Today, The Marian Room is posting another quote from Fr. Francis X. Lasance’s prayer book, My Prayer Book. This quote is on the effect of Catholic pictures in a home. I think you will find it to be thought provoking: “A Room with good Catholic pictures in it and a room without such pictures differ as much as a room…
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Rosa Mystica
Rosa Mystica by Fr. Gerard Manley Hopkins 1. The rose in a mystery, where is it found? Is it anything true? Does it grow upon ground? — It was made of earth’s mould but it went from men’s eyes And its place is a secret and shut in the skies. Refrain — In the gardens of God, in the daylight…
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The Ever-Innocent Maiden and Mother, Mary
~The following is a re-post (with additions and edits) from July of 2018 on the topic of the child Mary. It is often good to read about the eternal innocence of Our Lady as an antidote to the ever-present false teachings about her. ~SF In the fall of 2017, a painting of the child Mary, and her saintly mother, Anne,…
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Marian Music: A Delightful Gift
…the heart of the swords, seven times wounded,Was never wearied as our hearts are. ~G.K. Chesterton Several weeks ago, I traversed a winding Maryland road, and landed at a home nestled around a pond which was the meeting place of a large group of people who are my family. While I was chatting with a relative, I heard a cherub-like voice…
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Movie Review: Diary of a Country Priest
I was happy to see a reference to Georges Bernanos‘ 1936 novel, Diary of a Country Priest, in last week’s Immaculate Conception homily by the abbot of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Fontgombault, the Right Reverend Jean Pateau. The Diary of a Country Priest has been one of my favorite novels for many years, and the 1951 film version of the novel ranks in…
