In 1641, during the Christmas Season, a traveling salesman named Hendrick Busman, was walking near the fire-torn village of Kevelaer. When he saw a cross on the side of the road, he […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Kevelaer (Germany)
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Deliverance, Empress of China
At the beginning of the 20th century, Catholicism in China was rapidly growing. In the year 1900, there were 40 Bishops, 800 European missionaries, 600 native Chinese priests, and around 700,000 native […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of China (Donglu)
During the Boxer Rebellion in China, in April of 1900, around 10,000 hostile troops attacked a small Christian mission village made up of 700-1000 Christians. The mission village was founded by the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Andacollo (Chile)
In the latter half of the 16th century, an indigenous Chilean copper miner noticed a small ball of light coming from one of the crevices’ in the mine in which we worked. […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Bavaria (Altötting)
Our Lady of Bavaria, also known as Our Lady of Altötting, resides in the Chapel of Grace in the region of Bavaria, just under ten miles (15.7 km – Google Maps) from […]
Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of La Salette; Our Lady of Lourdes; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (France)
This week happens to be much quicker “Mondays with Mary” since I have written on these three National Marian Shrines in the past. It is fascinating that three of the major Marian […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Aylesford (England)
The origin of Our Lady of Mount Carmel begins in Israel (near present-day Haifa), the first place ever dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A chapel was built in Our Lady’s honor […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of the Cape (Canada)
When we think about shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, we often think of the many places in Europe, however, there is a very popular pilgrimage site located on this side […]
“Mondays with Mary” and St. Therese of Lisieux
It seems that I lost track of time today – so in order to provide you with something on this first Monday of October, I am going to list some posts I […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Copacabana (Bolivia)
Well, it’s been three weeks since I last wrote on here. I return to you as a newly and very happily married man. It was just over 2 weeks ago when my […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians (Australia)
For today’s “Mondays with Mary”, I would like to continue my explanation of the different National Marian Shrines across the world. For today’s particular article, we are going to focus our attention […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Meritxell (Andorra)
Our Lady of Meritxell has been part of the country of Andorra dating back to the 12th century. On January 6, in the middle of the winter, inhabitants from the village of […]
7 Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI on the Assumption of Mary
As I have done in the past, this being the tenth article on the Assumption, I have found quotes about the great Solemnity we are celebrating today in the life of the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Beauraing (Belgium)
On November 29, in the year 1932, five children from the ages of nine to fifteen years old were playing as they were walking in the direction of a railway bridge. They […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Mariazell (Austria)
One of the most famous and popular Marian Shrines in central Europe is found in the Styrian Mountains, 50 miles southwest of Vienna, Austria. Covered in snow for most of the winter […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Lujan (Argentina)
The city of Lujan is 43 miles west of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The city is home to Our Lady of Lujan and the basilica that is dedicated to Mary under the same […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Africa (Algiers)
If you were to visit Algiers today, you would find a much different country than in years past. Although Algiers today is very much a Muslim country, it was not so for […]
