First published June 5th, 2013 with additional updates…
I want to recall a powerful experience I had several years ago when I felt driven to go to the church to pray before the Blessed Sacrament…
The Red Night
Outside my front door on The Red Night; Northern Alberta, Canada
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From the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Mexico, from Japan to northern India, and across nearly the entire inhabited northern hemisphere — one of the most widespread auroral events in living memory occurred on November 11, 2025. A coronal mass ejection from the Sun and subsequent G5 geomagnetic storm (the highest level on NOAA’s space weather scale) spread across the night skies, blanketing all of Europe, Russia, and North America in a crimson red light, clearly visible to the eye, even in Louisiana and parts of China. Continue reading
The Baptist and the Two Witnesses
Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire, by Giuseppe Angeli, c. 1740
As the prophet Elijah is taken up
to heaven in a fiery chariot,
he bestows his cloak on the prophet Elisha,
his young disciple.
Elisha in his boldness has asked
for a “double portion”
of Elijah’s spirit. (cf. 2 Kings 2:9-11)
In our times, every disciple of Jesus
is called to bear prophetic witness
against the culture of death,
be it a small piece of the cloak or a large one.
—Michael D. O’Brien
I was praying before the Blessed Sacrament in my spiritual director’s private chapel when words, seemingly outside of myself, rose up in my heart:
I am giving you the ministry of John the Baptist.
How Will It All End?
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Your divine commandments are broken,
your Gospel is thrown aside,
torrents of iniquity flood the whole earth
carrying away even your servants.
The whole land is desolate,
ungodliness reigns supreme,
your sanctuary is desecrated
and the abomination of desolation
has even contaminated the holy place.
God of Justice, God of Vengeance,
will you let everything, then, go the same way?
Will everything come to the same end
as Sodom and Gomorrah?
Will you never break your silence?
Will you tolerate all this for ever?
Is it not true that your will must be done
on earth as it is in heaven?
Is it not true that your kingdom must come?
Did you not give to some souls, dear to you,
a vision of the future renewal
of the Church?
—St. Louis de Montfort,
Prayer for Missionaries, n. 5
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The Iron Rod
First published April 25th, 2023…
Reading the words of Jesus to Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, you begin to understand that the coming of the Kingdom of the Divine Will, as we pray each day in the Our Father, is the single greatest objective of Heaven. “I want to raise the creature back to her origin,” Jesus said to Luisa, “…that my Will be known, loved, and done on earth as It is in Heaven.” [1]Vol. 19, June 6, 1926 Jesus even says that the glory of the Angels and Saints in Heaven “will not be complete if my Will does not have Its complete triumph on earth.”
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The Time of No Room
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I am reading the latest Michael D. O’Brien novel about a letter found in the future Era of Peace. The letter was written and then buried at the time of the collapse of civilization, a time that essentially describes our present era. This one particular line jumped off the page as I read it…Continue reading
How Do I Hear God’s Voice?
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A couple of my readers recently sent a great question along these lines:
Jesus tells us that His sheep hear His voice (John 10:4). Personally, I’ve tried to establish that connection with God, and I keep trying to open up that two-way conversation, but so far His voice seems distant. Maybe my problem is that I’m talking too much and not listening enough. I’m not giving up — I’ll keep trying. The reason I’m writing is that I’m wondering if you could share your thoughts?
Funny you should ask this, because I just said to my bishop recently, “It seems like the Lord is quite silent these days.” But is He?Continue reading
When Christ’s Kingdom Comes
…it will be men themselves who will
provoke the imminent conflict,
and it will be I, Myself,
who will destroy the forces of evil
to draw good from all this;
and it will be the Mother, most holy Mary,
who will crush the head of the serpent,
thus beginning a new era of peace;
IT WILL BE THE ADVENT
OF MY KINGDOM UPON EARTH.
—Our Lord to Fr. Ottavio Michelini,
member of the Papal Court of Pope St. Paul VI,
December 9, 1976
When these signs begin to happen,
stand erect and raise your heads
because your redemption is at hand.
(Luke 21:28)
There is a Wearing Down of the Saints in these days, as the words of Jesus can be felt throughout the world:Continue reading
The Wearing Down of the Saints
I am weary, O God, and I am exhausted.
