Articles in 'Mary & The Saints'
Reflecting on the Nature of God
Reflecting on the Nature of God
By Karl Erickson
I recently overheard a good Catholic declare that God is without any sense of emotion. He asserted that all dimensions of the character of God (love, mercy, compassion, just anger, etc.) simply represent anthropomorphic thinking on the part of man.
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Mary cries
Mary cries
By Victor S E Moubarak
Father Ignatius was in his office when George came running in. “Father come quick,” he gasped in between breaths, “the Virgin Mary is crying ….” “Calm down George … take a deep breath … now tell me, what is going on?”
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This Is a Hold Up!
This Is a Hold Up!
By Joni Johnson
This story from the time of the Israelites’ wilderness journey is a brief account. The people were journeying through an area called Reph’idim. In the verses prior to this, we read of God’s provision of water for the people. They had just witnessed a mighty miracle, in spite of their complaining against God.
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Tolkien, Resurrection, and the Way Things Really Work
Tolkien, Resurrection, and the Way Things Really Work
By John Carswell
On more than one occasion, author J.R.R. Tolkien referred to the Resurrection as the ultimate eucatastrophe (i.e. "happy turn") of human history. In fact, On Fairy-Stories makes it clear that the Resurrection was at the heart of his creative vision. In a 1944 letter to his son Christopher, he discusses a particular mystical experience
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A Short History of All Souls Day
A Short History of All Souls Day
By Carol Ann Chybowski
As you are all probably aware, we will soon be commemorating All Soul’s Day, the companion celebration to the upcoming Feast of All Saints. Celebrating the legacy of all saints, known and unknown, who have gone before us makes sense, but how did it come to be companioned with All Soul’s Day and how is All Soul’s different?
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The Passion of the Church: An Introduction
The Passion of the Church: An Introduction
By Traditional Catholic Guy
There is a tendency for the human spirit to turn a blind eye to troubles looming; for example, one day I noticed that my old car was making a strange noise under the hood. Instead of dealing with it, I turned the radio up louder.
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Halloween Has Religious Origins
Halloween Has Religious Origins
By Bill Dunn
This week we celebrate Halloween. Like most holidays on the calendar, Halloween has religious origins. In fact, the word holiday itself is a contraction of the two words “holy” and “day.” In ancient times—for example, back when people had only dial-up Internet service—all the special days during the year were religious festival days.
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Halloween: A Very Catholic Holiday
Halloween: A Very Catholic Holiday
By Monique Ocampo
There are some things you should know about me. For one thing, I am a cradle Catholic, which means that I was born into a Catholic family, baptized as a baby, and was raised with the teachings of the faith. I went to Catholic school from Kindergarten all the way to 7th grade and later on went to a Catholic university.
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Be Nailed to Your Cross
Be Nailed to Your Cross
By Liana Eisenman-Wolford
My spiritual director mentioned recently that he frequently recommends not to choose something to sacrifice for Lent, but rather take that time to identify and embrace the crosses God has given them. Certainly God, in His infinite wisdom, knows best which crosses will bear the most spiritual fruit in our lives. The spiritual exercise of coming to know and accept those crosses brings us to a place
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On Her Feast Day, October 29: Meet Blessed Maria Restituta; Holocaust Victim
On Her Feast Day, October 29: Meet Blessed Maria Restituta; Holocaust Victim
By Larry Peterson
May 1, 1894, was a happy day for Anton and Marie Kafka. Marie had just given birth to her sixth child, a girl, and mom and her daughter were both doing fine. The proud parents named their new baby, Helena. Devout Catholics, Anton and Marie had Helena baptized into the faith thirteen days after her birth in their parish church,
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Miracles and the Mother of God
Miracles and the Mother of God
By Susan Skinner
As I was undergoing my spiritual transformation, I prayed a lot for my family, my children and my husband. When my husband and I married in 2000, he was not Catholic. He had been raised going to both Baptist and Presbyterian churches. He had a love for Jesus, and a love for me, and we complimented one another as a couple. Shortly after we were married, he converted to Catholicism.
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The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary-- Suggestions for Meditation
The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary-- Suggestions for Meditation
By Rosemary Bogdan
Pope Saint John Paul II proposed the Luminous Mysteries in an Apostolic Letter on the Rosary. In that letter he refers to a 1978 quote in which he said, “The rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and in its depth.” He wrote that his purpose was “to broaden “the Christological depth of the rosary… to include the mysteries of Christ’s public ministry
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The importance of St. Gabriel the Archangel
The importance of St. Gabriel the Archangel
By Anne Marty
Blessed Archangel Gabriel was the guardian angel of the Mother of God. It was Gabriel that was sent to Zachary to announce that his wife would conceive and bring forth a son who they should call John. John was the precursor of Jesus.
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Why bother with Mary?
Why bother with Mary?
By Victor S E Moubarak
The first “Any Questions” session held by Father Ignatius in the church center proved so successful that some members of the congregation asked him to hold another one. They enjoyed asking questions about church matters in general and the Catholic Church’s teachings in particular, and learning from both Father Ignatius and Father Donald answering honestly rather than “toeing the party line”;
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Eternity: a fearful and wonderful mystery
Eternity: a fearful and wonderful mystery
By Traditional Catholic Guy
“Labour not for the meat which perishes but for that which endures uto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed. “--John 6:27 If you are in want of repentance; if your heart is cold, and you think that there is no hope for you to incite within yourself sorrow, contrition, and a true spirit of reparation, meditate upon the mystery of Eternity..
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A Different Love Story: Remembering "The Prison Angel", Mother Antonia Brenner
A Different Love Story: Remembering "The Prison Angel", Mother Antonia Brenner
By Larry Peterson
This is a love story. No, it is not about romantic love. Rather, it is about the love of Christ exploding in the soul of a woman who took her God given gift and did her best to shower it upon some of the meanest and worst criminals in Mexico.
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Comes A Time
Comes A Time
By Sarah Rougeux
Admittedly, I enjoy listening to some good songs by the Grateful Dead. Their song, Comes A Time, includes the lyric: "Comes a time when the blind man takes your hand, Says, "Don't you see?......”
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