For the family, who attribute the pregnancy to Our Lady of Aparecida’s intercession, the theme of little Esther’s October celebration couldn’t be anything different. Life is to be celebrated! In …
Here are five very simple ways to pray the rosary despite a busy schedule. Many saints prayed the rosary every day and urged others to pray it, even calling it …
The name Mary can be interpreted in several ways. Saint Bonaventure defined it in the light of spiritual combat. The holy Virgin was called Mary, a name whose Hebrew form is miryam (beloved). But …
The Blessed Mother was named “Mary,” a significant name in the ancient world. After her birth (celebrated liturgically on September 8) the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary decided to …
In the Old Testament only one woman is named Mary, and she is from Egypt. While numerous women in the New Testament were named Mary, only one woman has that …
Jesus changed the meaning of death by taking it on himself. Could Mary of Nazareth have experienced the drama of death in her own flesh? Reflecting on Mary’s destiny and …
When your spirit within you is depressed, when it loses its balance, when it is restless and wayward, when it is sick of what it has, and hankers after what it …
hen Jesus appeared to St. Faustina, she wrote that “slightly drawn aside at the breast, there were emanating two large rays, one red, the other pale” (Diary, 47). This vision would …
Dating back to the 6th century, tradition says this prayer was created with the dialogue of an angel and a pope. The Regina Caeli (Latin for “Queen of Heaven”) is …
Not only was she there, she was best able to understand what was happening. Iwant to spend Holy Week with Mary this year. Not only was she there, watching it …