Mary
The Loneliness of Mary
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
March 19, 2025
The loneliness of Mary is not as well-documented. She suffered great isolation, from confusion about her unique call to the deaths of those closest to her. Yet her trust in God was rewarded.
Full of Grace
Herman Sutter
August 25, 2024
In Luke’s Gospel, the angel Gabriel arrives at Mary’s house unexpectedly and greets her: “Hail, favored one!” What would you do, if a stranger showed up at your door and made such an announcement to you?
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Our Universal Mother
Christopher Heffron
August 15, 2024
There is no facet of the human experience that Mary, our universal mother, cannot understand. In times of unrest—in the world or in our hearts—Our Lady is ready to help us. We need only turn to her.
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Mary’s Feminine Force
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 31, 2024
John realizes she is not just a tool, a means for God to become human. She is herself a feminine force in the cosmos of his visions.
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Mary’s Yes
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 26, 2024
She is remembering now what she has stored up in her heart all these years. It began the first time she experienced the Light that is God.
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Our Hearts Find Mary
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 21, 2024
What know about her is a lot, considering how little we know of Mary from Scripture itself.
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Love Conquers Sin
Murray Bodo, OFM
May 20, 2024
It was because Christ was the perfect adorer of God, the perfect bridge between creatures and the Creator, that he could bridge the gap created by sin.
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