(Proverbs 30:1)
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So many of us are tired at what seems an explosion of evil, division, and uncertainty in the world. There is a sense of weariness as darkness gathers like a Great Storm, something John Paul II was frank to admit:
It is precisely at the end of the second millennium that immense, threatening clouds converge on the horizon of all humanity and darkness descends upon human souls. —POPE JOHN PAUL II, from a speech, December, 1983; www.vatican.va
The New Tree of Knowledge
Blow the horn in Zion,
sound the alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the LORD is coming!
The land before it is like the garden of Eden,
and behind it, a desolate wilderness;
from it nothing escapes.
(Joel 2:1, 3)
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The faster we move toward the end of this era, the closer we come to the beginning. The trial humanity is collectively facing is essentially the same one Adam and Eve faced in the Garden: the choice between obedience to the Creator and His designs… or to eat from “the tree of knowledge of good and evil” (Gen 2:9). Today, this ancient tree has taken on the form of artificial intelligence and its false promises.Continue reading
Lyin’ Signs and Wonders
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False messiahs and false prophets will arise,
and they will perform signs and wonders
so great as to deceive,
if that were possible, even the elect.
(Matthew 24:24)
Are you finding it increasingly difficult to know what is real on the internet and what is not? The World Wide Web has become a veritable sea of lies. It’s estimated that a quarter to a third of Facebook and X accounts are fake, constituting hundreds of millions of false users that are merely programmed or bots. That means many comments you read may actually be artificially generated through algorithms in order to make it appear that a certain post is supported or not.Continue reading
This Prodigal Hour
Not a day has gone by this past month that I have not been pondering the “now words” of the past regarding a coming “prodigal hour” for humanity (see Related Reading below). I will summarize them below…Continue reading
Religion and Politics
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They are calling it a “revival.” In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, there has been a veritable explosion of both interest in faith and his political movement, Turning Point, USA. As such, Christianity in America and even Canada is being conflated with conservative or “right-wing” political parties, as if the two are the same. Continue reading
This is the Moment
The future of the world and of the Church
passes through the family.
—POPE ST. JOHN PAUL II, Familiaris Consortio, n. 75
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It was a powerful conference in Texas, this past weekend. The Holy Spirit fell upon those gathered setting many hearts ablaze. There were many emotional and physical healings throughout the weekend. But I was particularly drawn to the young men gathered there and an awareness of their need to be strengthened and supported… but that was just the beginning.Continue reading
Your Prayers and Support
Thank You!
First, let me say how grateful I am for the support that has poured in from all over the world — Switzerland, India, Australia, Germany, Austria, the United States, etc. This includes letters from Carmelite Monasteries, priests, deacons, and laity alike. To be honest, it always catches me by surprise. For the enemy is always a step behind me whispering, “No one is listening. They don’t care. You’re wasting your breath. You should do something else with your life…” It’s a constant noise or, as I say, his Temptation to be “Normal.” But I just tell him I’ll preach to an empty church so long as it’s God’s will.Continue reading
Your Support in This Battle
We have reached a new turning point in this present battle. Where the Now Word is going, and the need for your support…
The Armies of Light and Darkness
The world is rapidly being divided into two camps,
the comradeship of anti-Christ
and the brotherhood of Christ.
The lines between these two are being drawn.
How long the battle will be we know not;
whether swords will have to be unsheathed we know not;
whether blood will have to be shed we know not;
whether it will be an armed conflict we know not.
But in a conflict between truth and darkness,
truth cannot lose.
—Venerable Bishop Fulton John Sheen, D.D. (1895-1979), televion series
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These are surreal days. Even for me, after writing about these things for 20 years, it’s surreal to see them being fulfilled in real time.
For instance, in 2007 I sensed the Spirit warning of The Great Vacuum the Church has largely left in the world by a lack of true shepherding and public sins. That article spoke of how the youth are being prepped to follow a false gospel, if not become violent persecutors, through a barrage of propaganda and corrupt entertainment. A revolutionary spirit was being stirred in them. That article also spoke of how God is simultaneously forming an Army of Light — if not martyrs — for these times, and ultimately predicted the hour through which we are now living. It’s a warning that has come to fruition as the armies of light and darkness have been formed, for the teenagers of yesterday (when I wrote that) are now the young adults of today.Continue reading
Hatred of the Brethren… What Next?
