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Problems Only Catholics Have in May

May is traditionally a month honoring Our Lady. It is a common practice to construct a May altar to honor her, and to hold May crownings of statues of Our Lady. May also tends to be the month that Catholic children receive their First Holy Communions, and that some...

Marian Misunderstandings at Christmastide

by Laura Ricketts

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” or so the song says. For the secular world, Christmas is over and it is time to sell Valentine’s Day. For Catholics who celebrate traditional Christmastide, it has only still just begun and will...

Simple Way to Honor Mary More + Tips to Grow in Faith

by Dr. Anne DeSantis

https://unsplash.com/photos/PEepLemmb4Q Mary is not only the mother of Jesus, but she is also our mother. October is a special and beautiful month devoted to Mary as Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7th. For this reason, October is a month dedicated to...

7 Promises from the Blessed Mother for Devotion to Her Sorrows

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

Our Lady of Sorrows is celebrated on September 15, on the octave day of the feast of the Blessed Mother Mary’s nativity on September 8th—two big Marian feast days. Her Immaculate Conception, the celebration of her being immaculately conceived without the stain...

The Roses of Our Lady of Guadalupe Were a Personal Message for the Bishop

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, 1531, commemorates the Blessed Mother’s appearance to Juan Diego in Mexico. She appeared clothed in the sun with the moon at her feet and left her image on his tilma. That miracle converted the Aztec/Mayan people who...