3 tips to deepen your devotion to the Rosary

Friday, October 14, 2022

Maria Montemayor

Whenever I see a rosary hanging on someone’s rear-view mirror, I automatically feel a kinship with the Catholic driver. However, a rosary is not a decoration. It is a powerful spiritual tool, and popes have been encouraging Catholics to pray the Rosary for years. Since October is the month of the Rosary, here are three […]

The role of Marian devotions in the Catholic Church

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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Fr. Michael Rogers, SJ, provides us with an understanding of Marian devotions in the Catholic Church through his research as part of his doctoral studies.

Ancient tradition and modern ecumenism: Our Lady of Walsingham

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Scott Harris

The story of Our Lady of Walsingham starts in medieval England. Read this blog to find out more about this Marian devotion and its importance to ecumenism.

May: The Month of Mary

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

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Why is May the Month of Mary? Devotion to Mary is one an important part of the Catholic identity. As our mother she is an example of a committed “Yes” to the will of God.

Pope Francis’ Homily: The Mother of God is Starting Point for New Year

Monday, January 1, 2018

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Pope Francis’ homily: The Mother of God is starting point for New Year: The year opens in the name of the Mother of God. Mother of God is the most important title of Our Lady. But we might ask why we say Mother of God, and not Mother of Jesus. In the past some wanted […]

A Shared Devotion

Monday, March 27, 2017

Marc Boudignon

Like most other people, I had no idea who Archbishop Bergoglio was. When he stepped out on the balcony to make himself known to the world as Pope Francis, there was scant little I could’ve told anyone about him. It was as if he was a man without a past. An air of mystery surrounded […]

Hidden Devotions: Mother Thrice Admirable

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Alicia Ambrosio

In the previous installment of this series on obscure Marian devotions, we met Father Jakob Rem, a German Jesuit who had a hand in the devotion to Mary Untier of Knots. It turns out Fr. Rem had a deep devotion to Mary and wanted to promote devotion to Mary as a way of renewing the […]

Hidden Devotions: Mary Untier of Knots

Friday, May 10, 2013

Alicia Ambrosio

The month of May is traditionally the month of Mary in the Catholic Church. To celebrate this month we’ll be bringing you a series of posts about obscure Marian devotions. The first devotion we’ll be examining is Our Lady Untier of Knots. The year is 1612, the place is Augsburg, Germany. A nobleman named Wolfgang […]

The how’s and why’s of Marian months

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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This post was submitted by Warren Schmidt, CSB. As October draws to a close, I offer a few reflections on the association of the month of October with Mary. The historical roots of October as a month of Mary are unclear. Some attribute the association between October and Mary to the devotion to Our Lady […]

Perspectives: The Weekly Edition – Is it necessary to pray the rosary?

Friday, May 11, 2012

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The rosary is a powerful prayer, and once you start praying you realize the effects it has on your life. But what is the rosary? It is necessary for us Catholics pray it? So the rosary is a form of prayer, and to understand it and to know more about it, Pedro invited Fr. James Phalan […]