Tomorrow, July 16, is the feast day of Our Lady of Carmel, a very important feast day in the life of any Carmelite and really anyone that wears and has a devotion […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Carmel, St. Simon Stock, and the Brown Scapular
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Aylesford (England)
The origin of Our Lady of Mount Carmel begins in Israel (near present-day Haifa), the first place ever dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A chapel was built in Our Lady’s honor […]
Pope St. John Paul II Rockin’ the Brown Scapular
Since today is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, I wanted to share one of my favorite photos of the young Karol Wojtyla, the future pope and now saint, Pope […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Synthesis of Marian Spirituality in the Brown Scapular
With Wednesday being the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, I found it fitting today to write about the importance of the Brown Scapular or as I like to call it […]
Catholic Dog Tags
A few months back, I was getting a haircut and the individual cutting my hair noticed that I was wearing some sort of cloth “necklace”, but I told this person; it’s not […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Many people think that Pope St. John Paul II had the great devotions to the Blessed Mother, and yes that would be correct, however, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI also had great devotions […]
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