Today, as we approach the end of May, I am sharing a teaching from Antonio Cardinal Bacci (b. 1885- d. 1971). In this teaching Cardinal Bacci reflects on Our Lady as Queen. This is fitting as May nears its end, for on the last day of May, the Church will commemorate the Queenship of Mary . I think you will…
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Our Lady: Center of Medieval Life
Last month, Notre Dame de Paris was heavily damaged by fire. This cathedral was built by our medieval Catholic ancestors, and is dear to Catholics around the world. Recently, I came across an interesting Catholic Herald article written by the American medieval scholar, Dr. Rachel Fulton Brown. In the article, Brown, writes of the central importance of Our Lady, as…
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The Kitchen Madonna
“‘In my home, Ukrainian home,’ said Marta, ‘We make a good place. In the corner, there’ and she showed an angle of the room. ‘A place on top of cupboard, perhaps, or perhaps on shelf. Little place but it holy because we keep there Our Lady and Holy Child.'” ~Rumer Godden, from The Kitchen Madonna I was looking at…
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A Marian Ode in May
Today’s post contains a poem which was written as a tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The poem was composed by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, and is titled, A Little Litany. It is a delightful ode to the Queen of May: When God turned back eternity and was young, Ancient of Days, grown little for your mirth (As under the low arch…
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Rebuilding Notre-Dame
This week, we witnessed the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the most recognizable, and beloved, Roman Catholic cathedrals in the world. There is now talk of its restoration; which is all lovely and quite good, as long as it is remembered what Notre-Dame is: it is a Roman Catholic church. It is not an inter-denominational history museum. It…
