The Name of Mary – Optional Memorial of the Holy Name of Mary
Why do we honor and celebrate Our Lady’s name today? Find out in this adaptation from St. Alphonsus Liguori’s treatise on the most holy name of Mary.
Why do we honor and celebrate Our Lady’s name today? Find out in this adaptation from St. Alphonsus Liguori’s treatise on the most holy name of Mary.
Why is our Blessed Mother called the Spouse of the Holy Spirit? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
How does the example of Mary’s faith help our own? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
How is Mary our guide and our model? Find out when Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on the Blessed Mother as the Church begins the Month of Mary.
What does it mean to follow Jesus when He says “Come, follow me”? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects on Christ’s obedience in this excerpt from the classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
What were St. Bernard’s ideas about humility and pride? Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on this vision, with application to Lent.
How does Saint Bernard of Clairvaux understand the response Mary gave at the Annunciation? Find out as we relive this Advent Homily of his in three parts, concluding today with part three.
What does St Bernard of Clairvaux imagine that Mary was thinking at the Annunciation? Find out as we relive this Advent Homily of his in three parts, continuing today with part two.
What does St Bernard of Clairvaux have to say about the Annunciation and the Blessed Virgin’s Consent? Journey with us as we relive this Advent Homily of his in three parts, beginning today with Part I, wherein he reflects on the Kingdom of David and the House of Jacob, over which the King of Kings would reign.
What spiritual symbolism is contained in the Isaiahan prophecy that a virgin would conceive? Find out when St. Bernard of Clairvaux continues his explication of this Scriptural passage, in part II of II of another of his famous Advent homilies.