The Immaculate Heart Messenger is the quarterly publication of the Fatima Family Apostolate. This 52-page magazine in full color is produced by an apostolate that has been endorsed repeatedly by the Cardinal Prefect of the Pontifical Council of the Family.

It offers you the most timely and colorful magazine available today, which is in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. God wants such devotion spread throughout the world, as announced at Fatima. At the same time this magazine covers the whole range of Catholic faith and its practice as each Pope has said, "Fatima is a reaffirmation of the Gospels."

Father Robert J. Fox, editor of the Immaculate Heart Messenger, offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass daily at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament built by Mother Angelica, the founder of the Eternal Word Television Network, (EWTN). The Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Angels and this Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament - where Father offers daily Mass - is located near Hanceville, Alabama. Readers of the Immaculate Heart Messenger will be included in Father Fox's prayers for members of the Fatima Family Apostolate.

Cover artwork by Catholic Artist Mark Sanislo - USA - Minnesota - Minneapolis

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mother Angelica and EWTN

• Pilgrimage to Damascus-Soufanieh and Poland, November 11-29, 2003 * Last FFA Marian Congress in South Dakota * The Catholic Character of Mother Angelica * EWTN Helps the Church and Apostolates Around the World
  
• "Why am I Devoted to the 54-day Rosary Novena?" * The Enneagram: Its Origins and Uses * The Three Secrets of Mother Teresa * Blessed Bartolo Longo - Apostle of the Rosary * NOW IS THE TIME OF MERCY: A Time of Justice Will Follow * Marian Calvary Sanctuary in Poland * Editorial - "Fidelity" is Answer to Crises * The Queen of the Most Holy rosary of Pompeii * "The Courage to be Catholic" - A Review * Fatima Family Forum * Questions & Answers
  
• News Briefs & Comments
  
• FFA Chatterings

Editorial - "Fidelity" is Answer to Crises

"Fidelity" is the important word that keeps popping up as the crisis is discussed by more and more Catholic writers. Fidelity is synonymous with loyalty. It means constancy in alliance to God and His Church. Implicit in loyalty is a strong affection based on firm conviction that the Church deserves our fidelity, our allegiance.

The Catholic Church is the true Church of Jesus Christ with the fullness of true faith and morals. Those who live in fidelity as Catholics accept with constancy the faith and morals of Catholicism and through the grace of God strive to live always in such faithfulness. Believing Catholics are faithful twice over: first by their assent to God's revelation and the Magisterium of the Church which speaks for Jesus Christ, and again by their living up to what they profess.

In this issue we present to you several persons whose fidelity is worth our respect and imitation as far as possible in our state in life. There is Mother Teresa who will soon be raised to the altar by beatification. This means that the Pope, as visible head of the Church, will declare that Mother Teresa lived an heroic and holy life and is now dwelling in heaven. If you desire fidelity and read what is in this issue on Mother Teresa you will thank God again for having this saintly woman live in our times.