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7 Ways to Honor Mary During Her Month

May is traditionally celebrated in the Catholic world as the month dedicated to Mary. While there are many ways to honor the Mother of God, here are some special ones for this month. 1. Plant a Mary Garden Photo by Daniela Brehme on Unsplash Spring is a great time to...

Let the Blessed Mother Replace Your Stress with Joy

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

The Blessed Mother intercedes for our needs and brings us the and joy of Heaven. The proof is in the Bible. How could God have made it clearer than the first public miracle at the Wedding at Cana? It was performed at the request of the Blessed Mother responding to an...

15 Ways Every Catholic Can Love Mary (More)

by Patti Maguire Armstrong

“I love you mom.” “I love you, Son.”Surely those words were spoken between Jesus and Mary. Loving our Blessed Mother must be pleasing to Jesus, and yet, how do you love someone you never see? Let me count the ways: fifteen for starters. 1. Talk with her. Jesus talked...

A House Moved by Angels? What You May Not Know About the Holy House of Loreto

by Laura Ricketts

Nestled in the Italian countryside, with a view of the Adriatic Sea, is a small town set high on a hill named Loreto. It would perhaps be yet another quaint, but otherwise unremarkable small Italian village if not for a rather curious and miraculous house that,...

The Multicultural Mary, Mother of God

by Rachel Padilla

In recent days, there has been backlash about some depictions of Christ and his Blessed Mother. Though a blonde Mary and a pale Jesus are not exactly historically accurate, that doesn’t mean such images shouldn’t exist. Bishop Hying of Madison, Wisconsin...