Articles in 'Mary & The Saints'
The Brothers of Jesus
The Brothers of Jesus
By De Maria
Protestants frequently try to go through Scripture pointing out that many people are called "brothers" of Christ. This, they claim, proves that Mary had more children. Never mind that these purported "brothers" of Christ can be traced to another mother and father. Let me show you:
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Why Catholics Don't Celebrate Mary's Birthday: 5 unique ways you can
Why Catholics Don't Celebrate Mary's Birthday: 5 unique ways you can
By Rex Teodosio
On September 8, the Catholic world once again celebrates the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Nativity. It is otherwise called Our Lady's birthday. Oddly, most Catholics don’t really celebrate it.
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The Boldness of St. Peter
The Boldness of St. Peter
By Charlie Johnston
St. Peter knew a good thing when he had seen it. He may or may not have been sure about the whole bread of life discourse, his answer wasn't that he accepted it, but simply that he was sticking with Jesus. This is one of the many reasons that St. Peter has been, and will continue to be, my favorite saint.
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A present day martyr
A present day martyr
By Tess Shore
Sometimes it can be difficult to relate to the Saints. We think of a saint as a person who lived during Jesus' time or centuries before we were even born. While reading the list of daily saints for August 13, the name of Blessed Father Jakob Gapp came across my screen. The name had me intrigued, but more importantly, as I read the blog I could relate to someone on the path to Sainthood.
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Behold Your Mother
Behold Your Mother
By Sherry Kenner
My hometown is blessed with many Catholic churches, including Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. I have attended mass at this church most of my life, beginning at my baptism soon after birth. There is a beautiful replica of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Icon I have always loved, but I never took the time to understand its meaning or significance to our church history.
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What I Learned From the Early Christians about Spiritual Growth Part 5: We Don't Need as Much Stuff as We Think
What I Learned From the Early Christians about Spiritual Growth Part 5: We Don't Need as Much Stuff as We Think
By Carl Sommer
Some time around AD 245 there lived in the Roman city of Carthage a man named Cyprian, a wealthy, important man with a talent for rhetoric. His impressive personal gifts, along with the accident of his birth, ensured that he would prosper in pagan society, and he became enormously wealthy. He also fell into the innumerable vices to which pagan Roman society was susceptible.
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Believe in Miracles
Believe in Miracles
By Susan Skinner
“Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.” - (Pope Blessed Pius IX) Everyone loves a good miracle, yet I find today so many of us do not believe. We have stopped expecting the Holy Spirit to act. I find myself some days also needing hope in moments of despair, and it is then that I remember, we have a God of miracles.
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We Must Evangelize With Joy
We Must Evangelize With Joy
By Ana R. Plumlee
In the spring semester of my freshman year of college, I took a ten week course called Nature of the Church. This course was very informative, and I found it quite interesting. I was expecting it to be, honestly, very dull. I got a lot out of it.
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How the truth of The Eucharist changed my life
How the truth of The Eucharist changed my life
By Charlie Johnston
I've been a Christian my entire life. I was baptized as a Presbyterian when I was an infant, I proceeded on to attend Mass with my mother, and a Presbyterian church with my father. What one we went to depended on a multitude of factors, but it would be easy to say that I was a Christian without a denomination.
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Error - Protestants say, "Before Abraham did anything, he was made righteous by faith."
Error - Protestants say, "Before Abraham did anything, he was made righteous by faith."
By De Maria
Protestants frequently say that we need no longer do anything to be saved. They claim, for example, that Abraham was saved before he did anything. Then, the question is, what happened between Gen 12 and Gen 15 or 22, whichever you prefer as the point of Abraham's justification? Was that just filler in the Old Testament? By no means!
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We can also become Saints
We can also become Saints
By George Calleja
When in each moment of our life we live by embracing the love of God, and giving this love to the people we meet during the day, it is a way that would lead us to Sainthood.
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Be Satisfied in the Storm
Be Satisfied in the Storm
By Mikalah Krauss
Jesus, walking on the water, intended to pass by His disciples who were on a boat in the middle of the storm. Why would He do this? This seems uncaring, callous. However, it was intended with love. The apostles had not understood the miracle of the loaves and fishes and their hearts had hardened.
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Why Do I Love Mary?
Why Do I Love Mary?
By Sergio Garibay-Olivares
Mary is more than just a figure of Christianity. Mary is my Mother. She is the Mother of all Christians. No one can have God as their Father without having the Immaculate Conception as their Mother. “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.”-Saint Maximilian Kolbe.
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1 Timothy 3:14-15
1 Timothy 3:14-15
By Barbara Golder
….one sad fact about the sinful people who make up the Church is that we will rarely miss an opportunity to mess things up. There is no guarantee that the institutional face of the Church will do the best thing at the most opportune time, avoiding any possible misstep. But even in the face of certain suppression, the choice to leave the Church is still that: choice.
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The difference between prayer, worship and Liturgy
The difference between prayer, worship and Liturgy
By De Maria
There is very little difference between the words "prayer" and "worship". But they do not mean exactly the same thing. The basic difference in this day and age, is that worship is only directed to God but prayer can be directed to either God or the Saints.
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My Wounded Super Hero
My Wounded Super Hero
By Sherry Kenner
My six-year-old grandson is star struck with super heroes. He is extremely knowledgeable on Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, Spiderman and the Avengers to name a few. That has me thinking – just what is a SUPER HERO?
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A prayer before I write
A prayer before I write
By Pam Spano
May the Lord guide me and all those who write for a living. Through your prayers, St. Frances de Sales, I ask for your intercession as I attempt to bring the written word to the world. Let us pray that God takes me in the palm of His hand and inspires my creativity and inspires my success. St. Francis de Sales, you understand the dedication required in this profession. Pray for God to inspire...
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