Dealing with Suffering in Our Lives – Our Lady of Sorrows
Eve had it easy, for she “merely” had to grapple with a temptation appealing to her as yet un-awakened concupiscence […]
The Birth of Hope
In September we celebrate Our Lady’s birthday. Don’t all good children remember their mother on her birthday? This special celebration […]
The Blessed Virgin in World Politics – Our Lady of Czestochowa
There are turning-points in history: surprising, mind-boggling, life-changing. Humanly speaking, things should have gone a certain way, but then take […]
The Assumption Releases Us from Worldliness
The Mother of Jesus, after assisting the Apostles at the birth of the Church, was released from her mortal life […]
St. Maximilian Kolbe
De Maria numquam satis (– You can never say enough aboutMary) Bernard of Clairvaux coined this famous saying, which has […]
The Rosary is Our Lady’s Own Prayer
St. Dominic’s feast on August 8th is a yearly reminder of the importance of the Holy Rosary to the spiritual […]
St James – Thunder and Meekness
When St. James received the grace of martyrdom as the first of the apostles in the early 40’s, he had […]
The Dissolving Power of the Precious Blood
In any discussion of the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, we must consider the source. Since Jesus had no biological […]
Finding what is lost: St. Anthony of Padua and the Virgin Mary
“Where are my car keys?” Oftentimes our prayers to St. Anthony begin in times of minor (and major) distress. The […]
Our Lady of the Trinity
The Church’s feast of the Most Holy Trinity occurs at the end of May or the beginning of June every […]