The Renewal of the Annunciation
“Mary reminds us that her Son’s entire life is about our heart, may her witness renew our commitment to him.” – Thomas Griffin
“Mary reminds us that her Son’s entire life is about our heart, may her witness renew our commitment to him.” – Thomas Griffin
“What would Jesus’ new year resolution be for you? His deep desire is that each of us grows close to Him, day by day. He has given to us His own mother to help us because no one can survive in this world without the love and guidance of His mother.” – Debra Black
“Both Mary and Joseph show us how their yes fosters a state of obedience in their souls toward God that gives them freedom.” – Fr. Matthew McDonald
“The Son of God became man to reveal the Father to us. He puts a face on God so-to-speak. But He also reveals His mother to us.” – Debra Black
“Our Lady’s been promised a victory, but we are called to help bring it about, to rally under her banner and reclaim our world—which finds itself in the grip of this trial—for Jesus Christ.” – Dan Burke
“We know that the magnifying glass is in enemy hands when we find ourselves beginning to smolder, with resentment, with bitterness, with anger. When we find ourselves trapped or paralyzed by fear. But the magnifying glass does not belong to the enemy.” – Grace Abruzzo
“In contemplative prayer one does not so much approach God, but is approached by God.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Her Assumption reveals a key aspect of what it means to be Christian. We do not follow Christ because he is a great moral philosopher, but because being attached to him makes us who we were made to be.” – Thomas Griffin
“When news broke that the Supreme Court was planning on overturning Roe v. Wade, the protests began almost immediately. In some, women showed up at Catholic Masses dressed in the famous ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ costumes in protest of what they saw as the Catholic Church’s misogynistic meddling in American politics. What they missed is the fact that the most famous woman called a handmaid is described by that Church as the Queen of Heaven and Earth.” – Taryn DeLong