Calling on Your Mother for Help
The Rosary is an ancient devotion, but it is relevant to our times.
The School of Mary: Rosarium Virginis Mariae (“For Me, to Live is Christ”)
This week, in my summary of Pope John Paul II’s letter on the Rosary, we look at how the Rosary is a way to internalize the Gospel.
The School of Mary: Rosarium Virginis Mariae (Mysteries of Christ – Mysteries of His Mother)
I continue my summary of Rosarium Virginis Mariae, focusing on the mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Traveling to the Temple with the Holy Family: The Presentation at the Temple
Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Join me in a meditation on the Fourth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary.
Blessed Mary, Ever Virgin: Thoughts on the Gospel for the Immaculate Conception
On our way to Mass yesterday, I asked my 14 year-old to read the Scripture readings out loud so we could think about them a bit before Mass, then get more out of them during Mass. There were a couple of things I realized from the Gospel at Mass yesterday: Luke makes a big point…
Taking Ownership of the Magnificat
Those of us who pray Morning and Evening Prayers are familiar with the Gospel Canticles of Zechariah and the Blessed Virgin Mary. As Vespers nears it’s closure, we recite the beautiful Magnificat from the Gospel of Luke, which is the prayer Mary says in response to her cousin Elizabeth’s greeting. For a long time now,…
On Mary: Communion of the Saints
Last Sunday, I read a weekly feature from Billy Graham, someone who I admire for his love of the Lord. I don’t expect his advice on the Christian faith to be Catholic, but I was still surprised at his answer to a person who asked him who in the Bible can we look to for…
Domestic Vocation 