Over the past 54 days here in the Diocese of Phoenix, we have been praying the 54-Day Rosary Novena in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Fatima. This past Friday night, Bishop […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 54 Days of Rosary Quotes
“Mondays with Mary” – The Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima Visits Gilbert, Arizona
A year and half ago, my Pastor came to me and asked to get more information about the possibility of having the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima present at our parish. We […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Prayer to Our Lady, Queen of the Angels
Since Friday was the Feast of the Archangels – Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, and today is the memorial of the Guardian Angels, I thought I would provide you with a prayer to […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary, Star of the Sea
In my blog post on August 7th of this year, I spoke about Mary as the Morning Star, but also mentioned in that post that I would write about Mary, Star of […]
The Marian Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
Today in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, we celebrate the Marian memorial known as Our Lady of Sorrows. This traditional devotion, which helps us understand Mary’s role in the suffering […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of St. John Chrysostom
This coming Wednesday, September 13, is the memorial of another great Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church, and a saint that is recognized by both the Eastern and Western lungs […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of St. Gregory the Great
Yesterday, in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, we celebrated the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, however, September 3, is also the memorial for one of the great Early Church Fathers […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of St. Augustine of Hippo
Since today, August 28, is the memorial of one of the great Doctors and Early Church Fathers, St. Augustine of Hippo, I thought I would provide for you a Marian Prayer composed […]
The Queenship of Mary: 7 Blog Posts on the Marian Feast
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is one of the many Marian feasts of the Catholic Church, and a topic, just like the Assumption, […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima
This article first appeared in the August 6th edition of Vidi Dominum, the parish bulletin of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church. Re-published here with permission. Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 10 Quotes by Pope St. John Paul II on the Assumption of Mary
Since tomorrow, August 15, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church (in the Eastern rites of the Church, today, August 14 […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary, the Morning Star (through words of Blessed John Henry Newman)
There are times when I know exactly what I am going to write for a “Mondays with Mary” and then there are times when I struggle to find a topic. Today was […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lourdes, and Fatima
For today’s “Mondays with Mary,” I want to provide for you a very simple and a very practical article focusing on three prayers of three different Marian titles – Guadalupe, Lourdes, and […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Einsiedeln
Over this past weekend, I spent most of my time at Prince of Peace Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery in Oceanside, California for my friend’s Ordination to the Priesthood (see my article later […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Blessed Virgin in The Spirit of Catholicism
Although I read many fantastic books during my two years of graduate school at Franciscan University of Steubenville (2008-2010), one of my favorite books became The Spirit of Catholicism by Karl Adam. […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Mylapore
The National Shrine of St. Thomas Basilica built over the tomb of St. Thomas the Apostle in Mylapore, India, houses the shrine of Our Lady Mylapore, whose feast day is today, June […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary’s Relationship with the Eucharist
With yesterday’s celebration in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church of the great Solemnity of Corpus Christi (The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ), I felt the need to share […]
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