Hatred of the brethren makes room next for Antichrist;
for the devil prepares beforehand the divisions among the people,
that he who is to come may be acceptable to them.
—St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Church Doctor, (c. 315-386)
Catechetical Lectures, Lecture XV, n.9
We’re in a cultural war that is turning into a real war. What is the right response in light of recent violence?Continue reading
Understanding This Calm Before the Storm
What’s happening with The Now Word? Where are we at in the world…?
I’ve received many letters of encouragement recently, others asking me if the Now Word is continuing, etc. I wrote sometime ago that I was going to take this summer to reflect, listen, and discern the direction to go. Certainly, the faucet of “now words” that was wide open over the past 20 years has slowed to a trickle. But the Lord is not done… far from it.Continue reading
The Timothy Prophecy
Often it seems that God does not exist:
all around us we see persistent injustice,
evil, indifference and cruelty.
—POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 276
Another day. Another mass murder. It’s become so commonplace that massacres have become a “normal” part of our culture. Except there’s nothing normal about it. Even fifty years ago, mass shootings were utterly rare. When they occurred, they were the subject of deep collective thinking, numerous documentaries and public inquiries. Now, they’re simply part of the weekly news roll.Continue reading
On Growing Old
The Basket
It was just an ordinary run to the dump — some old boards, bags of garbage, and a bit of Spring cleaning. I tossed away a broken laundry basket full of old worn out shoes that once belonged to my children. But it stopped me in my tracks. As I studied those shoes, I remembered taking my eight kids to the store, buying them boots or runners, the smiles on their faces with a new pair of footwear. They played football on the front lawn, ran through the mud, climbed snowbanks or milked a cow in those shoes.
But now all but one of those kids have left home. The shoes that carried my loved ones no longer have purpose. So there I stood at the landfill, tears in my eyes as raw memories raced through my mind. I took a deep breath and sighed, “I’m growin’ old.”Continue reading
True Hope
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True hope does not lie in knowing the future, but in knowing its Author. I think many people today are scrolling the news, or looking for a certain politician or leader, or turn of events or even prophetic websites like Countdown to the Kingdom that would offer a glimmer of hope to change the course of things. Yes, knowing of a coming Era of Peace or “triumph of the Immaculate Heart”, or knowing that God “wins in the end” as the cliché goes, can be a hopeful message. But it can quickly be drowned out with the next glum headline or personal misfortune and suffering in our own lives. Suddenly, we can find ourselves looking again for another “out,” for another word of consolation, another word of hope… Continue reading
Out of My Control
It’s out of my control.
I watched as yet another rain-packed storm passed by our drought-stricken land for the fourth week in a row. It’s so dry now that the leaves on some of the poplar trees have begun turning yellow — in July. It’s a helpless feeling to smell the rain, to see it fall in the distance, while the crunchy grass beneath my feet turns to powder.[1]Ironically, this has been one of the coldest summers in memory! Well, I reminded myself again today: it’s out of my control. Continue reading
Footnotes
| ↑1 | Ironically, this has been one of the coldest summers in memory! |
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This Jubilee Year
What is going on in your life this year? We are half way through the Jubilee Year that began on Christmas Eve with the opening of the Holy Doors at St. Peter’s Basilica. The year will close on January 6th, 2026. It is a year of pilgrimage, healing, reconciliation and renewal. Continue reading
Life in the Apocalypse
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When the Lord called me to this writing apostolate some twenty years ago, few people in mainstream Catholicism would even entertain the idea that we could be living in extraordinary times. People were either too scared, too complacent, or too skeptical to even consider that our generation could be passing through the change of epochs. “Ah, everybody says their times are the end times.” I have heard that a thousand times. But as I began to publish what the popes were saying about these times, what authentic prophecy was addressing, and raised awareness of the accompanying “signs of the times,” many people started to see — like St. John Newman — that, yes, something unusual is unfolding all around us. Continue reading
Rwanda’s Warning
When he broke open the second seal,
I heard the second living creature cry out,
“Come forward.”
