The Renewal of the Annunciation
Thomas Griffin
March 20, 2023
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“Mary reminds us that her Son’s entire life is about our heart, may her witness renew our commitment to him.” – Thomas Griffin
Mary and the Magnifying Glass
Grace Abruzzo
August 21, 2022
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“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
Contemplative Prayer and Receptivity
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
August 21, 2022
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“In contemplative prayer one does not so much approach God, but is approached by God.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Jesus’ Place in the Assumption
Thomas Griffin
August 14, 2022
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“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
Life Teen’s Mark Hart on Prayer, Productivity, and Priorities
Claire Dwyer
July 21, 2022
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Claire Dwyer talks with Mark Hart of Life Teen International about making time for what is most important–and the dangers of sacrificing our prayer life on the altar of activity.
Dressing Like a Handmaid: The Brown Scapular
Taryn DeLong
July 12, 2022
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“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
Preparing for Pentecost with Mary
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
May 29, 2022
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“As the Father and Son are completing the Paschal Mystery and preparing to give them the Holy Spirit, it is Mary who is preparing her children for this great event. And of course, what she does with them is what she wants to do with us.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Fixing vs. Facing
Fr. Derek Sakowski
May 22, 2022
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“It is only when we face the fuller depths of our humanity – in all its beauty and brokenness – that we can die with Christ and rise with him.” -Fr. Derek Sakowski
The Virgin of Vladimir
Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
April 4, 2022
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“Why have I have been praying before the Virgin of the Ukraine for years?” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
The Presence of Mary
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
April 1, 2022
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“Mary’s presence is always a comfort and a consolation, even to God.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
