This coming Wednesday, April 11, is the memorial for one of the great young saints of the Catholic Church, and I imagine a saint that many of you don’t know well. In […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of Saint Gemma Galgani
I grew a beard and now I’m getting married
Yes, you read the title of this post correctly – I grew a beard and now I’m get married. I heard this statement and statements like it for years but refused to […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Saint John Paul II, Regina Caeli, and Easter Monday
Now that we have entered the Easter Season, the Marian antiphon that is proper to chant during this time is the Regina Caeli. The antiphon replaces the more common chanted Angelus, which […]
HAPPY EASTER…CHRIST IS RISEN!!
When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Very early when the sun had risen, on […]
My Personal Prayer after Receiving Holy Communion
Over the last twelve years, my understanding of the Holy Eucharist has developed and changed drastically from the many preceding years. Most importantly, I learned that the Holy Mass is about giving […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Holy Week with the Mater Dolorosa
Yesterday, beginning with Palm Sunday, the Catholic Church entered Holy Week also known as the Great Week. In my personal opinion, these are the best days in the entire liturgical cycle because […]
Quiet Solitude in the Arizona Desert
This past Tuesday, I led a group of 12 parishioners on a one-day pilgrimage to Our Lady of Solitude Monastery located in Tonapah, Arizona. The monastery was built and is cared for […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Benedict XVI on the Importance of Saint Joseph (and some reflective thoughts of my own)
If there is one individual who I have focused on a lot in my writing over the years, it is Saint Joseph. Including today’s post, the total is now at 10. Saint […]
“Mondays with Mary” – A Marian Image Painted by Saint Luke (Our Lady of Expectation, India)
According to traditions within the Catholic Church, it has been said that Saint Luke, the author of the Gospel that bears his name, the same author of the Acts of the Apostles, […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of the Fields
Traditionally, today in France, February 26, is the memorial of Our Lady of the Fields, also known as Notre-Dame des Champs. Instituted by St. Denis in the middle of the third century, […]
