St. Bernadette Soubirous—O, Mary, my Mother, be my refuge …
O, Mary, my Mother, be my refuge and my shelter. Give me peace in the storm. I am tired on the journey. Let me rest in you. Shelter and protect me. — St. Bernadette Soubirous
Browsing Tag
Mary
Caryll Houselander—Our Lady said yes for the human race …
Our Lady said yes for the human race. Each one of us must echo that yes for our own lives. We are all asked if we will surrender what we are … and allow Christ to fill the emptiness formed by the particular shape of our life. The surrender…
Thomas Merton—For unless Our Lady is recognized as the Mother of God …
For unless Our Lady is recognized as the Mother of God and as the queen of all the saints and angels and as the hope of the world, faith in God will remain incomplete. How can we ask him for all the things he would have us hope for if we…
St. Bernadette Soubirous—O my Mother, offer me to Jesus …
O my Mother, offer me to Jesus. O my Mother, take my heart and hide it in the heart of Jesus. — St. Bernadette Soubirous
How Mary helped me become a better mother
This stage of my life is motherhood. As a mom of three children under the age of 9, it’s a busy life. It’s often thankless, needy, and there is little time to catch my breath. It can be consuming. If you’re like me, I’m not great at my…
Virgin and Mother of God?
In his Christmas sermon of 1531, Protestant reformer Martin Luther extolled the Blessed Virgin Mary, saying, “ highest woman and the noblest gem in Christianity after Christ. … She is nobility, wisdom, and holiness personified. We can never…
St. Ambrose—The first thing which kindles ardor in learning …
The first thing which kindles ardor in learning is the greatness of the teacher. What is greater than the Mother of God? What more glorious than she whom Glory Itself chose? — St. Ambrose
May altar
“Miss LaTassa, during recess today I’d like you to stay in the classroom and work on our May altar.” It was the spring of 1973, and I was delighted to have been selected by Sr. Gemma to assemble the May altar for grade 4-1. Altar-building…
What do we know about the Annunciation?
What we do know about Mary comes to us from the Gospel evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In the early centuries of the Church, many traditions arose around Mary and her life. Some have no foundation in Scripture, such as her…
Five Bible facts for Advent
Advent is the perfect time to learn more about the Gospel stories of Jesus’ conception, birth, and infancy. We call these stories the “infancy narratives.” We are already quite familiar with these stories, but you may find something new or…