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Happy Birthday, Dear Mother Mary!
Mary was, is, and always be “the” woman, chosen from among all women for all time, to become the Mother of the Redeemer and his Co-Redemptrix.
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Marian Pilgrimage: New Dates and Developments
I’ve scheduled three new trips for Marian Pilgrimage: Discovering Mary Across the USA. You’ll want to mark the dates on your calendar right away so you can follow along!
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If Jesus is the King, Who is the Queen?
My spiritual director once pointed out to me that, since the folks in heaven don’t really need anything, it would make sense that they would give rather than expect gifts on special days like holidays and birthdays. Since our Blessed Mother Mary loves us purely and without bounds, wouldn’t that Read more
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On the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Blessed Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary!
With great joy the Church celebrates this feast day of our Blessed Mother, the day on which we commemorate her bodily resurrection and glorification of the Lord at the end of her life.
On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII announced the Apostolic Constitution, MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS, defining the doctrine of the Assumption. Speaking to a jubilant crowd of more than 500,000 people packed into St. Peter’s Square, Pope Pius XII proclaimed, “Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body (more…)
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Why Support Catholic Media?
I’m a strong advocate for Catholic media and publishing. Here’s why you should be, too.
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How To Go On Retreat When You Can’t Go On Retreat
I recently wrote a post for National Catholic Register about our innate need to take time away from our day-to-day lives in order to focus on God and our relationship with him. In my post, I wrote: Some might think that going on a retreat is a frivolous thing, Read more
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Surprise! A Mini Marian Pilgrimage: The Lone Star State
It’s not on my official list of sites for Marian Pilgrimage: Discovering Mary Across the USA. Instead, it’s a bonus trip, so to speak, that is part of my research for a possible Volume II of my upcoming book, Marian Pilgrimage: A Living Novena (Ave Marian Press, 2018).