Day Three – December 1st, 2023 – Immaculate Conception Novena
Mary’s Meekness The Third Beatitude: Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Mt 5:5) Isn’t Mary’s meekness a given? Is there really need to talk about it, much less contemplate it? Mary may not have struggled with being meek, but we do. The main purpose of these meditations is not to convince […]
Day Two – November 30th, 2023 – Immaculate Conception Novena
Just as soon as His listeners thought that our Lord would play the flute for them with His sermon on happiness, He sang them a dirge. Blessed are those who mourn
Day One – November 29th, 2023 – Immaculate Conception Novena
First day of the novena to the immaculate conception
Immaculate Conception Novena
Introduction Nine days. This was how long it took the Persian angaros (couriers) to deliver a message from one corner of the Empire to another.[1] What was the secret of their lightning-fast speed? The Persian Royal Road. One of the great engineering feats of King Darius I’s reign was the building of the Persian Royal […]
Take This to Heart
As we honor Our Lady’s Presentation in the Temple today, I want to take the opportunity to call our attention to one of the “necessary” aspects of Marianizing our life according to St. Louis de Montfort: avoiding mortal sin and its near occasions.
Mary’s Thanksgiving and Ours
In little less than a week, Americans will gather around dinner tables to celebrate Thanksgiving. There will be family gatherings. There will be turkey on the table with all the “fixin’s”. But will there be a moment of true thanks-giving?
When the Rosary and a Friend Changed Tammy’s Life
The Secret of the Rosary is a short work by St. Louis de Montfort on the devotional practice of praying the Rosary.
How are You Making it Along the Way?
In Rome’s Jesuit mother house, the Gesu, a hidden treasure, the chapel of Santa Maria Della Strada, holds a medieval fresco….
Pierced for Love
Suffering with Mary can only be understood in light of her suffering with Christ. To redeem us from our sins and make of us a family of redeemed children…
On Fire for Her!
Not all fires can be put out with water. I learned that lesson the hard way.
