentiate (2009) and a doctorate (2015) in Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (Italy) and a licentiate (2021) in Philosophy at the Centro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro in São Paulo (Brazil).
He collaborates with the Thomist magazine "Lumen Veritatis" and is currently a missionary in Brazil.
Biography
Fr. François Bandet EP, was studying cinematography at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, when he first came into contact in October of 1981 with the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The statue had miraculously shed tears in New Orleans (Louisiana, USA) in July 1972 and was then traveling around the world inviting people to conversion and to a return to Christ. Having been brough up in a conservative Catholic family that lived the daily message of Fatima, this encounter with the Pilgrim Statue inspired Fr. Bandet to dedicate himself entirely to spreading the message of Fatima and working for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Having put aside his cinematographic studies he embarked as a missionary of Fatima that brough him over the following years to evangelize communities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, France, Spain and Italy. This allowed him to increase his language skills from his fluent childhood French and English to also learn to speak Portuguese, Italian and Spanish.
After having finished his philosophical and theological studies with the Heralds of the Gospel in São Paulo, Brazil, he was ordained a deacon in 2007 by His Eminence Cardinal Bernard Francis Law in the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major (Rome) and ordained a priest in 2009 by the Most Reverend José Maria Pinheiro, bishop of Bragança Paulista, in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Caieiras, Brazil).
At the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Father Bandet studied under Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Salvador Pié-Ninot, William Henn, ofmcap, and Donath Hercsik, S.J. His Licentiate Thesis in theology was intitled: “L’esistenza umana e il suo senso alla luce della teologia di Juan Alfaro” and was moderated by Carmelo Dotolo (2007). His Doctoral Thesis entitled: “Maurice Blondel et Juan Alfaro : à la quête du sens de la vie” was moderated by Carmen Aparicio Valls (2015). In 2021 he obtained his Licientiate in Philosophy at the Centro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro in São Paulo, Brasil, which was entitled: “O homen e seu destino segundo a filosofia de Maurice Blondel” and the moderator was Luiz Felippe Matta Ramos.
From the year 2010 to 2013 he served as rector of the church of San Benedetto in Piscinula (Rome, Italy) where his language skills came in handy welcoming the many international pilgrims who would visit this historical house of worship.
Today Father Bandet serves as a counselor for pilgrims and for youth at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and at the College of Thabor (Caieiras, Brazil). He is also involved in the pastoral activities of the Parish of Our Lady of Graces (Mairiporã, Brazil) where he takes spiritual care of the poor and needy of the community of Santa Inês.
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What can be said about St. Joseph? Consider his mission: chosen to be the true Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the masterpiece of all creation, the Queen of Angels, the Mother of God! Chosen to be the true virginal Father of Jesus Christ, the Word Incarnate, the King of kings and the Lord of lords! Chosen to be the Patriarch and Protector of the Holy Catholic Church!
The greatest of all saints after Mary, St. Joseph is also a father to each one of us. Being the father of Christ, he is also the father of the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church.
Msgr. João Clá Dias, Founder of the Heralds of the Gospel said that the devotion to St. Joseph is more important in our days than ever before. As the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary approaches, as the Mother of God promised at Fatima in 1917, the role of the Universal Patron of the Church is more urgent than ever. He has a very special mission in our day and in the future, in the restoration of the original splendour of the Holy Mother Church.
In this course on “The Life and Glories of St. Joseph”, Fr. François Bandet leads you on a spiritual journey to the heart of the mystery of the providential role of St. Joseph: in the Incarnation and Redemption, in the life of the Church, in the future battles of Christianity, and in the lives of each and every one of us!
What is courtship, or dating, really about? How should a person decide if it’s the right time to start dating? How should the relationship develop? If such questions nag at you as you take steps in your own life, or seek to prepare your children for marriage, then you’ve found the right course!
