Afghanistan Chaos: Here’s Something We Can Do
Things have gotten worse since I wrote this blog post for National Catholic Register. We need not sit idly watching the chaos and tragedy unfold. There’s something we can do.
Things have gotten worse since I wrote this blog post for National Catholic Register. We need not sit idly watching the chaos and tragedy unfold. There’s something we can do.
When the father of a family dies, the entire family is shaken. When the Savior of the world dies, the entire universe is shaken. Walk with Mary through Holy Week.
Mary never refused the slightest of God’s requests and sought always to do his holy Will. Astonished as she was at Gabriel’s Annunciation message, it was a matter of course for her to respond with her simple, humble, yes.
At the Presentation, the Holy Family adhered to Jewish custom, not for their own sakes, but for ours so as to show us how to acknowledge the Authority that supercedes all human authority – God alone. Later in their lives, they would show us how to oppose wrongful authority even to the point of our Lord’s Passion and Crucifixion.
Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, ‘full of grace’ through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses. Here are five ways to celebrate Mary’s Immaculate Conception..
The Rosary is indeed a perfect prayer, highlighting the lives of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and reminding us of the truths of our Catholic faith. Some, sadly, think of it as tedious and therefore say the Rosary only on special occasions or not at all.
I’ll be sharing my path to healing and the wisdom I gained from it in my presentation, “Forgiveness is R.A.R.E.” at the Catholic Moms Summit November 13-15. Registration to this amazing online conference is open now. The best part is that it’s FREE!⠀