Category: Mary
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The Secret of the Rosary: A Prayer Carried Through Centuries of Faith
There are prayers that we say, and there are prayers that slowly teach us how to see. The Rosary belongs to the second kind. At first glance, it seems almost too simple: a crucifix, a string of beads, the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, and repeated Hail Marys. Yet inside that apparent simplicity is an…
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Medjugorje: A Call to Conversion, Prayer, Fasting, and Peace
What the reported apparitions teach—and how Catholics can approach them faithfully Estimated audio length: 7:43Category: Marian Apparitions, Catholic Spirituality, ConversionTags: Medjugorje, Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace, Five Stones, Prayer, Fasting, Conversion At the Foot of the Cross Medjugorje is more than a disputed apparition site or a destination on a Catholic pilgrimage map. For…
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The Fleur-de-Lis and the Virgin Mary: The Hidden Catholic Meaning Behind One of History’s Most Beautiful Symbols
Walk through an old Catholic cathedral. Look closely at stained glass windows, carved altars, illuminated manuscripts, or ancient vestments, and you’ll likely notice a beautiful three-petaled flower appearing again and again. It is the fleur-de-lis. Many people recognize it as a symbol of French royalty or medieval heraldry. Others see it on sports logos, family…
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Genesis 3:15, Jerome, and the Woman Who Crushes the Serpent
Some Protestants claim that Catholics invented Marian doctrine by mistranslating Genesis 3:15. The accusation usually goes like this: St. Jerome changed the Bible from “he shall crush your head” to “she shall crush your head” in order to force Mary into the text. That charge sounds powerful. It is also historically shallow. The truth is…
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Do Not Diminish the Mother to Defend the Son
—The Truth of the Immaculate Conception and the Honor Due to Mary, the Mother of God Friends in Christ, There is a certain error a tragic, recurring one that echoes through the centuries. It claims to exalt Christ by diminishing His Mother. It says, “Mary was a godly woman, yes, but not without sin. She…
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In These Three Hearts, I Place My Trust
The Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph Each year in June, the Church invites the faithful to contemplate three hearts united in one divine mission: the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph. These…