In five dynamic videos on the principles and values that should guide Catholic courtship, this course examines the purposes and benefits of this phase. Together, we will tackle common doubts on dating, in the light of Catholic doctrine, principles of spirituality and psychology, and the instructor’s life experience.
Join us for this sequence and see how the Catholic approach to courting can save you from common pitfalls and prepare you for a happy marriage!
If you are planning on get married, you probably want to do so based on a free and intelligent choice. If you are already married, you may be looking to enhance your married life by increased awareness of the duties of your state. Even if you are not married and perhaps have no intention of marrying, you may be interested in viewing the topic of Matrimony from an intellectual perspective for doctrinal enrichment.
Matrimony is a fascinating topic that often generates discussion and is rarely well-explained. If you are seeking to understand it better, for whatever reason, then this course will captivate you from beginning to end!
In these five video-lessons, I will be presenting a full-scope vision of marriage that, I hope, is exactly what you need to make a decision, improve your life, or simply broaden your doctrinal culture.
Let’s investigate marriage issues together, in the light of Holy Scripture, the principles of natural law, and the timeless doctrine of the Catholic Church.
If you are a parent, or want to be, and you desire to raise your children well, because you realize that parenting is a God-given mission, access this course!
Throughout these five video-classes you will have the opportunity learn how to love your children with an authentic love. And you will become familiar with the principles that ought to guide a child’s upbringing — all based on Holy Scripture and the ever-current doctrine of the Church.
The teachers of the Reconquest Platform declare total adherence and fidelity to the teachings of the Holy Church, rejecting any content that contradicts sound Catholic Doctrine.
Fr. Cyril Avinash, EP
Fr. Cyril Avinash, EP
Having met the Heralds of the Gospel at a young age, Fr. Cyril Avinash always distinguished himself by his evangelical zeal, especially with the youth. His desire to help form the society of tomorrow has led him to take a keen interest in turning profound Catholic doctrine accessible to the young ones. Since the commencement of his vocational journey, he has endeavored many apostolic activities with adolescents, delivering numerous formation courses and conferences.
Born in Bengaluru (India), he moved to Brazil to continue his formation in the Heralds. Ordained in 2019 to priesthood in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Caieiras, Brazil), he now serves as a Coadjutor in the formation of future priests while lecturing classes in Moral Theology and Ethics.
Biography
Fr. Cyril Avinash, a native of Bengaluru, India, met the heralds at a young age and immediately showed interest in the Charism of this Association. Having begun his vocational journey in his hometown, he moved to Brazil in 2009 to continue his formation as a member of the Heralds of the Gospel. While studying philosophy and theology, between 2012 and 2018, he distinguished himself in the formation of younger Heralds, delivering numerous formation courses. In addition, he has participated in multiple missions among families from all social strata. Besides, he has dedicated himself to apostolate through the beauty of music, being an active member of the choir of the heralds.
He received his canonical bachelor’s degree in philosophy in 2014 through the Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome. And in 2018, turned a canonical baccalaureate in theology through the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia. Currently, he is the professor of Fundamental Moral Theology at the Instituto Teológico de São Tomás de Aquino and Ethics at the Instituto Filosófico Aristótélico-Tomista, both institutions of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life Virgo Flos Carmeli.
He was ordained in 2019 to priesthood in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Caieiras, Brazil). Being a capitular member of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life Virgo Flos Carmeli since 2017, he serves as a Coadjutor in the formation of future priests of this society to this day.
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The Prince of Theology, St. Thomas Aquinas says that the “the whole world and all it contains is of less value before God than the grace in a single soul.” And he adds that “grace is nothing other than a certain participated likeness of the divine nature.”
This makes us, who live in a state of grace, belong to the race of God, to use the expression of a great theologian: Matthias Joseph Scheeben.
What is grace? It is something so excellent that if we truly knew its worth, we’d be willing to sell everything to acquire it and hold on to it. (cf. Mt. 13:44)
In this course, I’ll explain what grace means, according to the Fathers and the Doctors of the Church. We’ll also see what the supernatural life of grace in our souls means to us. All this and more in this course on the greatest gift of God: His divine grace!
