If you are planning a trip to Rome, a visit to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a must. This grand basilica, which is dedicated to Our Lady, will leave her mark on you: the gold ceiling which stretches far above one’s head, hearkens to a world beyond our reach where the Queen reigns in majesty beside her…
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The Trinkets
The English Catholic writer G.K. Chesterton (b. 1874- d. 1936) wrote a book of poetry in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is titled, The Queen of the Seven Swords. Dale Ahlquist wrote a piece about this delightful book at The Chesterton Society website which you might read here. Today’s post in The Marian Room is a selection from…
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Hail Motherhood!
“After the war there will be many thousands of women who will need to live as Our Lady did after the crucifixion. A generation of mothers will need to know, with the heart, that “there is only one boy, Jesus Christ.” The world’s future will depend upon this, upon everyone’s realising that the survival of all that is worth the…
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Chesterton’s Confession
Psalm 44:10-18 “The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety. Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house. And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him…
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The Positive Nature of Vows II
The topic of vows has been in the Catholic news over the past weeks. The following is a re-post from March of 2018 which delves into the nature of vows with some additions made today. ~SCF “If Americans can be divorced for ‘incompatibility of temper,’ I cannot conceive why they are not all divorced. I have known many happy…
