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  • Mary, Mother of Divine Providence

    “I love the image of Christ as a chubby little helpless babe in Mary’s arms–looking at His own reflection in her eyes. I love this entire image of Jesus and Mary! It reminds us that we should be like little children and trust Mary completely.” ~K. Anne, November 19, 2019. Today, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Blessed Virgin Mary…

  • Top Catholic Movies for the Weekend

    As we stroll into the weekend, if you have a weekend; or at least know what is a weekend… …I am posting a list from Deal Hudson, the editor of The Christian Review, of his 100 Best Catholic Movies Ranked from 1-100. Now, the puritanical leaning among us might start objecting to a list of one hundred movies as an incitement…

  • The Month of Mary with St. Francis de Sales

    “Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.” –Saint Francis de Sales As we head into a May weekend, I am posting a bit of information on a book which was written in 1890 by Don Gaspar Gilli, and is titled, The Month of Mary According to the Spirit…

  • St. Francis de Sales and the Immaculate Conception

    “His (referring to Christ Jesus) most blessed Mother is the Queen of all Queens, for she is not only crowned with charity, but with the perfection of charity, and to use an expression of the Holy Spirit, Who says that the Son is the crown of the Father; her crown is in truth her Son; that is to say, the…

  • Jesus Christ Knows Us By Name

    Today is Monday of Holy Week. Yesterday, after the Palm Sunday Mass in Pittsburgh, I spotted the following quote from St. Francis de Sales (b. 1567- d. 1622) in the bulletin of St. John XXIII Parish; it is on point for Holy Week, so I thought I would share it today. From the pen of the bishop and Doctor of…