From the first post:

Fr. Peter gives an introduction to his theological series on Bl. John Duns Scotus in the context of a remedy for the modern crisis of faith, philosophy and culture in the world and in the Church.

Scotus on Wikipedia, New Advent

Duns Scotus’s Oxford by Gerard M. Hopkin’s

Google of Dunston, England

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The Statue of Our Lady of America will be at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday 9/11 on the 6^th annual commemoration of the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. This is the same statue that was blessed by Archbishop Burke at the November 2006 Bishop’s Meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and was until yesterday enthroned at the Old Cathedral of St. Louis, MO. The crowds attending the devotion to Our Lady of America are expected to be large because for the first time the actual Ground Zero site will be closed to those coming to the commemoration. A large part of the NYPD and Fire Department are already shifting their attention to the devotions we are holding to Our Lady of America. This is understandable because Our Lady of America made dire predictions of what would happen if America did not cease to be purveyors of pornography and instead start to be promoters of purity. With the failure of raw military power to quell terrorism in Iraq and the spectre of a nuclear Iran, those who have suffered most from the last terrorist attack are seeing the need to take the apparitions of Our Lady seriously, to get back to God and purity, in order to fend off something worse.

Old St. Peter’s on 22 Barclay St. adjacent to Ground Zero. The day before, Monday, the statue will be paraded around Ground Zero in a vintage 1958 Mack fire truck called “World Trade Center Number One” which was restored for the purpose of commemorating the Firemen and Policemen that heroically gave up their lives to save those trapped inside the towers. Several fire engines from New Jersey and New York and a large Police escort will accompany the motorcade. On 9/11 the day will start at 10am in Old St. Peters when the statue will be processed to the portico on Church Street overlooking Ground Zero. The Rosary will be recited, one mystery every hour, 11am Joyful, 12noon Luminous, 1pm Sorrowful, 2pm Glorious and then 3pm will be the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The statue will then be carried by the fire truck to St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 460 Madison Ave arriving between 4 and 5pm, where it will be processed inside for further devotions.

The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate will be on site With Fr. Peter Fehlner and an Air Maria camera crew. Unfortunately there is not a possibility of a live broadcast on this short of notice. Also in attendance will be Fr. Basil Cole, O.P., internationally recognized theologian and author and long time promoter of Our Lady of America. This will be the beginning of a series of Masses and devotions in various parishes through out the New York, New Jersey area over the next month, many of which will be officiated by the Franciscans of the Immaculate.

The spontaneity with which this event has come together, overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, suggests that this is the will of Our Lady of America, that she take center stage.

Ave Maria!

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Thursday will be a great day for the Franciscans of the Immaculate and the Church in America because the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be didicated in a Mass which will be broadcast live on EWTN from 1-4pm, Thursday, July 31.

Look for friars in gray habits. Fr. Angelo Geiger, Fr. Peter Fehlner, Fra Joseph and Fr. Louis Maximilian will be there from America and Fr. Stefano Manelli, our founder, Fr. Giovanni Manelli, Sr. Celicia Manelli and Fra Angelo Lozzer will be there from Italy.

Fr. Peter, Fra Joseph and Fr. Louis Maximilian will form the initial staff of FIs at the shrine. On Sunday some of the FIs from Italy will give a special dedicatory recital, Fr. Giovanni (Violin), Sr. Celicia (organ and piano) and Fra Angelo (organ).

But don’t get confused. There will be other Franciscans in gray habits at the shrine like Fr. Benedict Groeschel of the CFRs and other famous people, including Raymond Arroyo, and of course, Archbishop Raymond Burke who founded the shrine. So tune into EWTN and be there yourself!

Ave Maria!

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Fi News #81 – Fr. Peter explains the significance of the Marian Symposium, Mary Mother of the Church ( 12min) >>> Play

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We will be broadcasting our Marian Symposium live from La Crosse, Wisconsin tomorrow, Saturday, Aug 21st From 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Central time which is 10-6:30 Eastern Time. The theme this year is Mary, Mother of the Church and our beloved Fr. Peter Fehlner tells us all about it. Come and view this grand spiritual and intellectual event in the beautiful new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at http://airmaria.com. Speakers include:

• His Eminence Luis Cardinal Aponte Martinez, Archbishop Emeritus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• His Excellency Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, Prefect, Apostolic Signatura, Rome
• Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins, Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, Mariologist
• Dr. Mark I. Miravalle, Franciscan University of Steubenville, President, Vox Populi Mariae Mediatrici
• MC: Drew Mariani, Journalist and Talk Show Host, Relevant Radio

If you are in the area, registration is still being accepted including walk-ins on the day of the event, but there will be limited lunches at the church, (reduced cost for entry if there are not enough lunches and you can buy lunch at the Shrine Restaurant.) You can register at http://www.mariansymposium.com/

Ave Maria!

Audio (MP3)

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Conferences #89 – Fr. Peter wraps-up the Coredemption Conference ( 09min) >>> Play

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For the conclusion to our symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010, Fr. Peter Fehlner, rector of the shrine, expounds on three practical points in summary:

1. Make Mary the Center of your life,  because this is the way that Jesus wants to give us happiness.
2. Work for the salvation of everyone through the good example of consecrating ourselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
3. Push the Solemn Definition of the Fifth Marian Dogma.

A short but profound to-do list to enable all of us to accomplish great things in the Church for the glory of God.

Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio was MC of the symposium.