The teachers of the Reconquest Platform declare total adherence and fidelity to the teachings of the Holy Church, rejecting any content that contradicts sound Catholic Doctrine.
Fr. Timothy Joseph Ring, EP
Fr. Timothy Joseph Ring, EP
Fr. Timothy Joseph Ring, EP
Fr. Timothy Joseph Ring is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. From a deeply religious and Catholic family, he began his vocational journey at the relatively young age of 16, when he consecrated himself to Jesus through Mary, following the method of St. Louis de Montfort.
After 20 years as a consecrated layman in the Heralds of the Gospel, he was ordained as a priest in 2006. He has served the community in missions in different parts of the globe: in North and South America, as well as in Europe.
His native language is English, but he also speaks Italian, Spanish and Portuguese fluently.
Biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Father Timothy Joseph Ring has been living a consecrated life for more than thirty years. He began his vocational journey in 1986, and later joined the Heralds of the Gospel as a consecrated member. After 20 years of consecrated life, he was ordained as a priest on the 24th of June, 2006.
He was formed in theology and philosophy by the St. Thomas Aquinas Course between 1994 and 1999, and he obtained a degree in Theology at the Ítalo Brasileiro Catholic University in 2007.
He consecrated himself to Jesus through Mary at a young age and has lived and taught this spirituality all his life. He has a profound devotion to Mary, and doesn’t miss any opportunity to speak of Her, and to lead souls to Jesus through Her intercession. His joyful witness as a consecrated religious and his passionate dedication to evangelization have characterized his pastoral work in several countries where he was sent on mission: the United States of America, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Italy.
Today, he is a member of the Clerical Society Virgo Flos Carmeli, and carries out his priestly ministry in Caieiras, close to São Paulo, Brazil. He is involved in assistance to parishes and communities in and around the region.
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“Is there some secret to becoming a Saint?” This is a question that the Heralds of the Gospel are often asked in their missions around the world.
So, is there a secret to becoming a Saint? A secret that will make me persevere and overcome my sins? A secret that will help me reach Heaven? Here’s the answer of a great Saint and theologian, Louis de Montfort:
“Just as in nature there are secrets enabling us to do certain natural things quickly, easily and at little cost, so in the spiritual life there are secrets which enable us to perform works rapidly, smoothly and with facility.” (True Devotion to Mary, No. 82)
Why is it that so many souls make such great efforts to achieve holiness, but make little progress? It is because they have not discovered this secret to holiness: the Secret of Mary.
This “Secret of Mary”, that St. Louis de Montfort teaches, is a special method to consecrate ourselves to Jesus through the hands of Mary. In the words of this Saint, it is the “safest, easiest, shortest, and most perfect way” to unite ourselves perfectly to Jesus and become saints (cf. True Devotion to Mary, No. 55).
In this course, Fr. Timothy Ring will walk you through the book “True Devotion to Mary” by St. Louis de Montfort and help you prepare to make this Consecration. He will also answer all your questions and clear all your doubts.
Don’t miss out on this course. It might be the most important step that you take in your spiritual life!
After a month long preparation, we all made our Consecration to Jesus through Mary as slaves of love. It was a beautiful journey… But, the Consecration was just the beginning! We now begin our lives as slaves of Jesus and Mary.
But, how does this new dimension of our spiritual life influence our daily activities? How do we live the Consecration to Mary in our lives at home, with our families, in our prayer-life, in our life of participation at the Eucharist, in our life as members of the Catholic Church, in our lives as consecrated religious, or as priests?
In this new course called “I’m Consecrated to Our Lady… What’s Next?” Fr. Timothy Ring will explain how the Holy Slavery to Mary deeply influences not only all that we do, but even what we are! Don’t miss out on this course that is an indispensable companion to your Consecration to Mary.
