When we refer to Mary as “Star of the Sea,” we recall the fact that, like the stars in the sky, her task – in fact, her very nature – is to reflect the Light. The physical stars in the sky reflect the Sun’s light. Mary reflects the Light of her Son, Jesus Christ.
Pope Francis has just issued two Apostolic Letters, motu proprio. One of the letters, Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus, “The Lord Jesus, Clement Judge,” reforms the Code of Canon Law governing the Latin Church, while the other, Mitis et misericors Iesus or “Clement and merciful Jesus,” reforms the Code of Canon Law for Oriental Churches. No Read more
We let the Lord surprise us and open paths of grace in our life, and that healthy and necessary decentralization happens, in which we put ourselves aside, so that Christ can occupy the center of our life. ~Pope Francis to the Secular Institute of Schoe…
ISIS has threatened again and again to wipe out Christianity. Our times are not unlike the times of the Early Church, when Christians were literally thrown to the lions for their beliefs. Rather than let themselves be wiped out, Christians instead beca…
What would have happened if Monica, like most modern-day parents, had washed her hands of Augustine when he turned 18?
What is Mary’s Assumption? What does that mean for us? Find out on my Morning Air segment as I chat with co-host Glen Lewerenz about the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary and how that impacts our Catholic faith.
Some find the Catholic belief of honoring Mary as Queen to be peculiar, even idolatrous. Well, it could be considered peculiar, I suppose, but it’s certainly not idolatrous.