Celebrating St. Mary the Virgin
In this image, the Blessed Virgin Mary is taller than the Devil, stronger than the Devil, smiling as she fights the Devil – and she is winning.
In this image, the Blessed Virgin Mary is taller than the Devil, stronger than the Devil, smiling as she fights the Devil – and she is winning.
Peter and the other disciples, witnessing this great event, are just like me as I watch the far more mundane work of God: the growth of ordinary human beings.
The church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration next Saturday. These words from Full Homely Divinity give us a taste of the wisdom on that site – and practices that we can use to celebrate the feast.
There is something about Jesus that makes a claim on a person. St. James knew that at first hand.
An interview with one of the co-authors of the Meet the Saints Family Storybook and Facilitator Guide (available as a free download!).
By including Independence Day on our calendar of feasts, our church made me rethink the meaning of the Fourth of July.
There is no moment on earth when I met Jesus in the flesh, but like Peter and Paul in this image, I too stand at his feet.
Today we celebrate the feast of St. John the Baptist. If there is one thing he preached and practiced, it was the grace of God — which has practical consequences for us.
Today the church honors St. Barnabas, Apostle. This image makes more evident how extraordinary he was – and how we are called to proclaim the gospel in our day, as he did in his.
Today, as we celebrate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we honor all the embraces throughout history between women through whom God is still at work.