In this course, Fr. Timothy Ring, EP, will lead you into the fascinating and thrilling world of the Holy Angels. Who are they? What do we know about them? What do they have to do with us? Are they all good, or are there Angels who desire our harm? Join us on this course to undertake a unique journey into little explored zones of the universe: the spiritual world of the Angels.
In this course, Fr. Timothy Ring, EP, will lead you into the fascinating and thrilling world of the Holy Angels. Who are they? What do we know about them? What do they have to do with us? Are they all good, or are there Angels who desire our harm? Join us on this course to undertake a unique journey into little explored zones of the universe: the spiritual world of the Angels.
Turning to Mary as our Universal Mediatrix is not a type of pious whim followed by a specific category of Catholics. To demonstrate this and resolve common dilemmas surrounding Our Lady’s universal mediation, this series provides solid doctrine and proofs gleaned from Theology, Tradition, and the Magisterium. It offers participants a stroll through compelling Gospel episodes that reveal the scriptural foundations of this Marian belief.
Turning to Mary as our Universal Mediatrix is not a type of pious whim followed by a specific category of Catholics. To demonstrate this and resolve common dilemmas surrounding Our Lady’s universal mediation, this series provides solid doctrine and proofs gleaned from Theology, Tradition, and the Magisterium. It offers participants a stroll through compelling Gospel episodes that reveal the scriptural foundations of this Marian belief.
The teachers of the Reconquest Platform declare total adherence and fidelity to the teachings of the Holy Church, rejecting any content that contradicts sound Catholic Doctrine.
Fr. Joshua Alexander Sequeira, EP
Fr. Joshua Alexander Sequeira, EP
The great passion of Fr. Joshua Sequeira E.P. – during his missionary work in Brazil, Mozambique and Colombia, as in his theology classes to the candidates to priesthood – has always been the desire to communicate the joy of God’s love that he witnessed when in contact with his founder, Mons. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias E.P.
A native of Mumbai (India), Fr. Joshua is a doctor in Theology by the Pontificia Università San Tommaso d’Aquino (Angelicum-Rome), and currently lectures at the Instituto Teológico São Tomás de Aquino, besides coordinating different publications of the Heralds in English, and an exercising an intense pastoral activity in the Parish of Our Lady of Graces (Caieiras, Brazil).
Biography
Fr. Joshua Alexander Sequeira E.P. was born in Mumbai, India. While pursuing his graduate studies in Physics, he met the Heralds of the Gospel and immediately started to participate in their evangelising work.
Finally, after finishing his philosophical and theological studies with the Heralds in São Paulo, Brazil, he was ordained a deacon by His Eminence Cardinal Bernard Francis Law in the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major (Rome). And, in 2008, by the hands of His Eminence Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, he was ordained to the priesthood at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Caieiras, Brazil).
Over the years, he has accumulated abundant pastoral experience in Brazil, Mozambique, Paraguay, Colombia, Canada and South Africa. His particular interest is the humanitarian, cultural and religious formation of the youth and young adults, especially the less privileged.
Other functions exercised within the Heralds include the elaboration of the prestigious catholic magazine “Heralds of the Gospel”, edited in four languages (English, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian) in almost a million copies.
Fr. Joshua holds a master’s degree in Theology from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB – Medellin, Colombia), and received his doctorate in Theology from the Pontificia Università San Tommaso d’Aquino (Angelicum, Rome). He also holds a specialization in Humanities by the Pontificia Universidad Madre y Maestra (Dominican Republic).
A capitular member of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life Virgo Flos Carmeli, Fr. Joshua is the Coordinator of Studies at the Instituto Teológico São Tomás de Aquino (ITTA), where he lectures dogmatic theology. He is also the director of the peer-reviewed academic journal Lumen Veritatis, and coordinates the English translations of important works of the founder of the Heralds, Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias E.P., like the seven-volume collection “New Insights on the Gospels” and the three-volume collection “Mary Most Holy: The Paradise of God Revealed to Men”.
