Constant Procession

"Two Angels" is an original Christmas story as the Advent candles and the Nativity Fast continue ever closer to Christ coming to earth! My story Two Angels is about old friends on opposite sides a city, a broken car, and help from some surprising friends. There are links, photos and more about this on my website.   Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukrai...

My book The Very Fine Light is being given as presents to friends of readers for Christmas with the new print and audiobook versions just released!  Also in this podcast- during the remaining weeks of Advent and the Nativity Fast is  a tip on how to slow down before Christmas!   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for t...

As the 1 st candle of Advent glows brightly, this podcast covers important Marian events from this week in history. There are links, photos and more about this episode on my website.   Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com   And you can use this link to preview for FREE and/or p...

Advent 2023 now begins and the 'Nativity Fast' continues during this preparation for the "12 Days of Christmas." Also- Exciting News! I've just released the audiobook version of my novel  The Very Fine Light ! This sound recording of the novel really enhances the telling of the story! You can find it at Amazon, Audible and AppleBooks. And you can use this link to preview for FREE and/or purchase m...

This week of "thanksgiving" celebrates much more than just "Turkey Day." Holy Tradition sets aside Tuesday, November 21 as the Feast Day of when the Virgin Mary's presentation or entry into the temple came about. She was just 3 years old at the time. Also in this podcast is an update about my novel  The Very Fine Light - the audiobook version is now available on Amazon! And the paperback version w...

This installment is about St. Louis Marie de Montfort who is known for his devotion to the Virgin Mary. Also in this podcast is an excerpt from the new "audiobook" version of my novel "The Very Fine Light." This audiobook and the paperback version will be available just in time for Christmas!   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this new war in the Middle East to e...

Saint Theodore of Canterbury created a religious governance that prefigured Parliament! Plus in this installment is the story of how an apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint Egwin, then Bishop of Worchester created the legendary Evesham Monastery in England. Unfortunately after the reformation this famed Monastery became a stone quarry for villagers from the surrounding English countryside. And t...

Saint Mary Mazzasrello's ministry expanded Saint Bosco's Salesian ministry to include orphaned girls. Founded in 1872, the Daughters of Mary, Helper of Christians continues its mission today. There are links, photos and more about this on my website.   Pray for this new war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: Niko...

The mission of Saint John Bosco occurred to him after being slighted by a priest when just a boy. This angered him and he wanted to lash out. But the Virgin Mary came to him with the mission for his entire life. Setting in motion better ways for how young children should be treated. Saint John Bosco's mission was to fulfill the Virgin Mary's request to help orphans from the streets of Turin in the...

Once time while overseas several years ago, I literally stumbled on the "Marian Column" in Old Town Prague. At the time it did not appear in any tour guides, nor promotional materials.  Intrigued, I researched the story of the Marian Column of Prague.   It's history, long hidden behind the Iron Curtain, in a country that up to this day is considered one of the least religious in the world was brou...

This week's podcast takes a bit of a departure from apparitions of the Virgin Mary in order to recognize the sometime surprising impressions one makes when they least expect it. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Also, Pray for a final resolution to this latest eruption of hate in the Middle East. And Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support their...

Part 18- Summer Listening concludes with this epilogue about my 1st book "The Constant Procession." My reflections about publishing a weekly podcast of my book over the summer and how daily life with everything from technical issues to issues of the day came into play.   There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to sup...

Part 17- This is final installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." Ukrainian churches were under siege during the times of the USSR's religious suppression. However, it was Ukrainian Immigrants to North America who kept them going during this suppression. The final chapter is about apparition sites where the Virgin Mary has appeared. They offer hope for a timeless mode of being for those...

Part 16- The final days of the summer season continue with this next to the last installment from my 1st book entitled, "The Constant Procession."  Tourism industry travelogues typically feature romantic locations, historic sites as well as get-away destinations. When considering where to go in the world of travel, Medjugorje, a village located in Bosnia and Herzegovina typically does not come to...

Part 15- Summer Listening continues with this fifteenth installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." The Virgin Mary appears at Medjugorje in Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) in June 1981. Her earliest messages reinforce Gospel teachings by Christ on ways to live: Love God and Neighbors, Faith, Prayer and Fasting. These are how a person can 'return to God' and enjoy the 'fullness o...

Part 14- Summer Listening continues with this fourteenth installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." From Time Magazine's pronouncement that 'God is Dead' to riots across the USA over the Viet Nam War and racial injustice. From the '6-Day War' in the Middle East to the apparition of the Virgin Mary in Egypt. The Virgin Mary decided to appear in Egypt, a welcomed symbol of Peace.   Also,...

Part 13- Summer Listening from my 1st book entitled, "The Constant Procession"  In Chapter 22 entitled "Unheeded Prayers" Fatima Seer; Sister Lucia, brings forward to the Pope requests made to her by the Virgin Mary during the apparition she experienced in Portugal in 1917. Recalling what the Madonna told Sister Lucia: "If you pay heed to my requests, Russia will be converted and there will be pea...

Part 12- Summer Listening continues with this twelfth installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." The episode continues around the time of WWI. The Fatima seer, Sister Lucia sent a message to the Pope. What followed was a call for people world-wide to consecrate their hearts and minds to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. By the end of WWI, the reality was that many who died in the line of ba...

Part 11- Summer Listening continues with this eleventh installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." One of the most remarkable and well documented apparitions of the Virgin Mary occurred in Fatima, Portugal over a 6-month period in the year 1917. There are links, photos and more about this on my website.   And also, you can purchase my 2nd book, "The Very Fine Light" at Amazon.com Also, P...

Part 10- Summer listening continues with this tenth installment of my first book, "The Constant Procession." We're continuing with The Virgin Mary visiting Bernadette Soubirous in the year 1858. Also in this installment is her appearance in the Ukraine, just before the start of WWI.  Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com There are l...

Part 9- Summer Listening continues with this ninth installment of my first book, "The Constant Procession." The Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul begin passing out a medal the people of France begin calling the "Miraculous Medal." The next chapter tells of the LaSalette Apparition. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for way...

Part 8- Summer Listening continues with this eighth installment of my first book, "The Constant Procession" and continues with the apparitions of Our Lady of Laus in 1664 to seer Benoit Rencurel. Then onto the major revolts within the Revolutions of the 1700's, at the time when humanity chose itself supreme. Next we discover the miraculous icon of the "Panagia," found on the Greek island of Tinos...

Part 7- Summer Listening continues with this seventh installment of my first book, "The Constant Procession." We're continuing with how the Virgin Mary's apparition in Mexico influenced world events during the Battle of Lepanto, and the next chapter continues in the year 1664. She's seen in Laus, France.   And you can purchase my 2nd book, "The Very Fine Light" at Amazon.com   Also, Pray for the P...

Part 6- Summer Listening continues with this sixth installment of my 1st book "The Constant Procession." The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego. The famous apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Mexico City in the year 1531 A.D. It is a most desperate time in Mexico.   And also, you can purchase my 2nd book, "The Very Fine Light" at Amazon.com Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There...

Part 5- Summer Listening continues with this fifth installment of my first book, "The Constant Procession." The story continues about Joan of Arc's death and then it's on to how the Black Madonna of Spain influenced the voyage of   "Santa Maria" to the new world. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support the...