The focus is more on the message than the miracle.
Virgin Mary
Posted inFaith, News
Fatima 100 years later: Why believers, nonbelievers alike are intrigued by Our Lady of the Rosary
The miracles and unexplained phenomenon that accompanied the events 100 years ago continue to intrigue believers and nonbelievers alike.
Posted inFaith, News
The bond between Our Lady of Fatima and the past three popes
Pope Francis made headlines with the canonization of two children, but his adoration cannot match that of St. John Paul II.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will canonize two of the children who saw Our Lady of Fatima
Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Reimagining Catholic devotion to Mary: Who is she and what is her role in my life?
“Who is Mary, what is her role in my life and what could I do to get to know her better?”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Jesus didn’t just come from Mary’s womb, he came from the labyrinth of her love.
Everything that she was, formed who he became.
Posted inFaith, The Word
Keep and Ponder
Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart (Lk 2:19)
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What are we to make of the Virgin Birth? What does it make of us?
Whatever else the virgin birth may be, it doesn’t represent the domestication of the divine.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis’ prayer to Our Lady for exploited children, families and the unemployed
The pope appealed to Our Lady to teach people to care for others “without egoistic interests or hypocrisy.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Mary’s Immaculate Conception is humanity’s great recount—the one that counted.
Confidence in God makes Jesus sinless for us. Hope in humanity, in ourselves, does the same for Mary.