Forgive me. A mother can
only hold so many scars.
Virgin Mary
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
America This Week: May 15, 2019
This week’s guest is Anna Keating. We discuss her article “Why Evangelical megachurches are embracing (some) Catholic traditions.” We also discuss these articles: Pope Francis tells women religious church cannot alter revelation on women’s diaconate Pope Francis’ almsgiver restores power (illegally) to homeless shelter in Italy How Mary can be a bridge between Christians and […]
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis authorizes the organization of pilgrimages to Medjugorje
Pope Francis has authorized the organization of pilgrimages to the Marian shrine of Medjugorje, the Vatican announced today.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
How Mary can be a bridge between Christians and Muslims
In an era when Islamophobia is on the rise, it seems especially important for Catholic Christians to know that in addition to sharing our belief in the one God, Muslims also share a reverence for Mary.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Undoer of Knots
Enveloped in clouds
of drapery, the Virgin
perches between maimed
angels
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The West’s debt to Notre Dame
In the wake of the fire, perhaps today’s “cultured despisers” of religion will come to appreciate how devotion to Notre Dame has been a wellspring of Western civilization as we know it.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Father James Martin: Where was God when Notre Dame was in flames?
Our Lady knows exactly what it is like to stand by and see someone you love suffer and die. But Our Lady also knew that, somehow, God was with her in that time of grief. But we could well ask: Where was God yesterday in Paris?
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis to young people: Mary inspires and assists those seeking their vocation
“Young people who are seeking or questioning their future can find Mary to be the one who helps them discern God’s plan for them and find the strength to follow it.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What Michelangelo’s flawed Pietà teaches us about Mary
If, so often, the sad fate of women is to bear what men have wrought, Mary does this like no other.
Posted inFaith, News
Yes, you have to go to Mass twice this weekend for the feast of the Immaculate Conception
The vigil Mass on Saturday evening is not a “two-for-one” Mass for both days.