Knowing Mary Through the Bible: The Original Mary Our Lady’s Life Before the Annunciation by Edward P. Sri What was Mary’s life like before the angel Gabriel appeared to her? Mary’s early years are shrouded in mystery. The Bible doesn’t tell us much about her existence before the Annunciation. However, the few details that the [...]
Knowing Mary Through the Bible: Decoding the Woman of the Apocalypse Who Is the Woman in Revelation 12? by Edward P. Sri Decoding the woman in 12 is not an easy task.[1 ] Although a strong Catholic tradition sees Mary in this woman who appears in heaven “clothed with the sun, with the moon under [...]
The Beatitudes rank high on the list of all-time favorite Bible passages. But what is beatitude, anyway? In the bible, a “blessed” person is someone who has received gifts of the greatest value, gifts that lead to true fulfillment and lasting happiness. If I were to ask you to name the first beatitude, you’d probably [...]
The Truth About Mary – by Sister Sophia, O.C.D. Our Lord entrusts each of us into the care of the most blessed of all women – Mary, His mother. Sammy was a playful boy, like most of the five-year olds in my kindergarten classroom. Almost three feet tall with dark, dark eyes and dark, dark [...]
As a born-again Catholic, or as some like to call it, a “revert,” something new upon “coming home” that had not been a part of my life previously, was a devotion to Mary. Actually, I believe it was Mary who brought me home, like so many mothers do for their lost children. Having mixed with [...]
Continuing last week’s theme of answering a protestant’s questions about Catholic teachings and practices, this week we will look at the Catholic practice of asking the saints to intercede for us before the Throne of God. In the years during which I have been assisting people who are inquiring about the Catholic faith, I have often encountered [...]
Why pray the Rosary? Why pray to Mary? First, it is important to understand that Catholics do not worship Mary. We only worship the three Divine Persons of the Blessed Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We honor Mary as the greatest of saints. She was chosen and created [...]
One of the questions I sometimes am asked by non-Catholics is, “Why does the Church have all these teachings about Mary?” And that is a reasonable question. To one who is not Catholic, or to one who has never cultivated a devotion to our Lord’s Blessed Mother, Catholic teachings and practices can seem strange, even very [...]
How often do we turn to our Blessed Mother for help? How often do we seek her intercessory prayers for our suffering or the suffering of others? I have grown in love and appreciation for Mary in the last few years and find tremendous comfort in the Rosary or any other time I seek her [...]
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Daily Catholic Quote from Fr. Benedict Groeschel
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St. Benedict for Beginners – The Third Step to Humility
This is the ninth in a series on St. Benedict for Beginners. – The Editors The Third Step to Humility ‘The third step of humility is that for the love of God a man should be obedient to his superior in all things.’ Obedience? What a sign of scandal in an individualistic age! The whole [...]
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