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Do you really know who Mary is? Unfortunately, most Catholics do not…. This is because of a superficial understanding of the Mother of God since we are used to seeing her from “beneath” or, at best, from a “horizontal plane”.
Just as a city is better known when looked upon from the heights of a tower or some other natural vantage point, Our Lady herself is best observed from the highest possible “observatory”: her relations with each of the 3 Persons of the Holy Trinity! And this is what Fr. Joshua Sequeira E.P. strives for in this course.
The course, Mary: Sanctuary of the Most Blessed Trinity, is especially recommended to those who have already made their Consecration to Our Lady since it gives them more profound insights into the understanding of Our Blessed Mother.
The teachers of the Reconquest Platform declare total adherence and fidelity to the teachings of the Holy Church, rejecting any content that contradicts sound Catholic Doctrine.
Fr. Michael Joseph Carlson, EP
Fr. Michael Joseph Carlson, EP
Fr. Michael Joseph Carlson consecrated himself to Our Lady in his youth through the method of St. Louis Marie Grignion de Monfort. He has a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and has made his life a constant search for men and women who live the same dedication to Jesus through Mary's hands.
As a good religious, always cheerful and good natured, Fr. Michael has been assigned by his superiors to carry out his apostolate in various places, beginning in the United States, his native land, and in several countries in Central America, South America, and Europe. His native language is English, but he speaks Spanish and Portuguese fluently.
He frequently comments on the daily liturgy on the Heralds of the Gospel YouTube Channel.
Biography
Fr. Michael Carlson was born in Little Falls, Minnesota on May 16, 1975. He began his vocational journey as a young man in 1990, later joining the International Association of Christ’s Faithful of Pontifical Right, Heralds of the Gospel.
Fr. Michael’s life can be best described as his desire to draw everyone to Mary and through her to her Son, Jesus. Besides his native land, he has dedicated his pastoral actions in various countries, such as Brazil, El Salvador, Chile and, presently, Spain. He carries out his pastoral work through Catechism courses, and missionary work such as seminars, workshops, and pilgrimages to shrines. He also organizes several symposiums, and congresses on Catholic Doctrine and other themes. Always aiming to lead his listeners to consecrate themselves to Our Lady.
As a musician, he joined the International Choir of the Heralds of the Gospel, having travelled on missions throughout almost all of America and part of Europe.
In his evangelizing journey, aiming to do even more for the Lord’s flock, he was ordained a priest on the feast of St. Thérèse in 2010. He has a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and has placed his entire priestly ministry in the hands of Mary, to whom he had consecrated himself in his youth.
He is a member of the Clerical Society Virgo Flos Carmeli and currently carries out his priestly ministry in Madrid, Spain.
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God had a secret and revealed it to His Blessed Mother through the Angel Gabriel: “The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, and she conceived of the Holy Spirit.” God’s secret was, therefore, the Mystery of the Incarnation.
Now, Mary also has a secret, as St. Louis de Montfort teaches us, in his book “The Secret of Mary”. But, if we want to understand this secret, it is necessary to have an intimacy with Our Lady.
That is exactly what Fr. Michael does in this course, he shows us how to enter into the Marian intimacy.
In this course we will grow in our understanding and love for Mary. In just six lessons we will gain a new and wonderful understanding of the Mother of God.
Welcome to the Course: “Mariology in only six simple steps!”
Today, we live an unusual situation that affects all of us, without exceptions. Calamities, diseases, unprecedented violence, moral, economic and political crises, scarcity, corruption, scandals, attacks against the faith and against religion, destruction of the family, immorality, and unimaginable sins. We can say we are living chaos. Believers and non-believers, moral and immoral people, just and unjust, good and bad, are all affected. The big difference lies in how we react. Accepting or rejecting what is imposed on us, is what allows us to maintain balance or let chaos disrupt our interior lives too.
