The Sept. 12 feast of the Holy Name of Mary reminds us of its stirring history and, above all, the reason why her name is a most powerful prayer. José Madrazo, ‘The Immaculata’, c. 1800 (photo: Public ...

I’ve attended patriotic and homeschooling events with attendance, largely Protestant, where images of America’s Founding Fathers are revered. How would they have reacted to an image of the Blessed ...

" ‘All generations will call me blessed': ‘The Church's devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship.' The Church rightly honors ‘the Blessed Virgin with special devotion. From the ...

For Catholics, New Year's Day isn't just the first day of the new year: It's a day of holy obligation. January 1 marks the Solemnity of Mary, a day the honors the role of Mary as the Mother of God, ...

To himself be made by you. The lines are an apt expression of the manifold contradictions embodied in the Christian mythology of Mary. “Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea”, a new exhibition at the ...

On the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Grotto of Massabielle near Lourdes, a daily Plenary Indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, ...