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Solemnity of All Saints

October 31, 2018 Editor Saints / Mary

Anna, the Prophet, and Her “Censored Pulpit”

January 29, 2021 Teresa Berger Saints / Mary

Depictions of Anna in Christian visual art have made up for some of this censoring over the centuries, by letting Anna speak through hand gestures, or by giving her a message to proclaim via words written on a scroll she is holding.

A “Madonna amidst the Ruins,” the COVID-year 2020 included

December 20, 2020 Teresa Berger Saints / Mary

For survivors of the bombings of the city and of World War II more generally, this Mary seemed to hold a message: She was in their midst, one of them, a survivor of unimaginable horror, and still cradling badly damaged life. Divine life.

All the Saints, All the Souls, and All of Us

November 2, 2020 Timothy Brunk Liturgical Spirituality Saints / Mary

Every day is a day of all the saints, all the souls, and all of us.

Is cleanliness always next to godliness?

October 16, 2020 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue c_THEOLOGY Saints / Mary

According to Dictionary.com the phrase “cleanliness is next to godliness” was first recorded in a sermon by John Wesley in 1778. All of us are

Popular Piety Spotlight: Prayers to St. Michael

September 29, 2020 Sr. Jeana Visel, OSB Devotions and Sacramentals Popular Piety Saints / Mary Uncategorized

Whether prayed at the conclusion of a rosary, after mass, or at some other time, these prayers to St. Michael are part of a long tradition of regularly turning to heaven for help against forces that would try to destroy the goodness and unity of the Church.

A Sequence in Honor of St. Francis of Assisi (PDF)

September 28, 2020 Michael Joncas Liturgical Spirituality Popular Piety Saints / Mary

I share it with those who might want to conclude this year’s Season of Creation by praying this reflection on the gift of Saint Francis’ life, his stigmata, and his protection on all those who attempt to live by his values.