Mystical May

Excerpt from:  The Mystical Rose [John Henry Newman] May, the Month of Promise and of Joy Why is May chosen as the month in which we exercise a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin? The first reason is because it is the time when the earth bursts forth into its fresh foliage and its green [...]

Just To Let You Know…

…I have re-opened my other blog, Contemplative Haven, at a new site.  The previous site’s server was victimized by a malicious attack, as I have mentioned in my post today. I have updated the links to Contemplative Haven that are in the left sidebar and on my “About” page here, but I know I won’t have [...]

Mary In My Garden

Most of us had our young and foolish years, didn’t we, but there’s no time for regrets.  Mary is waiting.  Come and sit with Her a while.               

Retablos

The image of our sorrowful Mother in the previous post is a “retablo” which I found while visiting the online art site at the New Mexico State University. From the university’s website, we learn that “the word retablo, refers to sacred images painted on sheets of tin-coated iron which depict Jesus, the Virgin Mary, saints [...]