A Rosary Teaching

Sr. Rebecca Shinas, OP gives a beautiful little teaching on The Rosary (and how to say a scriptural rosary) for all who would like to learn, and also to inspire or re-inspire others. I have also posted Sr. Rebecca’s video on contemplative prayer today over at Contemplative Haven. All of Sister’s videos can be found at the [...]

Woman of Silence

Excerpt from:  Mary, Human and Holy (by Antonio Bello).  From Chapter 17, entitled, “Woman of Silence” [pgs. 94-95]: Holy Mary, woman of silence, tell us of your encounters with God. What fields did you go to on springtime afternoons, far from the bustle of Nazareth, to listen to his voice? What crevices of rock did you [...]

The Most Holy Name of Jesus

On this feastday, we continue with the theme of the last few posts – the nativity, the divine child, and the birth of Jesus within us.  Why, you may ask.  What connection is there between the Holy Name of Jesus and ourselves giving birth to Christ daily? Well, the name of Jesus was given by an angel [...]

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Today is a Marian “optional memorial” wherein we commemorate several things:  Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Marian spirituality of the Carmelites, the scapular and consecration of oneself to Mary. Picking up on the theme from my previous post, I would like to share a little bit from the Dictionary of Mary : “The commemoration of Our Lady [...]