by A Child of Mary | Mar 24, 2023 | 2023, Mary Our Mother, Missio Article
Venerable Fulton Sheen once said, “The Rosary is the best therapy for these distraught, unhappy, fearful, and frustrated souls, precisely because it involves the simultaneous use of three powers: the physical, the vocal, and the spiritual, and in that order.” No...
by Fr. Terrance M. Chartier, FI | Sep 6, 2022 | 2022, Mary Our Mother, Missio Article
Undoubtedly, the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is one of the most popular and well-grounded Marian devotions and sacramentals in the Church. It is to be worn as a sign of one’s entrustment or consecration to Our Lady, a reminder of her presence in our...
by Msgr. Charles M. Mangan | Jun 14, 2018 | 2018, Mary Our Mother
The visit of Our Lady to St. Elizabeth, narrated by St. Luke in his Gospel, is the model for every visit she makes to her spiritual children and an enduring sign of her maternal presence in the Church. She comes to bring us Christ and, with Him, divine grace. Are we...
by Joshua Massatt | Jan 20, 2017 | 2015, Mary Our Mother
This conversion account of a Jewish atheist and avowed detractor of the Catholic Church provides great hope to many who feel helpless in view of family members and friends who seem to have little or no faith at all. Even the most hardened of hearts can be converted...
by Msgr. Charles M. Mangan | Jan 20, 2017 | 2015, Mary Our Mother
O sweetest mystery of life contained in the Eucharistic presence of Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament! Behold every aspect of His existence as God and Man, contained in humble form. Every time the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered, Mary also is mysteriously...
by Sr. Mary Angela, O.S.C . | Jan 16, 2017 | 2014, Mary Our Mother
Perhaps the first and most difficult step toward entering the religious life is leaving one’s family, especially one’s own mother. This enormous sacrifice can only be sweetened by the awaiting embrace of Mary, the sweetest of mothers, who will never be outdone in...