Books
Guest Writer

The Secret to the Best Lent Ever

The following article is by guest writer Patrick O’Hearn, author of Our Lady of Sorrows: Devotion to Mary’s Seven Sorrows for Children by Sophia Institute

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Feasts
Fr. Joseph Gill

The Beloved Disciple

Happy feast day of St. John! This is the patronal feast of this beautiful Basilica, which is why we are celebrating his feast rather than

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Columnists
Liesl Bee

Mary’s Advent

The season of Advent is a time for waiting, preparing, and eagerly anticipating the birth of Christ.  It seems like no one could understand this

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Mary
Fr. Edward Lee Looney

Experiences of the Rosary

The rosary primarily is a personal prayer which comprises the devotional life of the Church and is not a liturgical prayer. The people of God

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Books
Guest Writer

30 Marian Eucharistic Visits

We are grateful to share a few excerpts from Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle’s upcoming book 30 Marian Eucharistic Visits published by Sophia Institute Press.  Our dear Lord Jesus

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Mary
Ryan Eggenberger

The Nativity of Mary: So What?

Next week, on September 8th, the Church will celebrate a feast that is strange to most Christians. The feast is called the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary. In other words, it’s Mary’s birthday. Bear with me for a quick second.

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Columnists
Erin Cain

Eat and Be Satisfied

In the readings for August 5, we saw two different stories of God providing for His people. In the book of Numbers, the Israelites are

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Columnists
Birgit Jones

I Am Both Martha and Mary

The Gospel of Luke tells us of the dilemma faced by Martha and Mary – the choice between daily responsibilities and spiritual nourishment. This ageless

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Married Life
Br. John Joseph

Mary – Mother, Sister and Midwife

This article focuses on the vocation of motherhood and womanhood (looking also at fatherhood and manhood), in light of Mary’s role as Mother, Sister and

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Hail Mary
Apologetics
Noel Ethan Tan

The Visitation

Zephaniah 3:14-18, Isaiah 12:2-6, Luke 1:39-56 Today, the Church invites us to recall the visitation of our Blessed Mother (pregnant with Christ) to her cousin

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Family
Bob Waruszewski

How Mary Leads Us to Jesus

One of the most enjoyable parts of parenthood is learning about God through our daughter Lucy. Two weeks ago at Mass, we experienced one of

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