“I invite every community and every one of the faithful to join with me next Friday, March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation, in making this solemn act of consecration of humanity.”
Virgin Mary
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Netflix’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ upends centuries of images of (Catholic) motherhood
“The Lost Daughter” raises startling questions about the role of motherhood as it comes into conflict with a woman’s desire to achieve something beyond domestic responsibilities.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What does Our Lady of Fátima have to do with Russia and Ukraine?
On March 25, Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a penance service. Why?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I went to a Ukrainian Catholic Church to pray a rosary for peace. I didn’t expect to find Muslims there in solidarity.
I do not have time to go to the church’s rosary for peace in Ukraine, but I go anyway. I have to do something, even though I feel like my small gesture will amount to nothing.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Look back on the past year. Where was the Holy Spirit at work?
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Mary’s revolutionary Magnificat
A Reflection for the Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Conversations between women in the Gospels
A Reflection for the Sunday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
The message of the Immaculate Conception: Thank God for do-overs
A do-over. Who has not wanted one, at times with no little desperation? That’s what God gives us in Christ.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
While Romans slept, Pope Francis prayed at the Spanish Steps for the world’s sick and suffering
Pope Francis arrived at the foot of the statue of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception at 6:15 a.m. and prayed for “the miracle of cure for the many sick people” in today’s world.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Mix up the Annunciation and the Immaculate Conception of Mary? You’re not alone.
A Reflection for the Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.