The Great Undoing
On Good Friday we walk with Christ on His sorrowful way to Calvary, where our redemption was bought at the […]
Virgin Mary, the “Enclosed Garden” in Fra Angelico’s Annunciation
Artistic representations of the Virgin Mary are innumerable. Today’s art enthusiast will not be easily impressed lest a representation is […]
St Joseph’s Knots
St Joseph is the paradigmatic just man of the Old Testament with a faith as outstanding as that of the […]
Unraveling Our Personal History
While the Blessed Virgin Mary has a very visible role to play in the season of Advent, she is less […]
Our Lady as “Spiritual Vessel”
The Blessed Virgin Mary is the “spiritual vessel”, “vessel of honor”, and “singular vessel of devotion” described in the Litany […]
Healer of Sin and Division
The Blessed Virgin Mary, known in her litany as Queen of Peace, Mother of Mercy, Comfort of the Afflicted, among […]
The Epiphany – The Revelation of Christ as King
God is full of surprises. His plans go against our all too human expectations, undermine our prejudices and break open […]
The Guadalupe Reconciliation
In 1531 the Virgin Mary appeared a number of times to a simple Indian at the center of the New […]
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
“Who are you, O Immaculate Conception?” “Let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate and merciful hands for introducing […]
The Splendor of Beauty – The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple
While some might desire to have witnessed the creation of Adam and Eve, few of her contemporaries realized that they […]