Tomorrow, in the Western Church, we will celebrate the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, or otherwise known historically as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast originated in […]
Recently, after seeing a link for it shared by some friends on Facebook, I signed up through Catholic Action for Faith and Family website to Storm Heaven by praying the Rosary. How […]
When I look at my blog statistics each week, I notice that some of the search terms that are always present are usually something in regards to quotes from either the saints […]
As we begin 2016, I want to share with you the Top 5 “Mondays with Mary” from 2015. It was this series that got the attention of some of the editors at […]
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 […]
Yesterday, in the Western lung of the Catholic Church, we heard the beautiful scripture verses many of you know to be the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Gospel reading […]
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 […]
Since we are in the month of December, the month we joyfully celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, and since I have not touched upon the Immaculate Conception […]
Since today is the feast of Saint Ambrose, Patron of the Veneration of Mary, I thought it was a good day to share with you some of St. Ambrose’s writings when it […]
Since we are now in the season of Advent, I thought I would give you a very brief blog post today focusing on the four blog posts I have written in the […]
Since Saturday was the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I found it fitting to focus today’s “Mondays with Mary” on the words of St. John Eudes. In his […]
In light of the recent attacks in Paris, France, I felt that need to write about a Marian devotion that focused specifically on Our Lady in France. Although today’s “Mondays with Mary” […]
On Saturday, I attended the wedding of parishioners I met last year, since they both were in our RCIA and Adult Confirmation process at the parish. Now they are not only parishioners; […]
Since yesterday was the Solemnity of All Saints, the great feast where we celebrate not only the canonized Saints of the Church, but also the unknown saints that have reached the Heavenly […]
Yesterday I attended the 40th Annual Arizona Rosary Celebration in Phoenix, Arizona, with my mom and cousin. I felt the need to attend this year’s Rosary celebration for two reasons: first, mom […]
As we continue in the month of October, the Month of the Holy Rosary, I find it fitting to share with you more catechesis on the importance of the Holy Rosary. Last […]
Since October is the Month of the Rosary, I found it fitting to write yet another blog post focusing on the importance of the Holy Rosary. Last week, I wrote a blog […]
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