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August 2015

August 29, 2015

Mary’s perpetual virginity, Mary: Day 039

Mary’s perpetual virginity In the fourth century, one Scripture interpreter cited a passage in the...

August 28, 2015

Mary’s special gifts help her witness to Christ, Mary: Day 038

Mary’s special gifts help her witness to Christ Blessed John Henry Newman considers how Mary’s...

August 27, 2015

Mary’s honors defend the truth about her Son, Mary: Day 037

Mary’s honors defend the truth about her Son Blessed John Henry Newman observes that...

August 26, 2015

The glories of Mary are for the sake of Jesus, Mary: Day 036

The glories of Mary are for the sake of Jesus Mary has a mission to...

August 25, 2015

Mary is a fountain of grace, Mary: Day 035

Mary is a fountain of grace St. Alphonsus encourages us to seek Mary’s help by...

August 24, 2015

The price of redemption is found in Mary’s womb, Mary: Day 034

The price of redemption is found in Mary’s womb St. Bonaventure considers what kind of...

August 23, 2015

The sweetness of Mary’s name, Mary: Day 033

The sweetness of Mary’s name St. Alphonsus tells why those who are devoted to Mary...

August 22, 2015

A name better than earthly riches, Mary: Day 032

A name better than earthly riches St. Alphonsus wonders: What price could we possibly place...

August 21, 2015

The demons tremble at the name of Mary, Mary: Day 031

The demons tremble at the name of Mary St. Alphonsus Liguori elaborates on the power...

August 20, 2015

Mary’s name is a fortified tower, Mary: Day 030

Mary’s name is a fortified tower St. Alphonsus reminds us that the very name of...

August 19, 2015

Queen of hell and the demons, Mary: Day 029

Queen of hell and the demons To speak of Mary as queen of hell may...

August 18, 2015

The figure of the Faith, Mary: Day 028

The figure of the Faith The celebrated English convert to the Catholic faith, G. K....

August 17, 2015

The name of Mary is my love, Mary: Day 027

The name of Mary is my love St. Alphonsus wants to call on Mary’s name,...

August 16, 2015

Your compassion surpasses my sins, Mary: Day 026

Your compassion surpasses my sins St. Alphonsus confesses his sinfulness to our Blessed Mother, but...

August 15, 2015

A prayer to the Lady worthy of all love, Mary: Day 025

A prayer to the Lady worthy of all love St. Alphonsus prays that his love...

August 14, 2015

You became Mother of God for our sake, Mary: Day 024

You became Mother of God for our sake St. Anselm reminds Our Lady (and himself)...

August 13, 2015

Our poverty has made you rich, Mary!, Mary: Day 023

Our poverty has made you rich, Mary! Blessed Henry Suso is confident of Mary’s willingness...

August 12, 2015

Through Mary, peace is restored to the world, Mary: Day 022

Through Mary, peace is restored to the world St. Cyril of Alexandria was the great...

August 11, 2015

Mary, mother of the recreated world, Mary: Day 021

Mary, mother of the recreated world The creation of God the Father was deadened by...

August 10, 2015

Divine graces come through Mary’s hands, Mary Day: 020

Divine graces come through Mary’s hands Since all graces are the fruits of Christ’s redemptive...

August 09, 2015

TOBP #006: A Year with Mary with Paul Thigpen

The Open Book Podcast Episode 006 This episode’s guest Paul Thigpen and I discuss his books A Year...

August 09, 2015

Mary cooperated in our redemption, Mary Day: 019

Mary cooperated in our redemption St. Alphonsus observes that even though Jesus could have redeemed...

August 08, 2015

Mary and the Blessed Trinity, Mary Day: 018

Mary and the Blessed Trinity St. Louis summarizes the ancient Christian teachings about Mary in...

August 07, 2015

How can Mary be our hope?, Mary: Day 017

How can Mary be our hope? St. Alphonsus responds to those who object to speaking...

August 06, 2015

God chose Mary to give us his Son, Mary: Day 016

God chose Mary to give us his Son St. Louis teaches us that God the...

August 05, 2015

The world’s first love, Mary: Day 015

The world’s first love Archbishop Fulton Sheen explains how the Blessed Mother existed in the...

August 04, 2015

Mary was the perfection God originally intended, Mary: Day 014

Mary was the perfection God originally intended Blessed John Henry Newman, a celebrated convert to...

August 03, 2015

Mary: pillar of fire, pillar of cloud; Mary: Day 014

Mary: pillar of fire, pillar of cloud St. Alphonsus tells how the ancient Israelites’ journey...

August 02, 2015

Mary, the root preserved from sin, Mary: Day: 012

Mary, the root preserved from sin In the Old Testament, the prophet Daniel interprets a...

August 01, 2015

Mary, the Ark of God, Mary: Day 011

Mary, the Ark of God In the Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant was...

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