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 […]
The church’s first Novena
Ascension Thursday begins what we may call the Church’s first novena. It is the nine-day period between Ascension Thursday and […]
The Ascension and the Blessed Mother – The Second Glorious Mystery
We do not usually associate the blessed Mother with her Son’s Ascension. However, it is a good idea to contemplate […]
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 […]
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’s Victory over Anxiety
The parents of Jesus must have felt some apprehension when they brought the Christ Child to present Him to the […]
The Baptism of Christ, the First Luminous Mystery of the Rosary
By means of the first luminous mystery of the rosary, let us contemplate, together with the Virgin Mary, God who […]
Queen of the Archangels
September concludes with the feast of those glorious spiritual beings that Christian Tradition acknowledges as the princes of the angelic […]
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 […]