Powerful Pillars

As I mentioned over at Contemplative Haven yesterday, Father Joseph Homick has a new blog called, Two Pillars:  Holy Eucharist and Our Lady.  I really appreciate the way Father Joseph has set it up, with separate pages for each topic that’s on his heart.  Although quite recent, there is already a wealth of information there, and I [...]

See You Soon

I have to close the comments here for at least a little while (please see explanation at Contemplative Haven).    When I get up and running again I hope to be posting on a more regular basis. For today, I would like to share a homily from Pope John Paul II recorded in 1990 in [...]

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

The Immaculate Conception, celebrated December 8th, is a Solemnity in the Catholic Church.  This feast is one of only three Solemnities, and thus is one of the highest ranking Marian celebrations in our liturgical year (the other two being the feast of Mary, Mother of God on January 1st and the feast of the Assumption [...]

Presentation of Mary

 The Memorial of the Presentation of Mary is celebrated on November 21st.  The theme of this Memorial is:  total consecration to the Lord through Mary. Although not mentioned in the Bible, this ancient feast is based on information taken from one of the apocryphal Gospels, the Protevangelium of James.  In it we are told that at the [...]