by Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins | Jul 21, 2019 | 2019, The Saints and Our Lady
The great mystics of the Church are famed for allowing the Holy Spirit to reproduce the lives of Jesus and Mary in their souls. For Conchita, reproducing faithfully the interior life of Mary, as she was called to do, meant entering into the mystery of Our Lady’s...
by Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins | Aug 27, 2018 | 2018, Missio Article
Among the ranks of little-known but gigantic saintly figures is Conchita, a laywoman and mystic who lived during the troubled years of the Mexican persecutions of the twentieth century. Hers was a sublime participation in Mary’s spiritual maternity, especially in...
by Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins | Jan 14, 2017 | 2012, Mary in the Life of the Church: Marian Consecration
Marian consecration, when referred to as “slavery,” is one of desire to please, one of the will—not imposed under duress to be shackled in chains for a master’s ruthless intentions. On the contrary, it is a patronage of ardent love, binding heart to Heart. This...
