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December 2015

December 08, 2015

Wear the Veil Day: Catholic Young Women Veil in Devotion to the Real Presence

On December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, many young Catholic women across America...

November 2015

November 05, 2015

Statue of Blessed Virgin, Lost Following Battle of Lepanto, Has Been Found

On October 7, 1571, a patchwork fleet of Catholic ships primarily from Spain, Venice and...

August 2015

August 15, 2015

DID MARY REALLY DIE? The Assumption Presumption and the Dormition Tradition

On August 15, Catholics celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary....

June 2015

June 14, 2015

DO NOT Support Mary’s Way Worldwide Apostolate

220 miracles? Let's get right to the point: The nonprofit organization called Mary's Way Worldwide...

June 08, 2015

New Islamic Mosque–Dedicated to the Virgin Mary

A new mosque in the Syrian coastal city of Tartous has been dedicated to the...

June 01, 2015

President Obama Lights a Candle for Our Lady

President Obama has visited the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity in Miami, where...

April 2015

April 08, 2015

During Eastertide, We Pray the “Regina Coeli”

The Regina Coeli (“Queen of Heaven”) is a traditional Marian prayer. During the Easter season...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

Appreciating Mary in a New Way

Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste, to a town of...

December 2014

December 13, 2014

Coffee Table Book Tells the Story of Jesus’ Birth and Life in Beautiful Images

Have you seen "Mary of Nazareth", the latest feature film from Ignatius Press? Last week, Zenit...

December 07, 2014

Without Sin– Always. How Great Would That Be?

December 8 - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception “I am the Immaculate Conception.” The young...

December 03, 2014

Begin Advent With Joy, Courtesy of Scott Hahn

Lowly shepherds. Skilled astronomers. An evil king. An unaccommodating innkeeper. A pregnant virgin. A nurturing...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

You’re Driving Along and… I Know! You Should Pray the Rosary!

Just in time for Christmas giving (or holiday devotions), the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother...

November 14, 2014

The Madonna of the Candelabra

Back in 2011, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Christmas stamp titled "Madonna of the...

October 2014

October 12, 2014

So That All May Believe: The “Miracle of the Sun”

It was raining at the Cova da Iria on October 13, 1917--raining so much, in...

October 10, 2014

Diocese of St. Augustine Honors the Virgin Mary, Breastfeeding Mother

On Saturday, October 11, the Diocese of St. Augustine will honor Mary in her role...

September 2014

September 27, 2014

Poncho the Parrot Prays the Hail Mary

Ah, the Internet: Ain't it grand? I stumbled upon this wonderful clip of a green...

September 13, 2014

Day of Prayer for Cardinal Newman Planned for October 11

Four years after the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman, C.O., there is a fresh...

September 08, 2014

Baby Mary Sisters Safeguard a Precious Statue

Just a block or so from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, there live an order...

August 2014

August 22, 2014

The Queenship of Mary Is Deeply Rooted in Scripture

Today Catholics celebrate the Memorial of the Queenship of the Virgin Mary. Pope Pius XII...

August 13, 2014

Fr. Hubert Schiffer and the Jesuit Priests Who Survived Hiroshima

I wish I could tell you that I'm related to Jesuit Father Hubert Schiffer. I've...

July 2014

July 27, 2014

Dulia and Hyperdulia: Do Catholics Really Worship Mary?

Repeat after me: Catholics do not worship Mary. Catholics do not worship Mary. Catholics do...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

FINALLY! Facebook Pulls the Plug on Anti-Christian Hate Group

Finally, Facebook has reversed its policy and barred the aggressively anti-Christian group "Virgin Mary Should've...

May 10, 2014

Graphic Statue of Virgin Mary Upsets Neighbors in Old Westbury

She stands 33 feet tall, her body bronze and red in the winter sun, slashed...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

Why Don’t Modern Parents Name Their Little Girls ‘Mary’?

Have you noticed that there aren't many little girls around these days named Mary? I...

March 2014

March 04, 2014

Lourdes Approves Repair Plans, After Last Year’s Flooding

Almost a year after floods swept through southwestern France, the Shrine of our Lady of...

December 2013

December 14, 2013

Our Lady of Guadalupe Finds a Home at Walmart

Last Wednesday, a first for Walmart: At their new Walmart Neighborhood Market in the Sherman...

December 11, 2013

Footwear for the Feast: Our Lady of Guadalupe on Your Ankle

December 12 is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. And so I ask you,...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

Anna and Joachim’s Little Girl Enters the Temple

Where in the Bible do we learn that the Virgin Mary’s parents were named Anna...

October 2013

October 13, 2013

Win Two “Shining Light Dolls”–Here’s How!

Well, these are just so cute! The Holy Father is consecrating the WORLD to the Immaculate...

October 13, 2013

Sunday Afternoon at the Movies: MARY OF NAZARETH

Today I attended a sponsored screening of the new motion picture Mary of Nazareth, which has...