Mary

Mary Is Venerated in the Bible!

by Stephen Beale on May 22, 2013 · 8 comments

Don’t ever let a Protestant skeptic tell you veneration of Mary is unbiblical.
Anyone who takes the truth of the Incarnation seriously must accept Mary as the Mother of God, a title which demands some degree of honor to the…

Mary and May: Why They Go Together So Well

by Sarah Reinhard on May 9, 2013 · 1 comment

This is one of those years where it’s striking me particularly hard that May is Mary’s month.
As busy, as crazy, as chaotic as it is, it’s Mary’s month.
As hare-brained as I am, as filled to the max with…

War of the Words: Who Do We ‘Worship’?

by Stephen Beale on May 8, 2013 · 2 comments

The history of the Church has, in some sense, been shaped by wars over words.
When we speak of God who is one being yet has three persons, of Christ who has the same substance as the Father and the…

Mary’s Month

by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez on May 7, 2013 · 2 comments

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May is Mary’s Month.
This has been a custom in the Church dating back many centuries. And it is beautiful to associate Mary with the coming of Spring and the new birth of flowers and plants and crops in…

Finding St. Joseph

by Sandra Miesel May 1, 2013

Imagine a world where no Christian is named for St. Joseph, where no church or religious organization bears his name. Picture St. Joseph absent from the Mass, the Breviary, the Church calendar, and the Litany of the Saints. No shrines,…

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Five Ways Your Family Can Honor Mary in May

by Sarah Reinhard April 29, 2013

I have a huge devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, but I’m impeded by a lack of design skill (or interest, really) and a streak of laziness that allows me to be overwhelmed at the drop of a flower.
Last…

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A Spring “Yes”

by Sarah Reinhard April 17, 2013

It’s that time of year when I start to question my approach to productivity. It’s that time of year when I remember why the outdoors is one of my favorite places to be. It’s that time of year when I’m…

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The Encounter of Easter

by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez April 2, 2013

Our Filipino brothers and sisters have a beautiful Easter devotion they call Salubong (“The Encounter”).
Gathering before dawn, they relive the meeting of the risen Jesus with his Blessed Mother on the first Easter morning. The women come from one…

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Spending Lent With Mary

by Sarah Reinhard February 21, 2013

She’s not a distant figure from two thousand years ago. She’s not a woman on a pedestal in my parish church. She’s not an image of perfection that’s impossible to attain.
Instead, she’s covered in dust and shaking with silent…

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Spiritual Combat and Your Weapons of Choice

by Fr. Ed Broom February 20, 2013

The word of God teaches us that our life on earth is warfare and the Lord reminds us that if we have decided to follow the Lord we must be prepared for combat. The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens the Gifts…

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