Articles in 'Mary & The Saints'
When the Journey Becomes Tiring, Carry On
When the Journey Becomes Tiring, Carry On
By Trish Irvine
Over three years ago, I filled a hiking backpack, flew to Europe, and walked El Camino de Santiago. The first day on the Camino, though difficult, was exhilarating. We walked from the beautiful little town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France, over the Pyrenees, and into Roncesvalles in Spain.
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Are you celebrating Halloween like a pagan? 5 ways you can celebrate it like a Catholic.
Are you celebrating Halloween like a pagan? 5 ways you can celebrate it like a Catholic.
By Rex Teodosio
Are you celebrating Halloween like a pagan? Here are 5 ways you can celebrate it like a Catholic.
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Mystical Union Is Not a Fairytale — It's Child's Play
Mystical Union Is Not a Fairytale — It's Child's Play
By Melanie Jean Juneau
We have all read of saints who claim to live in mystical union with Christ. The image which comes to mind is of a medieval monk, morose and miserable, wearing a hair shirt and living on bread and water.
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Mary of Egypt: The Journey from a Life of Sin to Redemption to Sainthood
Mary of Egypt: The Journey from a Life of Sin to Redemption to Sainthood
By Larry Peterson
In his "Essay on Man", Alexander Pope penned three words that became immortalized; "Hope springs eternal". Nowhere do these words fit better than into the Catholic Church. For the Church of Christ is the home of forgiveness, mercy and, of course, redemption. Meet, Mary of Egypt.
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A Mother's Prayers are answered giving us Two Great Saints and a new Marian Feast Day
A Mother's Prayers are answered giving us Two Great Saints and a new Marian Feast Day
By Larry Peterson
Most of us know the story of St. Augustine. He was born in North Africa in the year 354. His father, Patricius, was a pagan landowner and his mother, Monica, a Christian. Monica prayed fervently for her wayward boy to become a Christian too. Eventually, her prayers were answered and her boy did embrace Christianity becoming a great Doctor of the Church.
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Deesis and Praying for Others
Deesis and Praying for Others
By Joby Provido
In 313 A.D. Christianity became a tolerated religion when Constantine signed the Edict of Milan. Years later he decided to create a “new Rome” in what is today known as Istanbul in Turkey and named it Constantinople after himself.
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Save Us From the Fires of Hell
Save Us From the Fires of Hell
By Deborah Burton
It has been a harrowing couple of days following the centennial event at Fatima, Portugal. A group of us went north to Avierto, Porto and then ventured out to Valencia, Alvor, Monção and elsewhere in the Vinho Verde wine region. While we were visiting historic towns, churches and vineyards, we noticed airplanes flying back and forth and the strong smell of smoke.
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Apostolic Succestion and the Arian Controversy
Apostolic Succestion and the Arian Controversy
By William Hemsworth
To those who study Church history the Arians are a familiar foe of orthodoxy. The heresy came to the forefront in the 4th century, and was declared heretical at the Council of Nicea in 325 and again at the Council of Constantinople in 381. How was the proper view of Christ upheld?
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Signs in the Sky
Signs in the Sky
By Thomas J. McIntyre
For the past four years and 8 months, a series of celestial signs have occurred. Now, such signs are not, in and of themselves, anything portentous. We are not to do as the Romans and other ancient cultures did and spend our days constantly looking to the sky for some omen from which to divine the will of the gods.
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Pope Francis, St. John XXIII and St. Joseph
Pope Francis, St. John XXIII and St. Joseph
By Thomas J. McIntyre
Had he been elected Pope in the 2005 Conclave, Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio would have taken the name John XXIV. He is reported to have told the late Francesco Cardinal Marchisano, “John, I would have called myself John, like the Good Pope; I would have been completely inspired by him".
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Our Lady of Good Remedy---Her Intercession saved Countless Christian Slaves
Our Lady of Good Remedy---Her Intercession saved Countless Christian Slaves
By Larry Peterson
Those gospel passages from Matthew's gospel give us Jesus' teachings on what is commonly known as the Corporal Works of Mercy. Who could have ever thought at the time of Christ that 1200 years later these simple directives from our Lord would not only lead to the founding of two religious orders, the Trinitarians and the Mercedarians, but also to a special devotion to the Blessed Mother where she
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To Jesus Through Mary
To Jesus Through Mary
By Deborah Burton
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary at Lourdes, France is a beautiful Byzantine-style church completed, in 1899 and designed by architect Leopold Hardy.
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The Art of Virtuous Listening
The Art of Virtuous Listening
By Linda Kracht
Contained within simple, faith filled dogma are the roadmaps leading us toward a purposeful life that includes meaningful relationships with God, family, friends and neighbors.
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The Examples of the Saints
The Examples of the Saints
By Deborah Burton
Today's pilgrim journey was a day of saints. We are all called to be saints and to some that seems impossible. However nothing is impossible with God. Take our saint of the day, St. Catherine Labouré.
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The Catholic Hipster Handbook
The Catholic Hipster Handbook
By Starla Hester
When I first read the title to this book, I was taken back. I thought how is the author, Tommy Tighe, going to make Catholic’s look hip? Catholic are usually construed as boring and dull. How is he going to show our Catholic cool side? History! We have tons of saints that have passed through this world and Tighe, along with his friends who helped him write this book, has pulled out the coolest
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Rhoda Wise—Wife, Mom, Convert, Stigmatic and Mentor to Mother Angelica*
Rhoda Wise—Wife, Mom, Convert, Stigmatic and Mentor to Mother Angelica*
By Larry Peterson
The year was 1904 and Rhoda Wise was terrified. The sixteen year old girl was experiencing searing pain which was exploding in her lower abdomen. She was taken to Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia where she was about to have surgery to remove her ruptured appendix. She had no idea she was about to experience a turning point in her young life.
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Were we supposed to learn a specific lesson from Irma and Harvey?*
Were we supposed to learn a specific lesson from Irma and Harvey?*
By Larry Peterson
Officially, the annual hurricane season begins June 1 and ends on November 30, and every year we Floridians receive our annual Hurricane Preparedness Newsletter The fact is, most of us who live here are usually prepared and ready for these storms. We know the drill.
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