Another horse came out, a red one.
Its rider was given power
to take peace away from the earth,
so that people would slaughter one another.
And he was given a huge sword.
(Rev 6:3-4)
…we witness daily events where people
appear to be growing more aggressive
and belligerent…
—POPE BENEDICT XVI, Pentecost Homily,
May 27th, 2012
First published October 10, 2023… This is republished today in light of U.S. concerns of Iran-backed “sleeper cells” potentially being activated in light of the Islamic State’s recent threat of ‘a great surprise that the world will remember for centuries.’
In 2012, I published a very strong “now word” that I believe is presently being “unsealed” at this hour. I wrote then (cf. Warnings in the Wind) of the warning that violence is going to burst out suddenly upon the world like a thief in the night because we are persisting in grave sin, thereby losing God’s protection.[1]cf. Hell Unleashed It may very well be the landfall of the Great Storm…
When they sow the wind, they shall reap the whirlwind. (Hos 8:7)Continue reading
Footnotes
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The Smoldering Candle
The truth appeared like a great candle
lighting the whole world with its brilliant flame.
—St. Bernadine of Siena
This interior “vision” came to me in 2007, and has “stuck” in my soul like a note on a fridge. It was ever-present on my heart as I wrote Satan’s Golden Hour.
When this vision came to me eighteen years ago, the “unnatural” and “false, deceptive light” remained somewhat a mystery. But today, with the advent of artificial intelligence and how we have been coralled into technology, we are getting perhaps a glimpse now of the dangerous temptations humanity faces. The deceptive light is indeed Satan’s Golden Hour… Continue reading
Satan’s Golden Hour
During my television training years, we learned many lighting techniques, including the use of “God’s hour” — that period before sunset when golden light floods the earth with a captivating glow. The film industry frequently takes advantage of this time frame to shoot scenes that otherwise are more difficult to reproduce with artificial lights.Continue reading
Church of the Cross
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On the morning after Pope Leo XIV was elected, I awoke with a “now word” on my heart that was not only words but a deep impression:
We must become a Church of the Cross again.
Video – The Starvation of Gaza
Palestinian child Hanan Hassan Al Zaanin (7)
reportedly died of malnutrition
I was hungry and you gave me no food,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink…
(Matthew 25:42-43)
In Gaza, the ever more intense tears of mothers and fathers,
clutching the lifeless bodies of their children,
rise up to heaven.
—POPE LEO XIV, May 28, 2025, La Crox
But if any one has the world’s goods
and sees his brother in need,
yet closes his heart against him,
how does God’s love abide in him?
(1 John 3:17)
Only 3 hours away from the survivors of the war in Gaza is a warehouse full of food, medicine and other aid. Mark Mallett caught up with Jason Jones, who is trying to get trucks of food to the starving in Gaza, in what he is openly calling a “genocide.”Continue reading
The Healing Army
These signs will accompany those who believe:
in my name they will drive out demons,
they will speak new languages…
They will lay hands on the sick,
and they will recover.
(Mark 16:17-18)
Amidst the tribulations of our times, there is a movement of God going barely noticed. He is raising up a healing army of tens of thousands… To learn more about Encounter Ministries and their courses, see here.
The Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
…allow the entry of dignified humanitarian aid
and …put an end to the hostilities,
whose heartbreaking price is paid
by the children, elderly, and the sick.
—POPE LEO XIV, May 21, 2025
Vatican News
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The fog of war is thick these days — propaganda is non-stop, lies are widespread, and corruption even moreso. Social media is filled with uneducated comments, unbridled emotion, and brimming with virtue-signalling as people display which side they’re going to “stand with”. How about we stand for all the innocents who are being afflicted?Continue reading
The Pope, Moscow, and Garabandal
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With news of the Vatican offering to host peace negotiations between Russia and the Ukraine, new speculations have arisen regarding an alleged “prophecy” from Garabandal, Spain. As such, people are reaching out to me for comment… Continue reading
Leo XIV and the Future
A Pope chooses his new name, which in itself, may signal the emphasis of a papacy. As is usually the case, the Pope simply explains it himself:
Flesh and Blood
The election of Pope Leo XIV led to immediate negativity toward the 267th pontiff from some Catholic corners. But is that the voice of the Spirit — or “flesh and blood”?Continue reading
Pope Leo XIV in a Divided World
(Screenshot EWTN)
How this papal election fulfills the most important prophecy, and the opportunity this presents…Continue reading
Follow Me
“Do you love me?” and Peter said to him,
“Lord, You know everything;
you know that I love You.”
Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep”…
And when he had said this,
he said to him, “Follow Me.”
(John 21:17-19)
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As the Church prepares for yet another conclave, another pope, there is vast speculation on who that will be, who will make the best successor, etc. “This cardinal will be more progressive,” says one commentator; “This one will carry on Francis’s agenda,” says another; “This one has good diplomatic skills…” and so on.
King and Carney
I’m in politics to do big things
not to “be” something…
Canadians have honored me with a mandate
to bring about big changes quickly…
—Prime Minister Mark Carney
May 2, 2025, CBC News
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If there was any doubt that Mark Carney is a globalist at heart, that should have vanished with today’s announcement of King Charles to deliver the Throne Speech. To the casual observer, this may appear a non-issue, a mere formality. But when you understand the mutual stated goals of both Carney and King Charles, this invitation is more of harbinger that the Great Reset is advancing on Canadian shores quickly. Continue reading
O Canada… What Have You Done?
What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them,
“The dog returns to its own vomit,” and
“A bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.”
(2 Peter 2:22)
“The dog returns to its own vomit,” and
“A bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.”
(2 Peter 2:22)
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OCanada… what have you done? It is painful to explain what went down in this country as the Liberal Party has just been re-elected to power. Continue reading
Pope Francis On…
In the wake of the Pope’s death, many will only remember him for controversy. But here are the many moments in which Francis faithfully transmitted the truths of the Catholic Faith… First published April 24, 2018.
…as the Church’s one and only indivisible magisterium, the pope and the bishops in union with him carry the gravest responsibility that no ambiguous sign or unclear teaching comes from them, confusing the faithful or lulling them into a false sense of security.
—Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller, former prefect of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; First Things, April 20th, 2018
THE Pope can be confusing, his words ambiguous, his thoughts incomplete. There are many rumours, suspicions, and accusations that the current Pontiff is trying to change Catholic teaching. So, for the record, here is Pope Francis…Continue reading
Jesus Week – Day 8
He is Risen…
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus,
who will judge the living and the dead,
and by His appearing and His kingly power:
proclaim the word.
(Mk 16:2, 2 Tim 4:1-2)
Jesus, King
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Jesus is Lord, Liberator, Healer, Food, Friend, and Teacher. But He is also King to whom judgment of the world belongs. All of the aforementioned titles are beautiful — but they’re also meaningless unless Jesus is just, unless there is an accountability for every thought, word, and action. Otherwise, He would be a partial judge, and love and truth would be an ever shifting ideal. No, this is His world. We are His creatures. He is allowed to set the terms of not only our participation in His creation but of our communion with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And how beautiful His terms are:Continue reading
Jesus Week – Day 7
You have but one Teacher,
and you are all brothers.
(Matthew 23:8)
Jesus, Teacher
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The generosity and numerous ways in which Jesus gives Himself to us is awesome. As St. Paul rejoiced in his letter to the Ephesians:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before Him. (Ephesians 1:3-4)
Jesus Week – Day 6
For the sake of my brothers and friends I say,
“Peace be with you.”
(Psalms 122:8)
Jesus, Friend
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The religious history of mankind is filled with gods who are as far from humans as ants are from us. And that’s what makes Jesus and the Christian message so extraordinary. The God-man comes not with lightning bolts and fear but love and friendship. Yes, He calls us friends:Continue reading
Jesus Week – Day 5
Behold, the Lamb of God,
who takes away the sin of the world.
(John 1:29)
Jesus, Food
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As I said yesterday, Jesus wants to overwhelm us with His love. It wasn’t enough for Him to take on our human nature; it wasn’t enough to expend Himself in miracles and teaching; nor was it enough for Him to suffer and die on our behalf. No, Jesus wants to give even more. He wants to offer Himself over and over again by feeding us with His own flesh.Continue reading