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 Rita M. Rossi | Jul 18, 2022 | 2022, Mary and the Saints, Missio Article
While it is true that every saint is a unique and unrepeatable masterpiece of divine grace, it is also true that every saint has certain common characteristics, among which is a fervent devotion to Our Lady, a filial love for the Mother of all Christians and Queen of...
by Sr. M. Ancilla Matter, FSGM | Jun 13, 2022 | 2022, Marian Shrines, Missio Article
Venerable Nelson Baker left the Catholic Church in America a legacy of sanctity and a place of pilgrimage: the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Victory, in Lackawanna, in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York. The beauty of this Shrine, comparable to the greatest cathedrals...
by Fr. Matthias M. Sasko, FI | May 27, 2022 | 2022, Marian Maximalism, Missio Article
In order to be Christian, one must also be Marian, but how Marian can and should a Christian be? To be Marian only minimally would be inexcusable for anyone who claims to love Christ and all that He loves, most especially His Mother; to be Marian in a moderate way,...
by Fr John Lawrence Polis, FI | Mar 8, 2022 | 2021, Missio Article, The Marian Issue
The perpetual virginity of Mary is a dogma of the Catholic Faith which is intimately linked to the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation and Birth and which underlines His two natures, human and divine. The preaching and writing of various popes and early Church Fathers...
by Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins | Jan 26, 2022 | 2021, Missio Article, The Marian Issue
In this my final commentary on the brilliant paper that Father Peter Damian Fehlner delivered at Fatima on May 7, 2005,1 I hope to wrap up my analysis of this extraordinary document. I will not have exhausted it, but I hope to have rendered it more accessible to the...
