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The Beginning in North America

The Beginning in North America

by Fr. Peter Damien Fehlner, FI The Mission of the Immaculate in North America (USA & Canada) entrusted to our Institute began in December, 1990, when Fr. Thomas Mary Huff took up residence in a small cabin at the Seminary of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Cromwell, CT (USA), where he was completing h...

Our Life and Spirituality

Our Life and Spirituality

Like the Seraphic Father St. Francis, the Franciscans of the Immaculate strive to be perfectly conformed to the poor, humble, crucified Jesus through a life of charity, supernatural charity and poverty. They are totally consecrated to the Immaculate Virgin after the recent example offered by St. Max...

New Marian Magazine for your family

New Marian Magazine for your family

There is great need to bring devotion to Our Lady to your family more than ever and the most beautiful way is to bring them good and solid reading material that is Catechetical, Marian and faithful to the Magisterium. This is what we publish in our new Marian-missionary Magazine, Missio Immaculata...

Evangelize your Family

Evangelize your Family

We have books, CDs and tapes for your family to start a form of evangelization. There is no better traditional way that can restore faith to your family than the habit of good reading especially spiritual reading. See our selection of new books and CDs. We invite you to visit our online bookstore ...

Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate.
Our life and charism

Explore and read our Franciscan Marian vocation
  • Our community life of prayer, penance, poverty and apotolate.
  • Read through the history of the beginning of the Franciscans of the Immaculate in the United States.
  • The various communities in the United States ranging from formation houses, apostolic houses and even taking care of Marian shrine.

Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate.
Consecrated Virginity for Mary

A novel community of sisters for the Church
  • Read through our life and charism in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Maximilian M. Kolbe.
  • Our lide consisting of contemplative and active groups for the honot of God and edification of the Church.
  • Browse through the existing convents of our congregation in the United States.

Franciscan Tertiary Handmaids of the Immaculate

A new community dedicated to the missions.
  • Learn more about this proto-community of sisters which sprung from the Third Order community
  • Explore their work and apostolate especially in helping and promoting the missions as well as parish catechesis.
  • Interested of knowing more about them by visiting them in their existing community in the United States.

MissioMariae.NET: A New site for the Missions

A site of missionary information and reviews.
  • Learn more about the different missions of the Franciscans of the Immaculate in the world
  • Be informed of Church's news, messages of the Pope and pertinent Catholic news on international and local Churches
  • Access our online missionary magazine and downloadable resources for evangelization.

Mary and the Priestly Ministry

A timely book in the year of the priests
  • Written by Fr. Emile Neubert, a Marianist, one of the finest Mariologists of the twentieth century, author of scholarly, pastoral and spiritual works,
  • Explores the role of Mary in the life and ministry of the priests.
  • An interesting reflection on the analogy of Mary's vocation with that of the ministry of the priests

Mariology of Bl. John Duns Scotus

A first time in English language
  • Written by a fine Scotistic scholar, Fr. Ruggero Rosini, OFM
  • Highlights the substantial character of Scotus' Marian teaching especially on Mary's predestination and Immaculate Conception
  • Provides a lucid and systematic presentation of Scotus' Mariology. This volume is exclusive to Academy Books only.

Mary at the Foot of the Cross - VIII

Coredemption as Means to Understanding the Mystery of Redemption
  • A beautiful volume which underscores in many conferences key heretical explanation of Redemption.
  • Mary's unique cooperation in the Redemption serves as key to an authentic and orthodox understanding of Christ's redemptive work.
  • A beautiful scholarly resource in making sense of some of the modern Christological and ecclesiological errors in many religious denominations.

Academy of the Immaculate Bookstore

A feature-filled online store of Catholic books and CDs
  • Organized categories of items enabled with versatile search engine result on the fly. Downloadable print-ready catalog and order forms are available for your clients and friends.
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  • Shipping modules of your preference and payment by check, paypal or major credit card companies are available.

Mary's Virginity: Before, During and After Childbirth

Importance of this Marian dogma in the Catholic Faith
  • Read through Fr. Peter Damien Fehlner's analysis of modern disbelief and skepticism regarding this dogma of faith.
  • The author discusses the substantial consequence of denial of this dogma of faith.
  • The article simply locates the role of profession of faith to this dogma to the entire attitude towards devotion to Mary.

Saints and Sanctity

Spelling out the essence of holiness
  • A beautiful and simple reflection on the secrets of the saints in their way to holiness
  • Fr. Angelo Geiger, the author, underscores a comparison of secular idealism with that of pursuit of holiness
  • Provides a reflection on St. Maximilian Kolbe's way to holiness, namely, fidelity and heroism to one's God-given duties.

Mary's Faith - The Gift of the Holy Spirit

Mary as the exemplar and personification of belief
  • Faith, according to Fr. Stefano Manelli, is the foundation of spiritual life
  • Mary is the personification of faith, in virtue of her Immaculate Conception.
  • Faith is fundamental to ministers of the Gospel especially in the work of evangelization.
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