Honoring Mary in Your Garden
Vincenzina Krymow
May 11, 2020
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin can be on full display in our backyard oases.
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A Little More Mary, A Little Less Martha
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 9, 2020
The story of Martha and Mary is one that has always spoken to me as a woman, a wife, a mom and a sister.
Mary Was Always With Her People
Pope Francis
April 28, 2020
Victory is for those who continually arise without being discouraged. If we imitate Mary, we cannot keep our arms folded, only complaining, or perhaps dodging the hard work that others do and which is our responsibility. This is not about doing great things, but about doing everything with tenderness and mercy. Mary was always with her people supporting the least.
Seven Days with Mary: New Eve
Maureen O'Brien and Holly Schapker
May 10, 2019
I’ve never understood Eve. Whenever I think of her apple, my mind is drawn to another woman with an “ordinary” object who led me to Mary. I am hesitating to tell this story because it’s precious to me. Four years ago, through a series of serendipitous events, I found myself spending the month of June at a writer’s retreat in the mountains of Assisi, Italy. On a blistering, hot afternoon, I descended the steps into the cool underground of the Basilica of St. Clare of Assisi.
Mary, Our Muse
Holly Schapker
April 28, 2019
Many people look to Mary for spiritual guidance and nourishment. She’s also a source of inspiration for this artist.
The Remarkable Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe
María Ruiz Scaperlanda
January 25, 2019
She’s been featured in Time magazine and on CNN for her humanitarian work, but her faith, not fame, is what fuels her efforts to rescue abducted girls in South Sudan and Uganda.
Why Pray to Mary and the Saints?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
April 24, 2017
Why do Catholics pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to various saints? Is there anything in the Bible to back this up? Can’t this be considered idol worship? Why not pray directly to God?
The mother of Jesus Christ and the other saints have no meaning or power independent of God. Catholics and many other Christians venerate the saints as ongoing examples of what a life generously open to God’s grace can look like in a great variety of circumstances.
Kolbe House: The Saving Grace of Prison Inmates
Christopher Heffron
June 26, 2025
This parish-based agency in Chicago offers hope to those jailed in both body and spirit.
‘Rebuild My Church’: St. Francis Builds
Stephen Copeland
June 25, 2025
For 20 years, this global ministry has combined physical labor and spiritual formation to rebuild lives, communities, and the Church itself.
Sisterhood of Saints: 14 Holy Women
Franciscan Media
June 5, 2025
FRANCISCAN SPIRIT BLOG These 14 saintly women, among many more, changed my life. I hope they change yours. They weren’t perfect, for starters. They fought with
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