Mary

  • Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary by Brant Pitre

    Finally, it is worth noting that before the Fall, the woman is never actually called “Eve.” She is simply called “woman.” As Adam declares: “She shall be called Woman (Hebrew ‘ishah), because she was taken out of Man (Hebrew ‘ish)”… Continue reading

    Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary by Brant Pitre

  • How to Trust Like Mary

    Tradition holds that Mary was in the midst of prayer when the Archangel Gabriel came with his message. At that moment, her mind, her soul, her heart, her very body, was prepared to receive. “Hail, full of grace,” he greeted… Continue reading

  • Feast of the Holy Family

    When the days were completed for their purificationaccording to the law of Moses,They took him up to Jerusalemto present him to the Lord,just as it is written in the law of the Lord,Every male that opens the womb shall be… Continue reading

    Feast of the Holy Family

  • A Marian Study for May

    Note: This is a work-in-progress. 🙂 This is our rough outline for a Marian study we’re doing in May, covering art, geography, religion, history and the liturgical year. It’s a combination of ideas culled from the Blessed Mother Notebook Project… Continue reading

  • A Leap of Faith: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

    Continuing my Lenten reading/reflections on Fr. Thomas Dubay’s excellent book. The ninth motive for embracing our entire surefire program may surprise you: people who are profoundly intimate with their indwelling Lord are never bored. This is so true. I find… Continue reading

  • All Is Not Lost

    From across the globe, Anne points out exactly why we have great hope. Continue reading

  • Happy Birthday, Mama Mary!!

    Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. Sancta Maria mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. Continue reading

  • Funny daughter

    So this morning, dd-16 hurried over to my laptop because she wanted to show me something. The laptop was on standby and she had to wait for the prompt to come up. She sees my newest desktop wallpaper, courtesy of… Continue reading