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“Mondays with Mary”– Pope Francis, Blessed John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and...
Yesterday, in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope Francis consecrated the world through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in front of the original statute of Our Lady of Fatima. If you haven’t...
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“Mondays with Mary”– Mary as the New Ark of the Covenant
Not excluding the Esheth Yahil (Woman of Valor) from Proverbs 31, Mary as the Ark of the Covenant has to be one of the greatest Old Testament types of Mary. The original Ark of the Covenant was the...
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“Mondays with Mary” – The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Historically, in the Liturgical Calendar, December 18 (Wednesday 2013) is the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although this feast is not in the current calendar, nearly the entire Latin Church...
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The Declaration of the Theotokos at the Council of Ephesus
Since tomorrow is the Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God, and a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics (in the Western lung of the Church), todays post is dedicated to this important dogma in the...
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“Mondays with Mary” – My Favorite Marian Title
Anyone that reads these weekly posts should know that I have a pretty intense devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. My relationship completely changed with her after a class in graduate school at...
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Quick Lessons from the Catechism: The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ
As the entire globe prays for peace in Iraq and we remember our fellow Christians who are being persecuted and martyred for their faith, let us unite in solidarity with them on the this day of the...
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“Mondays with Mary” – 10 words from St. Alphonsus Liguori to the 21st Century...
This Thursday is the Dormition of the Theotokos for the East and Friday is the Assumption of Mary into Heaven for the West. As we celebrate this great Marian Solemnity through both lungs of the Church,...
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“Mondays with Mary” – The Theotokos Brings Joy to the Whole World
Since this upcoming Thursday, January 1, is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, I wanted, as I have done over the past couple of years on this Solemnity, to provide you with a blog post that...
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“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Benedict XVI on the Mother of God
Since we just celebrated the great Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God on January 1, for this week’s “Mondays with Mary” I want to share with you a major excerpt from a homily given by Pope Benedict...
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“Mondays with Mary” – St. Anselm’s Prayer to Mary as Theotokos
Since tomorrow is the feast day of St. Anselm – The Father of Scholasticism, I thought it would be appropriate to share with you one of the three prayers written by the medieval saint to the Blessed...
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What was Mary Thinking the Week Before She Gave Birth to Jesus?
Historically, in the Latin calendar, December 18 was the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, however the feast is not in the current calendar. To learn more about the history of the feast, I...
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“Mondays with Mary”– Mary is both Theotokos and Mother of God
Since this coming Friday is the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, I wanted share with you the seven blog posts that I have written over the past few years on Mary as both the...
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“Mondays with Mary” – The Top Five “Mondays with Mary” Over the Past 365 Days
Being that next Monday is the fourth anniversary of “Mondays with Mary” and the 200th blog post of the series; I thought I would do something very simple and very short for #199. I can’t even fathom...
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“Mondays with Mary” – 5 Quotes on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God by...
Yesterday, we celebrated one of great Marian Solemnities in the Catholic Church – Mary, Mother of God. As another year comes upon us, we begin our year focusing on Our Lord’s Mother, particularly in...
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