In the picture on this post you will see a statue of Our Lady adorned with a homemade crown, set before roses and a lit candle. This picture was taken on Mother’s Day in the state of New Mexico. It is the picture of a home May altar set up for the month of May, the month that is dedicated…
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Mary’s Boy
I heard a story in Ireland years ago about how someone had met in the rocky wastes a beautiful peasant woman carrying a child. And on being asked for her name she answered simply: “I am the Mother of God, and this is Himself, and He is the boy you will all be wanting at the last.” I have…
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The Cross and The Tower of Ivory
~Today, the Roman Catholic Church commemorates Good Friday. Last year, I wrote a piece which delved into the “goodness” of this day, specifically speaking of the Good Shepherd; and I related the day to the traditional description of Our Lady as the Tower of Ivory. I am re-posting it today with a few additions and edits. I hope you are…
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Lenten Spiritual Health
The following is a Lenten recording from Rev. Canon Matthew Talarico, the United States Provincial Superior of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. The patrons of the Institute are the Immaculate Conception and St. Francis de Sales. I think you will find it helpful during these days. It contains a slew of practical tips to keep oneself spiritually…
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Notes on the Immaculate Conception
It is beginning to cool down in the OV from which I am writing this week, and lo, I looked at the calendar and noted that the beloved day, December the eighth, is rapidly approaching: the day in which our Mother, the Roman Catholic Church, celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Why is this…