There is a lot of speculation, more questions and few answers, but, in the midst of this extremely chaotic situation, the Heralds of the Gospel come to your rescue, with answers to your questions. In 1917, Our Lady appeared to three innocent children who were tending the sheep of their parents and knew nothing of the world and revealed to them important secrets about the future of humanity. Over the course of a hundred years, there have been people who have believed in the apparitions and prophecies of Fatima and accepted to convert and change their lives. Many, however, continue to wander distracted, despising or offending God.
Why do many marriages end up in failure? Why is my married life going wrong? Questions like these disturb people who are thinking and planning a happy life of marriage, but observe in our society sad experiences or may be experiencing bad situations that contradict their dreams.
In the course ” Marriage: how to fulfill what you promised?”, you will have access to six lessons that will give you the opportunity to discover what really sustains a healthy relationship and makes it possible for you to build a peaceful and happy home according to God’s plan for you. The content of this course is based on the innumerable experiences shared by various couples and has its foundation in the treasures of the millennial teachings and magisterium of the Holy Catholic Church on this delicate subject.
Do we really know the enormous power of the Rosary, apparently so simple, so unassuming, so accessible and so widely spread by popular devotion? “The holy angels in heaven salute the most Blessed Virgin with the Hail Mary not audibly but with their angelic mind. For they are fully aware that through the Hail Mary reparation was made for the fallen angels’ sin, God became man and the world was renewed” says Blessed Alan de la Roche.
Father Antonio Royo Marín, one of the most renowned Dominican theologians of the past century, states that “without any doubt the Rosary is the most excellent of Marian devotions.” And, in following his usual line of clear and progressive reasoning, he adds: “It is proven so by the Virgin herself, the official Magisterium of the Church, and by its structure and theological content.”
The Holy Rosary seems to be custom-made for our present age — perilous and perplexing times in which we yearn for the earthly Reign of Jesus Christ through His Blessed Mother. Participants in Fr. Micheal Carlson’s initial series — sharing its title with the book on which it was based, St. Louis de Montfort’s Secret of the Rosary — were surely convinced of the Rosary’s value and efficacy. They also discovered how Our Lady personally guided the origin, development and global spread of this devotion.
She intended the Rosary to be a harmonious combination of vocal prayer and mental prayer. Having explained each of the prayers that comprise the Rosary’s vocal component, Fr. Michael dedicates this new series to examining the Rosary’s deepest substance — its mental component, which consists of meditation on the Mysteries of the Rosary.
Fr. Ryan Francis Donald Murphy, EP
Fr. Ryan Francis Donald Murphy, EP
Fr. Ryan Murphy is a Catholic priest and member of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life, Virgo Flos Carmeli.
He has dedicated most of his life to youth apostolate and missionary work in Canada, Brazil, Equador and Guatemala where he currently resides. He also contributes to the Heralds of the Gospel YouTube channel in English and Spanish.
Biography
Fr. Ryan Murphy, EP, is a Catholic priest and member of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life, Virgo Flos Carmeli.
Born on October 24, 1984 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Fr. Ryan later moved to Toronto where he met and eventually joined the Heralds of the Gospel. Since his Ordination to the Priesthood in 2010, he has carried out his pastoral ministry in the Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos in Ecuador as well as in Curitiba, Brazil, and currently in Guatemala where he serves as spiritual assistant to the community of the Heralds of the Gospel.
The use of stories and anecdotes so often featured in Fr. Ryan’s homilies and Daily Gospel Meditations are a testament to over 20 years of working in youth formation. As a musician, Fr. Ryan was part of the band and choir of the Heralds of the Gospel in Canada and later joined the International Choir of the Heralds of the Gospel based in Brazil.
