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“Mondays with Mary” – The Top Five “Mondays with Mary” Over the Past 365 Days
Being that next Monday is the fourth anniversary of “Mondays with Mary” and the 200th blog post of the series; I thought I would do something very simple and very short for […]
What was Mary Thinking the Week Before She Gave Birth to Jesus?
Historically, in the Latin calendar, December 18 was the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, however the feast is not in the current calendar. To learn more about the history of the […]
The Top 10 Read “Mondays with Mary” to Date So Far
It’s been nearly three years of writing on the Blessed Virgin Mary in the series “Mondays with Mary” and although I have covered a lot of information, there is still plenty to […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Solitude
Over this past weekend, I spent three days in prayer, reflection, healing, and solitude at a Redemptorist retreat center north of Tucson, Arizona. After enduring some rather difficult weeks, it was advised […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Traditionally, the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 27. The Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin, listed below, are part of the Franciscan Crown Rosary, which as […]
The Influence Saint Joseph has on Catholic Men in the 21st Century
Instead of doing the usual blog post on Saint Joseph, which I have done here and here, I thought would reach out to some of my fellow Catholic brothers to see how […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of St. Peter Damian
This past Friday we celebrated the feast day of one of the great 35 Doctors of the Church, Saint Peter Damian. Besides being a simple Benedictine monk and a monitor to a […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Saint Francis de Sales on the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Yesterday, in the Western Church, we celebrated the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, or otherwise known historically as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is from the Gospel […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary and the Word of God
During the month of November, I taught a class for men studying for the permanent diaconate here in the Diocese of Phoenix. One of the texts we used for the short 5-week […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Historically, in the Liturgical Calendar, December 18 (Wednesday 2013) is the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although this feast is not in the current calendar, nearly the entire Latin Church still […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Francis on “The Faith of Mary”
For “Mondays with Mary” this week, I provide to you some of the words from Pope Francis on his catechesis from October 12, 2013 on “The Faith of Mary.” Bolded in RED […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 10 Memorable Quotes about the Blessed Virgin Mary from St. John Vianney
I don’t know about you, but I love reading the Lives of the Saints and the many great things they said in the course of their lifetime. What makes the Saints so […]
The Death, Dormition, and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Blessed Pope Pius XII in 1946 asked the Bishops of the Catholic Church to gather information for the potential dogmatic declaration of this doctrine. Two questions were asked of the Bishops: First, […]
The Great Saint of Auschwitz
Today we commemorate the great saint of Auschwitz – Saint Maximilian Kolbe. St. Maximilian Kolbe was born, Raymond, to Julius Kolbe and Mary Dabrowska on January 17, 1894. At the age of […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tradition tells us that the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary were a couple by the name of Joachim and Ann. We don’t hear of them in the Holy Scriptures, but some […]
“Mondays with Mary” Turns 1 Year Old
Wow! I can’t believe it’s been one year since I began “Mondays with Mary.” Initially, it was going to be a four-week series that spanned the month of May, but the Holy […]
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