Mary Archives

Lessons from Our Mother on Her Birthday

by Randy Hain | Sep 8, 2022 | Praying, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

“Mary with Child, Angels and Saints” (detail) by Duccio di Buoninsegna Growing up as a...

Pope Pius XII and the Assumption

by Joannie Watson | Aug 13, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Knowing | 0 |

“The beginning of the twentieth century witnessed extraordinary attacks on the truth that...

Where Does Mary Fit in My Life?

by Joannie Watson | May 7, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“She isn’t just one puzzle piece in my puzzle of theology.” I’m a cradle Catholic,...

How — and why — do we celebrate Mary’s birthday?

by Joannie Watson | Sep 8, 2020 | Between the Sundays | 0 |

The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8) is one of the most tender and...

Standing at the Foot of the Cross

by Joannie Watson | Apr 10, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“The obedience at the Annunciation comes to full flower at the foot of the Cross.” “Standing by...

Mary and the Early Church

by Joannie Watson | May 18, 2018 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

There are many unknowns about Mary’s life during the public ministry of Christ and especially after His death and resurrection. We know that she was present at the Cross, that John the Apostle took her into his home, and that...

The Feast of Our Lady Which Our World Needs Most

by Joannie Watson | Sep 15, 2017 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

Every year on September 15, the day following the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, we...

How — and why — do we celebrate Mary’s birthday?

by Joannie Watson | Sep 8, 2017 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8) is one of the most tender and...

The Church’s Weighty Call to Women

by Joannie Watson | Jan 27, 2017 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

It is an odd time to be a woman. Never before have women had the freedom and opportunities that I...

Four Helpful Tips for When You Find the Rosary Difficult

by Joannie Watson | Oct 14, 2016 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

My guardian angel has prayed more rosaries than I have. There’s a pious saying that if you fall asleep while praying your prayers, your guardian angel finishes them. Well, for many years, I knew I should be saying a daily...