With the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, Fr. Ryan began having an increased presence online, attending those unable to leave home during the lockdown by live-streaming Masses daily in Spanish and collaborating with other priests to provide the same spiritual service in English. Since then, with the launch of the new Heralds of the Gospel YouTube channel, Fr. Ryan appears frequently, hosting the Daily Gospel Meditations every Monday and Tuesday.
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We live in a world where little is known or, even more, we have almost lost the idea of companionship that is harmonious, joyful, unpretentious, and full of loving reciprocity.
Our daily life has become troubled and hectic, full of purely personal interests. However, many of us feel nostalgic for a society we know existed without ever having enjoyed its delightful aroma.
We sense that the daughter of this harmony is Happiness, and its twin sister, Peace.
Many ask themselves: Is it possible to find them again in our days? What means are at our disposal for this? Is it through natural or supernatural means? Is it through practicing virtue or by following the path of sin? What is the greatest obstacle to become happy and to obtain peace during our earthly existence?
These issues surround us and deserve to be answered so that we can act objectively in our endeavors.
This is what we propose to consider in this course on Morals and Sin, based on the millenary teachings of the Holy Church to all "men of goodwill".
After the sin of our first parents, we all find ourselves stranded, incapable of finding our way back to God on our own. And that’s precisely why Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, became Incarnate—to save us. But before returning to the Father, He graciously left us with the necessary means of salvation. These are the Seven Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, The Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. Through them, He ministers to us, just as He had to the people of His time: healing us, feeding us, and leading us to our eternal home.
Now, you can try to get to heaven on your own, using alternative methods, but honestly, you will be putting your own salvation at risk... The Seven Sacraments are the effective means instituted by Jesus Himself for our salvation. Hence their reception is not only convenient but essential for our spiritual growth and development.
In this course, Fr. Ryan will explore the biblical origins of the Sacraments and delve into the significance of their matter and form—the outward signs that constitute each sacrament. Additionally, he’ll provide practical advice for some of the sacraments, such as administering baptism in emergencies or making small adjustments in our confessions that yield significant results.
So, don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to embark on a profound and comprehensive study of the Seven Sacraments of the Church.
The teachers of the Reconquest Platform declare total adherence and fidelity to the teachings of the Holy Church, rejecting any content that contradicts sound Catholic Doctrine.
Fr. Arthur Nicolas Hlebnikian, EP
Fr. Arthur Nicolas Hlebnikian Momdjian, EP
Fr. Arthur Nicolas Hlebnikian has been a lecturer on catholic formation and spirituality for most of his life. Inspired by modern and old masters, he focuses on the fundamental guideline of any human being: trust in His Creator.
As a summary of his long pastoral experience in different continents, he realizes that reconciliation with God is perhaps what humanity, today and always, is most in need of.
And this is the reason why he specialized in the Sacrament of Confession, which is at the origin of this course.
Biography
Fr. Arthur Nicolas Hlebnikian, EP was born in the Latin American country capital of Montevideo, Uruguay. From a very young age, since he went to Christian Brothers College, he spoke English at school, French at home, as it was the language of his parents, and Spanish in the streets.
Born at the crossroads of different cultures, his eyes were quickly opened to understanding faith’s universality. Having embraced religious life from a very young age and knowing five languages, he travelled extensively, evangelizing in many countries, mainly on three continents, Europe, America and Africa, and most of the time as director of evangelization.
He did his canonical studies of philosophy and theology at the Aristotelian-Thomistic Institute of Philosophy (IFAT) and the St. Thomas Aquinas Institute of Theology (ITTA). Prior to his recent appointment as Director of Heralds of the Gospel in Canada, he was involved in a major project to build a new church for the Heralds of the Gospel in a poor region of the world, Mozambique.
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St John says: “If we say we have no sin, … the truth is not in us” (1 Jn 20:19).
Nothing could be more foolish than to live in sin and deserve eternal punishment. Our life would be failure, and we would be condemned forever. The only reasonable thing is to look for the solution in the sacrament of penance. To understand this solution is the purpose of these classes.
