Mother Mary

Magnificat of the Virgin Mary | Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash

The Magnificat: Canticle of Mary

The greatness of the Magnificat is that it embraces the whole sweep of the Incarnate Word—and the whole sweep of Mary’s trust in God.

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Hail Mary, Full of Grace

Mary is the ultimate illumination of a woman filled with Christ’s presence, of a woman lit up from within by grace.
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Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Monday

Beginning with Mother Mary, our faith is blessed with a long line of strong and holy women. Clare is definitely one of them. Just like Mary, it took great strength and courage to take the path that she did.
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We Are Found

Reflect During Lent, as we are called to look more closely at the Stations of the Cross, we witness Jesus falling for the first time, and his mother being there.  May this prayer remind you that Mary sees how heavy ...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe

This month, millions in Mexico and the United States celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Virgin Mary, the First Disciple

Pope Paul VI wrote succinctly: “The Virgin Mary is held up as an example to the faithful for the way in which in her own particular life she fully and responsibly accepted the word of God and did it….She is ...
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Franciscan Inspirations: Mary at the Cross

Both the devotion of Mary and the women witnessing Jesus’ death—and the gift of Mary as mother to us—are truths we cannot be without.
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