October is considered the Month of the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary and that is why for the next three weeks; we will take up Mary’s Role in the New […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
Blessed John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict, Saint Bruno, and the Carthusians
Although today is the twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, in the Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar, it’s the memorial for Saint Bruno, founder of one of the strictest orders in the Catholic Church, […]
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux – “Doctor of Merciful Love”
Today we celebrate the memorial of one of the most prolific Doctors of the Church in the modern era, not because of the large quantities of her writing, but the impact and […]
Mercy, Compassion, Love, and the Poor: The Holy Father Speaks
One week ago today, the now famous interview with Pope Francis was released across the globe via the Jesuit Order. Here in the United States, we received the interview from the Jesuit […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope St. John Paul II on the Suffering of Mary
Although yesterday was the twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, it was also the memorial for Our Lady of Sorrows. This memorial focuses on the seven great sorrows in the life of the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Marian Consecration: Knowing Jesus through Mary
In his book, True Devotion to Mary, Saint Louis De Montfort states, “True devotion to Our Lady is interior; that is, it comes from the mind and heart. It flows from the […]
Pope St. John Paul II on the Queenship of Mary
Everyone that has ever really taken the time to listen or read Pope St. John Paul II will know that his love for the Blessed Mother began in his youth, after the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 7 Benefits of Praying the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary
From the beginning of his Papacy, Pope Francis, has been giving us a continual catechesis on the Blessed Virgin Mary. On the first day as the Bishop of Rome, he went to […]
Breathing with the Two Lungs of the Church for the Assumption of Mary
My fascination with Eastern Catholicism began on Pentecost Sunday 2010 when I first attended Our Lady’s Maronite Catholic Church in Austin, Texas with the Weis Family. At the time, I was teaching […]
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, […]
“Lord I Need You”
Over the past couple of days, I have been watching the video below of Matt Maher sing the song, Lord I Need You, at World Youth Day from a couple of weeks […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil)
I would imagine that many Catholics outside of Brazil, like myself, had never heard of Our Lady of Aparecida before the celebrations this week at World Youth Day in Rio de Janerio. […]
World Youth Day Reflections from the JP2 Generation
As I watched the Evening Vigil tonight on EWTN with Pope Francis on the Copacabana Beach in Brazil, it brought back fond memories of my own experiences at the two World Youth […]
WFJS Catholic Radio Interview
I will be on WFJS Catholic Radio tomorrow Live at 3:30 pm Eastern Time (12:30 here in Arizona) with Jim & Cheryl Manfredonia. We will discussing Blessed John Paul II, his rise to […]
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 […]
Radio Interview for Today – POSTPONED – Rescheduled for next Friday.
POSTPONED TILL NEXT FRIDAY, JULY 19 AT THE SAME TIME. Hello Everyone! I will be on WFJS Catholic Radio today at 3:30 pm Eastern Time with Jim & Cheryl Manfredonia. We will discussing […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Pope and Saint
Last week Catholics around the world received wonderful news from the Vatican, specifically from the Congregation for the Canonization of Saints, that Blessed John Paul II and Blessed John XXIII could be […]
