In a little less than four days, Holy Mother Church will celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Leading up to this glorious occasion, I will post facts from various Catholic forefathers that highlight some aspect of Our Lady as the Immaculate Conception. What stood as the Truth yesterday, does not change today. So, today, we hear from Pope St. Pius…
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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal: November 27
“O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” -words inscribed on the front side of the Miraculous Medal as requested by Our Lady Today is the commemoration of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. On this day, we remember the 1830 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Sr. Catherine Laboure in Paris, France; wherein,…
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The Death of Old Thunder
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” C.S. Lewis, from The Abolition of Man The French-Anglo Catholic writer, Hiliare Belloc (b. 1870- d. 1953), had a nickname which captured his bold and active personality, Old Thunder. I have reprinted quotes from Old Thunder on…
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The Child Mary
In the fall of 2017, a painting of the child Mary, and her saintly mother, Anne, were discovered by A. Therese in the town of Sorrento, Italy. A. Therese was walking down the street, and there they were. She took this (above) picture to commemorate the happy moment. This posted painting leads one to think of the childhood of the Blessed…
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Love Mary
“One in thy thousand statues we salute thee On all thy thousand thrones acclaim and claim Who walk in forest of thy forms and faces Walk in a forest calling on one name And, most of all, how this thing may be so Who know thee not are mystified to know That one cries ‘Here she stands’ and one cries…
