by Debra L. Newbury, O.F.S. | Feb 4, 2017 | 2016, Mother of the Church
No matter how much has been said or written, no matter how exalted the words, Our Lady cannot be defined in earthly terms. Suffice for us to know with certainty that she is the Immaculate Conception and the Mother of God, the ramifications of which we will only come...
by Clara and Jonathan Fleischmann | Feb 3, 2017 | 2016, Mary and the Saints
Jesus, in revealing the abyss of His merciful love to the world through His apostle, St. Faustina, invites many a repentant sinner to grasp God’s greatest attribute which he continues to lavish upon humanity. However, very little has been made known of the visions she...
by fra Charles Anthony Mary | Feb 1, 2017 | 2016, The Immaculate: Mystery and Revelation
The Church in pilgrimage is on a treacherous journey, hampered by factions within and without attempting to diminish her authority. But the promise of Christ holds firm: “Behold, I am with you always, to the close of the age” (Mt. 28:20). Moreover, Mary, as Mother of...
by Dr. Courtenay Bartholomew | Jan 21, 2017 | 2016, Mary in Comtemporary Life
As of old, prophets were God’s mouthpiece proclaiming good news, bringing messages of encouragement or warning of impending calamities. Even today, chosen vessels speak out to the alarming signs of our time with ever greater urgency. Our Lady’s words, transmitted...
by Fr. Stefano M. Miotto, FI | Jan 20, 2017 | 2015, Mary Life of the Soul
How can a soul benefit from a “Mariform” life? Because Mary is everything good and perfect, the Holy Spirit has made her our Mother so that we might draw from her virtues and imitate her in the love she bears her divine Son. A “Mariform” life is, in fact, a foretaste...
by Dr. Courtenay Bartholomew | Jan 20, 2017 | 2015, The Immaculate: Mystery and Revelation
The proclamation of Mary’s universal Coredemption as dogma will give unimaginable benefit to the Church and the world-at-large. God will be glorified for having created such a sublime creature to cooperate in his work of salvation; and the Sorrowful Mother, having...
