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September 2013

September 01, 2013

Church and State: Costa Rica’s and Switzerland’s Wildly Divergent Views

What role should religion play in the affairs of the State? Here in the United...

August 2013

August 25, 2013

The Loreto Embroideries Inspire With Their Beauty and Their Message

An exhibit of twelve rare Marian embroideries is currently on display at the Royal School...

June 2013

June 12, 2013

In England, the Rosary in Bronze

On Thursday, Dominicans and art aficionados will watch with interest as a 16th century bronze...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

THE FRUIT OF HER WOMB: John Meets His Cousin for the First Time

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation, that day when the pregnant Mary travels...

May 18, 2013

Saturday Special: A Garden of Roses for Our Mother

In this Marian month, I continue my weekly focus on Mary, the Mother of God. ...

May 11, 2013

Saturday Special: Mary, Untier of Knots

Last week I told you that on Saturdays during the month of May, I would...

May 04, 2013

Mary’s Month

I had this idea that on Saturdays during the month of May, I’d post something...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

The Mall of America, the Ladybug, and the Queenship of Mary

I love the Mall of America! Well, actually, I have two favorite spots there: I...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

“The Lourdes of Germany”: Our Lady of Altötting and the World Day of the Sick

In southeastern Germany, in the region of Bavaria, there stands an octagonal chapel which dates...

December 2012

December 23, 2012

KISSING THE FACE OF GOD

For a moment I wondered, Is this too sappy? Too wrought with emotion? But no—This...

December 18, 2012

Vandal Shatters Statues in Louisiana Parishes

I have a small statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Years ago, when I...

October 2012

October 07, 2012

Lepanto, the Life Chain, and the Rosary: YOU Can Make a Difference

On October 7, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary—looking back...

September 2012

September 15, 2012

The Pencil Madonna: A Modern Rendition of Our Lady of Sorrows

Long and black, sorrowing an eighth time at the Ascension of her Son, she’s nicknamed...

September 14, 2012

The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady

On September 15, we honor Mary, the Mother of God, under her title of “Our...

September 09, 2012

Baby Mary Sisters Safeguard a Precious Statue, Welcome Pilgrims in Rome

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

September 07, 2012

Two Mary’s! Giotto’s “Birth of the Virgin” Raises an Interesting Question

September 8 is the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary-- and I've got...

August 2012

August 14, 2012

MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD – Honored in World’s Largest Stained Glass Window

The largest stained glass church window in the world is in [choose one]: (1) Cologne, Germany; ...

August 07, 2012

Summer Snowfall Interrupted: Vandals Spoil the Fun at Rome Basilica

At the beginning of each of the ten videos in Fr. Robert Barron’s “Catholicism” series,...

July 2012

July 06, 2012

The Saint and the Scapular: Simon Stock and Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. We were motoring through the French countryside,...

July 01, 2012

Medjugorje: An Alternate Perspective

In recent days there have been many harsh words written about the alleged Marian apparitions...

May 2012

May 11, 2012

JUST IN TIME FOR MOTHER’S DAY! St. Anne, Patron of Detroit

REPOSTING from last year, because of the holiday this weekend! Now there’s a mother to...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

Our Lady of Good Counsel: History of the Devotion

Elizabeth Scalia posted a beautiful picture of Our Lady of Good Counsel on her blog...

April 15, 2012

Regina Coeli: Queen of Heaven

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

April 02, 2012

Leonardo da Vinci’s Final Masterpiece, St. Anne, Draws Crowds at The Louvre

Leonardo da Vinci was the quintessential “Renaissance man”—skilled in mathematics, music, science, anatomy, geology, cartography,...

March 2012

March 22, 2012

A New Look at the Annunciation

Hail Mary, full of grace. On March 25—exactly nine months before Christmas—the Catholic Church commemorates...

February 2012

February 11, 2012

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes: A Good Time for a Theology Review!

On February 11, Catholics celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. We remember that...

January 2012

January 01, 2012

Our Lady of the Underpass: Is She For Real?

You hear stories all the time about supposed apparitions and supernatural events: Jesus in a...

December 2011

December 08, 2011

What Mary Wore: Belts and Veils from Mary’s Closet

In honor of the Marian feast this week, I thought I’d take a peek inside...

August 2011

August 15, 2011

Without Sin. Always. How Great Would That Be?!

“I Am the Immaculate Conception.” The young girl shook her head—she didn’t understand what she...

April 2011

April 23, 2011

REGINA COELI: QUEEN OF HEAVEN

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