On May 14 of this year, I wrote a blog post for “Mondays with Mary” on Our Lady of Fatima. During these approved apparitions, the Blessed Mother appeared at Fatima as “Our […]
Our Lady of the Rosary
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Sorrows
This past Saturday, September 15, the Catholic Church celebrated the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows in her liturgical calendar. Pope Pius VII gave this devotion from Sacred Tradition to the Church […]
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today, we celebrate the feast of The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary nine months after we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Today, we celebrate the birth of the Mother […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Parish
On Wednesday, August 15, I attended the Newman Center at Arizona State University for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary. Before Holy Mass began, I offered up my before […]
“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, […]
Hiatus Continued
Hello Everyone, Well I am safely back in the Valley of the Sun (Phoenix, Arizona) after two days of traveling on the road between Austin to Phoenix. I arrived back in Phoenix […]
“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” – 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” […]
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