Pity and punish the powerful but take no delight in their fall.
Virgin Mary
Posted inFaith, News
Church is a mother, not a bachelor, pope says at Mass for new Marian feast day
The church must “remain female” and “have this attitude of a wife and mother” who nurtures her children, the pope said in his homily May 21 during a morning Mass commemorating the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I lost my mom 83 years ago, but Our Lady never left me.
One day, I looked up to the statue of Our Lady and prayed: “God has taken my mother. I need you to be my mother.”
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Catholics get chance to celebrate Mary with new feast day
Gaining a renewed and deeper understanding of Mary’s nurturing and caring side is something he said the church, especially in today’s climate, could certainly use.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis establishes a universal feast day for Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church
The Memorial will celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost in churches throughout the world.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
The world needs the Black Madonna
Our Feb. 28th guest is Br. Mickey McGrath, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, an award-winning artist and author of 18 art and faith books. We discuss his recent article, We need images of the Black Madonna now more than ever. We also discuss these articles: Catholic colleges say peaceful gun control protests won’t […]
Posted inFaith, Features
What a Rust Belt quest for a missing statue taught me about devotion.
What a missing statue and a Rust Belt quest taught me about devotion.
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Pope Francis’ favorite icon of Mary gets restored
History’s first Latin American pope is particularly devoted to Marian iconography.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How Our Lady of Altagracia became the (unofficial) patroness of the Dominican Republic
“Our country is so important to us. We carry the Dominican Republic in our hearts.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Christmas is not disposable and neither is Mary.
We celebrate the Virgin Mary because in her, the mystery of Christmas saturates creation.