by Fr Edward Loomey | Jan 3, 2018 | 2017, The Saints and Our Lady
All saints are distinguished by their profound devotion to the Mother of God, and the newly-beatified Solanus Casey, a Capuchin Franciscan friar who passed from this life only sixty years ago, is no exception. This humble soul was drawn to the Blessed Mother in his...
by Rich May | Dec 30, 2017 | 2017, Our Lady and the Most Holy Eucharist, Special
Prominent in the Church’s reflection on the relationship between the Virgin Mary and the Most Holy Eucharist is the figure of St. Peter Julian Eymard, the “Apostle of the Eucharist.” While his exact role in the genesis of the title, “Our Lady of the Blessed...
by Gloria Falcão Dodd | Dec 26, 2017 | 2017, Missio Article, The Immaculate: Mystery and Revelation
The doctrine of Mary’s mediation of all graces is firmly rooted both in theological tradition and Sacred Scripture. As the Second Vatican Council states, the maternal mediation of Our Lady, subordinate to the one mediation of Christ, “in no wise obscures or diminishes...
by fra Gabriel M. Mesina, FI | May 24, 2017 | 2017, Missio Article, The Immaculate in Scripture
“In the light of the New Testament and the Church’s tradition,” Pope St. John Paul II affirmed, “we know that the woman announced by [Genesis 3:15] is Mary, and in ‘her seed’ we recognize her Son, Jesus, who triumphed over Satan’s power in the Paschal mystery”...
by Gloria Falcão Dodd | Apr 22, 2017 | 2017, The Blessed Virgin Mary: Mystery and Revelation
While Christ is the sole Redeemer of mankind, we are called to be his “co-workers” by uniting our sacrifices to His supreme Sacrifice on Calvary for the life of the world. The Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Savior, was co-worker with Christ in an altogether unique way,...
by Clara and Jonathan Fleischmann | Feb 4, 2017 | 2017, The Immaculate: Mystery and Revelation
The vocation of St. Thérèse of Lisieux is but the epitome of the “reaction” man is called to give to God’s loving initiative. Her ecstatic exclamation, “I shall be love!” is but the reverberation of, “God is love.” It is only natural, then, that the Little Flower was...
