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  • Holy Mother, Hear Our Cries

    Some times a song (a poem!) expresses that which Catholics feel for the Most Holy Blessed Virgin Mary, and the following song (see link) is an example of such a piece of music. It captures the traditional sentiments of love and trust that the Church has had, and we, her children, too, hold towards this good and loving Mother. “By…

  • Fr. Lasance’s Quote on the Love of Flowers

    The prolific Catholic writer, the Reverend Francis Xavier Lasance (b. 1860- d. 1946), published an interesting prayer book in 1908 which has been quite popular since its first printing. This book is titled My Prayer Book, Happiness in Goodness, and I find it interesting because it is not only filled with Catholic prayers, but it also contains many quotes from…

  • The Season of Christmas

    Christmas Day by Christina Rossetti “A baby is a harmless thing And wins our hearts with one accord, And Flower of Babies was their King, Jesus Christ our Lord: Lily of lilies He Upon His Mother’s knee; Rose of roses, soon to be Crowned with thorns on leafless tree. A lamb is innocent and mild And merry on the soft…

  • In October

    ~by Gilbert K. Chesterton (b. 1874- d. 1936) Where are they gone that did delight in honour Abrupt and absolute as an epic ends, What light of the Last Things, like death at morning, Crowns the true lovers and the tragic friends? Young priests with eager faces bright as eagles, Poor scholars of the harp-string, strict and strong, All the…

  • 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,…