For today, I am linking to the Dan and Stephanie Burke podcast at the Spiritual Direction website; particularly to one sample of this podcast which I think The Marian Room readers will find informative. This particular podcast is titled What is Prayer from the Heart? Q and A Show. Dan and Stephanie Burke are producing simple to understand material on prayer, imbued…
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Our Lady of Good Counsel
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel. The most thorough article I have read on the story of Our Lady of Good Counsel (or Our Lady of Genazzano from the location where the icon now rests, see information, below), was written by Dr. Marian T. Horvat and is titled, The Valiant Woman, Petruccia, and the Image of…
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The Blessed Virgin Mary on Holy Saturday
~Today is Holy Saturday. The following entry is a rebuilt post for this day which was originally published in 2019. “Saint Paul tells us that our religion is vain unless we have faith in the mystery of our Saviour’s Resurrection — where was this faith on the day after our Lord’s death? In one heart only, and that was Mary’s.…
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Our Lady of Czestochowa
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa, and, for this occasion, I am re-posting a poem which was written by the English-French Catholic writer, Hilaire Belloc (b. 1870- d. 1953). This poem is a tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa. The name of this Marian ode…
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Henry Wingate, Artist
Henry Wingate is a Catholic artist residing in Madison County, Virginia. I think you will enjoy this series of videos produced about him by the Archdiocese of Washington: I enjoy seeing an artist at work in his studio. May you have a good day. ~SCF