by Fr. Joseph Mary Hartwell | Jan 14, 2017 | 2013, The Immaculate: Mystery and Revelation
St. Bonaventure tells us that Mary is spoken of “everywhere in Scripture” (Collationes in Hexaemeron, c. 13, n. 20). A wonderful example is found in the well-known scriptural account of David and Goliath. The five smooth stones chosen by David signify what we might...
by Fr. Dwight P. Campbell, S.T.D. | Jan 14, 2017 | 2013, Mary Our Mother
At the very outset of our prayer, we should invite Our Lady to accompany us, so that she may impart to us her treasured memories of Jesus’ life and salvific work, allowing us to see Him through the eyes of her immaculate, compassionate Heart. Blessed Pope John Paul...
by Bro. John M. Samaha, S.M. | Jan 14, 2017 | 2013, Mary and the Saints
Through his countless writings, Father Emile Neubert continued Our Lady’s task of raising up “another Jesus,” another saint. With each new publication, he championed the apostolic role of the Mother of Christ and was considered by bishops and priests an exceptional...
by Fr. Peter Damian M. Fehlner, F.I. | Jan 14, 2017 | 2013, Marian Magisterium
The Immaculate Conception of Mary, according to the thought of Pope Benedict XVI, takes form in relation to the espousals of Christ and the Church. The Church becomes holy and immaculate to the degree that it is an extension of Mary, its pre-eminent member. This is...
by Fr. Peter Damian M. Fehlner, F.I. | Jan 14, 2017 | 2013, Marian Magisterium
The Immaculate Conception of Mary, according to the thought of Pope Benedict XVI, takes form in relation to the espousals of Christ and the Church. The Church becomes holy and immaculate to the degree that it is an extension of Mary, its pre-eminent member. This is...
by Fr. Luca M. Genovese | Jan 14, 2017 | 2012, Fathers of the Church, Mary in the Writings of the Saints
Saint Ephrem, “Harp of the Holy Spirit,” “Mary’s Own Singer” and Doctor of the Church, was a prolific writer and poet of the Eastern Church during the fourth century AD. The one who inspired him was the Blessed Virgin Mary, and he translated the praises of her beauty...
