Tag: Blessed Virgin Mary
Taking a Vacation WITHOUT Taking a Vacation from the Faith
There are times in my past when a vacation would apply to all areas of my life: leave from work, leave from routine, leave from Sunday Mass. Growing in my faith has taught me a vacation is the perfect opportunity to slow down and keep God at the center of my heart. As a Catholic [...]
Daily Catholic Quote on the Visitation
“During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from St. Bernardine of Siena
“Every grace granted to man has three degrees in order; for by God it is communicated to Christ, from Christ it passes to the Virgin, and from the Virgin it descends to us.” (St. Bernardine of Siena) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell [...]
Do You Practice the Five First Saturdays Devotion?
The Five First Saturdays Devotion Last week we got to know the Prayers of Fatima. Now let’s look at the devotion of the Five First Saturdays. In her July 13, 1917 apparition at Fatima, Mary said: “You have seen hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. It is to save them that God wants [...]
They Know I’m Catholic, Right?
I gave a talk one Sunday morning to the men’s club of a large Atlanta Methodist church at the request of an old friend. When he asked me to speak to this group months before the talk, I responded with a question which I would ask him repeatedly every time we got together: “They know [...]
Get to Know the Prayers of Fatima
On May 13, 2013, we will celebrate the 96th anniversary of the first apparition of Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary, to the three young seers at the Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal. The children were Lucia de Jesus dos Santos (age 10), Blessed Francisco Marto (age 9) and Blessed Jacinta Marto (age 7). Francisco and [...]
Learning to Love our Blessed Mother
For years I have had a strong desire to write about my ever-growing appreciation and love for the Blessed Mother. Growing up as a Baptist, leaving that church as a teenager and living in a spiritual wasteland until I experienced a significant personal conversion in 2005, I never thought about Mary. Since joining the Catholic [...]
Marian Devotion and the Spiritual Life
The one aspect of spiritual development that has, until recently, been more mysterious to me, is Marian devotion. During my conversion to Catholicism, the doctrines concerning Mary were among the most difficult to embrace. The turning point was when someone pointed out several things to me. First, they challenged me to reflect on the scripture [...]
The War Between Doing and Being
Unquestionably, my life is full of continuous, often exasperating battles between doing and being. Culture tells us that we are valuable because of what we do. It speaks to our senses, every moment of every day, telling us we need to do more. Our worth is based on what we accomplish, how we achieve, the [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from Blessed John Paul II
“From Mary we learn to surrender to God’s Will in all things. From Mary we learn to trust even when all hope seems gone. From Mary we learn to love Christ her Son and the Son of God!” (Blessed John Paul II) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic [...]
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