The Council of Vatican II in the document, Lumen Gentium – the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, declares in Chapter VIII – “Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Queenship of Mary
“Mondays with Mary” – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On November 1, 1950, Blessed Pope Pius XII in the Apostolic Constitution, Munificentissiumus Deus, through an ex cathedra (“from the chair” – infallible) statement declared solemn “that the Immaculate Mother of God, […]
“Mondays with Mary” – St. Francis de Sales on the Assumption of Mary
We have now entered the month of August! As Catholics, we should be very excited about the days ahead in the liturgical calendar. For us in the Latin Rite, August 15 is […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Importance of Studying Marian Doctrines
The letter, The Virgin Mary in Intellectual and Spiritual Formation, written by the Congregation for Catholic Education (March 25, 1988) in the section – “The Contribution of Mariology to Theological Research” states, […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Miraculous Medal
Recently, I visited our family’s safe deposit box to acquire a document that I needed. While looking for the document, I came upon old medals and rings that were given to me […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Praying the Memorare
Due to my traveling last week and this week, my blogging has been a hiatus. Last week, I was in Virginia for a very good friends wedding and also traveled around the […]
“Mondays With Mary” – Mary of Nazareth and Hearing God’s Word
When speaking about the Scriptures, St. Jerome said, “Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ.” As faithful Catholics, we must come to know the Word of God in a way that it […]
“Mondays With Mary” – Our Lady of the Americas and the New Evangelization
In 1999, Blessed John Paul II wrote the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in America (The Church in America). This document was to unite the particular (local dioceses) churches in the America’s – […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Immaculate Mother and Pope Benedict XVI
In the book, Maria – Pope Benedict XVI on the Mother of God, the Holy Father collects many of his homilies, speeches, and prayers together along with many great photos of his […]
“Mondays With Mary” – The Love the Saints Have for Mary
Today’s “Monday’s with Mary” is a small collection of quotes about the Blessed Mother from the some of the great saints of the Catholic Church. There is no doubt there are many […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Magnificat
This post should have been part of the blog from last Monday on the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, however with last week being Final Exams week for my students and […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This coming Thursday is the Feast Day of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and also happens to be my Mom’s birthday. What a great day to be born! With all […]
“Mondays with Mary” – In a Time of Crisis…Mary Should Not Be Forgotten
As I was thinking about what do for this week’s “Mondays with Mary”, I came upon in my class notes from my course in graduate school on Mary – Six Reasons Why […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Fatima
The apparitions at Fatima continue to be the most magnificent of all the Marian apparitions to affect the world in the modern era. Mary under her title, “Our Lady of the Rosary” […]
Motherhood, Mary, and Blessed John Paul II
On May 2nd, Pat Ryan of Relevant Radio interviewed me here in Austin (the interview will air in the middle to late June). One of the first questions he asked me was […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Holy Rosary
After my students and I finish each new theology chapter, I like to take them to the school chapel for prayer. I think it’s important to pray with our students since theology […]
May – The Month of Mary
Last weekend when I was home for my niece’s Baptism into the Catholic Church, I decided to wait to get her presents at the King’s House, a Catholic religious store, in Scottsdale, […]
