Why does the Church celebrate John the Baptist’s birth today? Find out when Liz Estler reflects on the importance of this solemnity.
What does today’s feast teach us about God’s mercy? Find out when Liz Estler surveys several authors who have written on the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Does the Church consider the Blessed Virgin Mary to be our Mediatrix? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen quotes popes and saints in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
On this feast of the child saints of Fatima, we do well to mark the words of Pope Saint John Paul II: “…the Church wishes to put on the candelabrum these two candles which God lit to illumine humanity in its dark and anxious hours.” Claire Dwyer remembers their brief lives and eternal message of prayer and hope.
Why does the Church celebrate today’s feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple? Find out when Liz Estler explores the history, symbolism, and theology contained therein.
Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God in an excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
St. Francis brought back to life the humanity of Jesus Christ in the minds and in the imaginations of his contemporaries.
With the Word of the Father, the words of Christian prayer are born from the Virgin’s Womb:
A beautiful Christmas reflection by Dr. Anthony Lilles
What was the secret of the Blessed Virgin’s faith? Fr. John Bartunek explores why she was able to believe so completely, an excerpt from his meditation book “The Better Part” on this coming Sunday’s Gospel.
Dr. Peter Howard reveals the secret hidden in the heart of Advent: Mary.