The Conciliar Sect’s Distortion of Suffering: Mother Angelica’s Legacy Without Christ the King
The National Catholic Register (March 26, 2026) publishes a commemorative article by “Father” Joseph Mary Wolfe, a priest of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word (an EWTN-affiliated community), marking the tenth anniversary of Mother Angelica’s death. The article centers on her personal experience of suffering and her final Good Friday, presenting her life and teachings—particularly her mini-book The Healing Power of Suffering—as a model of uniting personal pain to the crucified Christ for the “salvation of poor sinners.” It frames her legacy as one of tender devotion and redemptive suffering, quoting Romans 8:15b-18 on suffering and glorification. The author emphasizes her physical fragility, the companionship of her nuns in “co-passio” (with-suffering), and the emotional impact of kissing the crucifix’s pierced side. The underlying thesis is that Mother Angelica’s example offers a spiritually beneficial template for navigating suffering, grounded in personal affection and offering pain “with love” for others’ salvation.


