Wanting One Thing Alone: The Three Hail Marys at Night
This custom, which has its roots in an ancient tradition of the Church and took on its own particular form in the Work in time of war, expresses the desire to end each day by turning to Mary, reorienting our heart towards what truly matters, and sustaining our brothers and sisters in the struggle to live purity.
Getting to Know Your Mother
You might be tempted to take Mary for granted as a familiar figure in the background of faith, but her love for each of us is anything but background noise.
“Do I feel that I am a living part of the Church?”
In his 13 May general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Lumen gentium” and the Virgin Mary as model of the Church.
“Behold your Mother”: Mary on Our Path to Holiness
As mothers often do, Mary goes ahead of us on the journey. She guesses what we need and prepares it for us, often so discreetly that we don’t even notice. This is the 17th installment in the “Combat, closeness, mission” series.