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by bcadmin | Nov 23, 2022 | Canada, Commentary, Gaudium et spes, Immaculate Conception, life, Liturgy, News, Pope Paul VI, Scripture, Second Vatican Council, universal call to holiness, unplanned pregnancy | 0 |
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. I’ve found myself rereading the council documents, since they are a treasure trove of insights about the liturgy, Scripture and the universal call to holiness, among other topics.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 27, 2022 | Blessed Virgin Mary, Featured, Immaculate Conception, News, Prayer & Spirituality, Sts. Joachim & Anne | 0 |
Jesus said: “By their fruit you will know them. A good tree brings forth good fruit, but a bad tree brings forth bad fruit” (Mt 7:16-17). These words of the Greatest Master and Teacher of the world can most appropriately be applied to Jesus’ two grandparents, the mother and father of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Their […]
by bcadmin | Dec 10, 2021 | Close, Featured, Immaculate Conception, Local News, News, Year of St. Joseph | 0 |
A Year of St. Joseph dedicated to increasing love for the foster father of Jesus, seeking his intercession and trying to imitate his virtues and zeal drew to a close Dec. 8 with ringing trumpets, a chorus of voices and Archbishop Bernard Hebda presiding at an evening Mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 9, 2021 | Immaculate Conception, lead, News, News Analysis, Pontifical North American College, Rome, Seminaries | 0 |
The Immacolata is a special day for a variety of Catholic institutions and organizations which have Mary Immaculate as a patron, including Rome’s Pontifical North American College, the American seminary in the Eternal City.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | Angelus, Catholic News Service, Immaculate Conception, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
The best way to overcome indifference to the suffering of migrants and refugees is to look in their faces, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Immaculate Conception, News, Pope Francis, Rome, Vatican | 0 |
An hour before sunrise, Pope Francis set a basket of white roses at the base of a statue of the Immaculate Conception in the center of Rome, praying Mary would help all who suffer.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | Advent, Father Edward Looney, Featured, Immaculate Conception, Mary, Miraculous Medal, News, St. Bernadette Soubirous, St. Catherine Labouré | 0 |
During my high school years, I believed the Immaculate Conception was the conception of Jesus. I was taking instruction in religion from a teacher who had a master’s degree in Catholic theology. On Dec. 8, he stood up in front of the class and said, “T…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception, Into the Deep, Knowing the Faith, News, Sacred Tradition, Scripture | 0 |
Image: Immaculate Conception by Peter Paul Reubens | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons “As William Wordsworth wrote in his famous poem, The Virgin, Mary is ‘our tainted nature’s solitary boast.’ We celebrate that special grace …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | dogma, Featured, Immaculate Conception, Mary, News, Orthodoxy, Saints, Sophia Excerpts | 0 |
The Immaculate Conception is not the virgin birth. I want to make that really clear at the beginning, since far too many people get hopelessly confused on that point. Furthermore, the conception that was “immaculate” was Mary’s, not Christ’s. The dogma of the Immaculate Conception says that at the very moment of Mary’s conception, both […]
by bcadmin | Dec 7, 2021 | Featured, Hope, Immaculate Conception, Mary, News, Orthodoxy, Saints | 0 |
“Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” —1 Sm. 16: 7 It’s hard to hope when your heart is laden with burdens too numerous to count. This time of year, every secular image is intended to evoke sentiments of nostalgia and merriment, warmth and fond memories. For many of […]
by bcadmin | Dec 7, 2021 | Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Immaculate Conception, Mary, News | 0 |
The Beatitudes rank high on the list of all-time favorite Bible passages. But what is “beatitude,” anyway? In the bible, a “blessed” person is someone who has received gifts of the greatest value, gifts that lead to true fulfillment and lasting happiness. If I were to ask you to name the first beatitude, you’d probably […]
by bcadmin | Oct 8, 2021 | Blessed Virgin Mary, Featured, Gospel, Immaculate Conception, Marian dogmas, News, Prayer Life & Liturgy, rosary, Saints, Scripture, St. Thérèse of Lisieux | 0 |
Back in those memorable days of Hula Hoops, American Bandstand, and those new cars with those long, sleek, beautiful fins, when I was only eleven years old, I first met St. Thérèse. I can still hear the way the Irish nuns who taught us gave the name a …
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