What Mary Teaches

by R. R. Reno

By clarifying what God has done in the person of Mary, the Church teaches the faithful that human flesh is capable of remarkable feats of holiness. Continue Reading »

5 Sep 2017 0

Mary's Most Loyal Children

by James D. Conley

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a solemn feast day and a holy day of obligation that we celebrate each year on August 15th, is the Church’s most ancient Marian feast. Christians living in Jerusalem celebrated the “dormition of Mary” (Mary’s going to sleep) from at least the third century—gathering in Palestine to remember the Mother of God, and to honor her as queen of heaven and earth. Continue Reading »

15 Aug 2014 0

The Virgin Mary's Spiritual Lessons

by R. R. Reno

I love the Feast of the Assumption. The readings for the day include a dragon ready to devour the son of the sun-clothed Queen of Heaven. And then there is the magnificat, the Virgin Mary’s hymn of thanksgiving and praise: “My soul doth magnify the Lord; and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my savior.” … Continue Reading »

20 Aug 2012 0