Apr 12, 2021 | Events, Our Lady
On Saturday evening I had the pleasure of taking part in an online Marian conference organised by the Legion of Mary in Dublin, Ireland. The theme was ‘Hail, Holy Queen’ and it looked specifically at Mary as ‘Mother of Mercy’ – which was...
Apr 3, 2021 | Church, Our Lady
“Today it will do us good to stop a little and think about the pain and sorrows of Our Lady. She is our Mother.” – Pope Francis Italians are in the habit of referring to the time after the Crucifixion on Good Friday as “l’ora della...
Mar 25, 2021 | Church, Our Lady
“Holy Mother of God, intercede for us.”- Intercessions, Morning Prayer for the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord It is easy to read the Gospel account of the Annunciation and not really stop to consider what this event demanded of the Blessed Virgin...
Mar 15, 2021 | Fatima, Our Lady, The Spiritual Life
In the whole of the story of the appearances of Our Lady at Fatima, there has always been one single line which, from the moment I first heard it, jumped out at me; and it is this – “Do not lose heart. I will never forsake you. My Immaculate Heart will be...
Feb 27, 2021 | Church, Our Lady
“By Her complete adherence to the Father’s will, to His Son’s redemptive work, and to every promptingof the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary is the Church’s model of faith and charity.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church, para.967 As a...
Feb 11, 2021 | Our Lady, The Saints
“I do not promise to make you happy in this world; only in the next.”- Our Lady of Lourdes to Saint Bernadette It’s easy to assume that Bernadette Soubirous was declared a Saint because she saw Our Lady; the reality, however, is somewhat different....
Feb 6, 2021 | Fatima, Our Lady
“The fiat of Mary, the word of Her Heart, has changed the history of the world, because it brought the Saviour into the world—because, thanks to Her Yes, God could become man in our world and remains so for all time. The Evil One has power in this world, as we see and...
