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“Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creatures”
What happened in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary can and must happen in our own lives. Each of us has received the Holy […]
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The Solemnity of All Saints and the pursuit of holiness
Several years ago I was having a mild altercation with one of my high school students. He ended his presentation with this thought: “The reason I hate Catholic school is that you priests and nuns […]
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Our Lady of Fatima, ideology, and the Vatican’s homosexual crisis
Both radical feminism and homosexuality have no use for healthy, ordered, loving men and women, parents, and children. […]
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The often silent and surprising history of devotion to Saint Joseph
Our Lord’s foster-father has always held a prominent place in the hearts of the faithful, has he not? Surely, we have always invoked the trio of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph? At the risk of shocking […]
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A Holy Family is one totally dedicated to God
The celebration of Christmas has a way of amplifying our ordinary family experience. For a loving and harmonious family, Christmas tends to be the time when its familial bonds are tightened. The members of such […]
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Round Yon Virgin!
I still have the Nativity creche that I grew up with in my boyhood home. It’s older than I am. From my parent’s home to mine, it has enjoyed a place in the living room […]
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The Immaculate Conception Revisited
In December 2018, I wrote an article for Catholic World Report on the Immaculate Conception: “Why I came to believe that Mary was conceived without sin.” I argued that it was (1) a matter of […]
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7 of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s most popular titles
From left: Our Lady of Fatima; Our Lady of Lourdes; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Our Lady of the Rosary; Our Lady of Sorrows; Our Lady, Undoer of Knots; and Our Lady of Peace. / Credit: Ricardoperna via Canva Teams; rparys via Canva Teams; Bluebird13 … […]
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Lessons from Sts. Anne and Joachim for couples facing infertility
A painting of St. Joachim, the little Virgin Mary, and St. Anne in the Church of San Francesco in Reggio Emilia, Italy. / Credit: Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock
CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Many couples today face childlessness and … […]
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12 keys to using the brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 16, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Pope Pius XII said: “The devotion to the Carmelite scapular has brought down on the world a copious rain of spiritual and temporal graces.”On the feas… […]