Fr. Slawomir Szkredka, S.S.D. Icon of Trust: Mary in the Gospels of Luke and John. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $13.95. Ebook $9.99.
“Mary, Help Us!” This has been the continuous cry of Christians who visit Marian shrines throughout the world. Typically a pilgrim goes to a Marian
In the fourth century, a priest named Nestorius was wrestling with a thorny question: can we really call Mary the “Mother of God”? How can
Guest post by Maryse Usher, Melbourne, Australia. Yesterday afternoon I had to do an assignment for the parish priest, and missed out on most of
Last year, I finished Fr. Michael Gaitley MIC’s book, The Second Greatest Story Ever Told. I am sure some of you know about his book
In How They Love Mary: Lessons I Learned from Holy Men and Women Along the Way by Fr. Edward Looney. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, NH, 2022).
To say that someone sees through rose-coloured or rose-tinted glasses is a common idiomatic expression by which we describe someone as seeing something as being
A few years ago, I spent a week in Fatima on pilgrimage. It was beautiful to be there in such a holy place, where you
We have just celebrated two Marian feasts as a Church. Three weeks ago, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady. It was
Guest post by Fr. Jovita Cyprian Ho, St. Anne’s Church, Singapore. “Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could to
By Maria Elser, a writer at Clarifying Catholicism. How can we see Mary more as our Mother? Our Queen? Our Advocate? Our Comforter? In praying
Dear friends, The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an immense health crisis and will most likely be joined by an economic and social crisis before
Dear friends, There are many documentaries about Garabandal, but Garabandal, Only God Knows is the first full-length movie that has ever dared to take this
When did the first Mass take place? The first response we’d give is “At the Last Supper.” This is correct: the first literal Mass involving
What with all the kerfuffle over the Pachamama carvings, I wonder why Our Lady Aparecida has been so overlooked. At World Youth Day 2013 in
What I consider weakness, the Lord uses as strength. What I see as a hindrance, the Lord turns into an asset. All my life I
There is something inescapably sacred about a person’s last words. When a dying person speaks, their last words reveal the true intentions of their hearts:
I gave myself a week to prepare before I started my new job. When I initially made the decision, it sounded like a great idea.
A Christmastide Reflection All over the world nativity scenes are glowing with light. Millions of Christmas cards impressed with the visage of the infant
And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? —Luke 1:43 Although she did not know
The ancient Ark of the Covenant that accompanied the Israelites during the Exodus of Egypt until the Babylonian conquest, has long been understood in the