Ave Maria!

Audio (MP3)

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Another post for Scotus month. Here are some photos from the recent Newman-Scotus Symposium held at the Washington Theological Union on Oct 22-24, 2010. Photos by Fr. Martin Breski, OFM Conv.

Washington Theological Union

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Fr. Edward Ondrako, OFM Conv. organizer par excellance

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The presenters and organizers.

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Some attendees from the Conventual Franciscan Seminary

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Discussions abound

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Drinking on the job (coffee), me at the the FI book stall.

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Two book stalls, the FIs and another local theological book seller toward the back.

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Much of the art in the building was modern and strange but I liked this one.

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The library was pretty nice.

They had some beautiful models of churches on display in the lobby.

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Here’s another

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The welcoming committee and able assistant oraganizer.

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Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv. gives the opening address

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Some attendees

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Rev. Dr. John Ford, C.S.C., editor of Newman Studies and Professor of Historical Theology at the Catholic University of America gave the first lecture of the symposium

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Dr. Timothy Noone, Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America and member of the International Scotus Commission gives the second talk.

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These attentive attendees are also presenters.

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Seminarians during a break

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Fr. Peter Fehlner, FI and Dr. Timothy Noone having a discussion. Someone has to tell that other friar not to look at the camera!

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Fr. Peter in full swing giving the third lecture

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Making a sale, … er donation.

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The panel discussion

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Deacon Jack Sullivan gives his personal testimony on the miracle that happened to him which led to the beatification of John Cardinal Newman.

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One of the only remaining first class relics of Cardinal Newman, clippings from his hair brought to the symposium by Deacon Jack.

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The relic being venerated.

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The cafeteria

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Lunch with laughter

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Dominican nun with her black and white habit and matching black and white computer.

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Even Dominicans can enjoy a good Scotistic talk

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“Wait, are you trying tell me that prime matter actually exists?!!”

Just kidding, making up a Franciscan caption. (Whether prime matter exists by itself or not is a hotly debated subject between Franciscans and Dominicans but such contentious issues were not discussed at the symposium)

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Sr. Mary Beth Ingham gives the Keynote Address for the Symposium.

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Fr. Edward Ondrako gives his lecture

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Clearing up those lingering questions

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Another round of lectures

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The Chapel at WTU

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Inside the Chapel at CTU

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Sr. Pat Hutchison, OSF, Ed.D gives the summary statements

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Seminarians guarding the rear … and the gear.

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Fr. Breski’s cool cameras.

Stay tuned for the videos.

Ave Maria!

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Happy Thanksgiving to all our viewers from the US! We have much to be thankful for here at AirMaria, but most especially because today, Wednesday November 23, 2016, the eve of Thanksgiving Day is the tenth anniversary of the very first video post on AirMaria! It was done by Fr. Peter Fehlner with his theology series the Golden Thread on Blessed John Duns Scotus. This was before the official launch of AirMaria which was on the following feast of the Annunciation on March 25th 2007. The name was not even decided yet as you can see from the logo on the set which says FITVN for Franciscans of the Immaculate Television Network. As you know we went with AirMaria instead. At the time we were thinking of starting this we hadn’t even heard of YouTube and our first video came out about when YouTube was bought by Google. So this was cutting edge for its time and the rest is history.
And what a rich history it has been with over ten thousand posts on our website and over seven thousand videos just on Air Maria with most of them posted on YouTube and many other sites as well with cumulative views in the tens of millions.
We give thanks to God and to everyone for their continued interest both in being avid viewers on AirMaria and in donations and prayers. May God reward you all.

From the first post:

Fr. Peter gives an introduction to his theological series on the John Duns Scotus in the context of a remedy for the modern crisis of faith, philosophy and culture in the world and in the Church.

Outline of Script

Scotus on Wikipedia, New Advent

Duns Scotus’s Oxford by Gerard M. Hopkin’s

Google of Dunston, England

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With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner to his eternal reward, this morning May 8th, 2018. After a fall and a stroke. God rest his soul. Please keep him your prayers.

As small tribute we upload this video to YouTube and reposted it to AirMaria. It was the first in his theological series, The Golden Thread, and was the first video ever uploaded to AirMaria.com way back in November, 2006. In the coming days we will post any other videos from him that we might have in our archives.

Farewell Fr. Peter! You were a great example, mentor and a friend to so many of us in the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate and beyond. You will be dearly missed. May we meet again.

From the original post:

Fr. Peter gives an introduction to his theological series on Bl. John Duns Scotus in the context of a remedy for the modern crisis of faith, philosophy and culture in the world and in the Church.

Scotus on Wikipedia, New Advent

Duns Scotus’s Oxford by Gerard M. Hopkin’s

Google of Dunston, England

More on Fr. Peter

Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner’s WikiPage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fehlner

Play Lists for Fr. Peter on Youtube:

Golden Thread: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4yt8M6JTBpqdcEhOjmT41X8

Mariae Advocatae: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4xZgtrlezNE-yswNFOQ_2vK

Defense of Vatican II: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4xRKIWr9I0yjhoq-tmvmSgu

Fatima: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4wWd7m8XvGoRb3VKfMr6E5r

Homilies: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4y1N-VctQhPXMHMVnV-ksnj

Notre Dame Symposium: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4wr1Arok1siiE9p1IG3s_0E

Other Conferences: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4xFfQDYED7Grdv8nvQ_8k1B

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