Fr. Lawrence Carney

Fr. Lawrence Daniel Carney III was ordained for the Diocese of Wichita in 2007. For five years, he walked the streets of US cities in cassock carrying a crucifix and a rosary in each hand in an effort to bring souls to the Catholic Church. In 2014, he was appointed as chaplain of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles. In 2017, he began the League of St. Martin, a pious association that prays for reverence, reparation, and reversion—the chief goals being enrollment in the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face and the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary.

He is the author of Secret of the Holy Face: The Devotion Destined to Save Society – introducing readers to one of the Church’s most powerful yet often forgotten devotions: reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus. Drawing from Sacred Tradition, the witness of the saints, and the history of this remarkable devotion, Fr. Lawrence Daniel Carney III demonstrates how contemplating the Face of Christ becomes a profound source of personal holiness and a powerful response to the spiritual and cultural crises of every age.