August 28th is commonly the memorial of Saint Augustine of Hippo, but since it fell yesterday, which was on a Sunday, the Sunday Solemnity always trumps it and we celebrated the 22nd […]
The Marian Writings of St. Augustine of Hippo
Saint Ambrose of Milan – Patron of the Veneration of Mary
Saint Ambrose was born around the year 340 A.D. His mother raised him in Rome, after his father died when Ambrose was young. Ambrose owes his education and upbringing to his mother […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Thought of St. Hilary of Poitiers
Since tomorrow is the feast day of St. Hilary of Poitiers – The Athanasius of the West, I found it fitting to explain his Marian Thought as well as to provide you […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary’s Faith at the Annunciation
Continuing with the theme of the Annunciation for the month of March, which is one week from tomorrow, I want to focus today’s “Mondays with Mary” on two Early Church Fathers and […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary in the Old Testament, Part 3
Today, we continue with the third part of Mary in the Old Testament. In the month of September, we looked at Mary in the Old Testament in two parts – part 1 […]
Reading and Knowing the Church Fathers
Lately, I have been reading the book, Church Fathers – From Clement of Rome to Augustine, written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. It’s a collection of his Wednesday Audiences that teach us […]
