feast of the Assumption is a source of great hope. As the Virgin Mary, the first one to do so after Jesus, experiences the joy of the resurrection, we are strengthened in the certainty that God keeps his

the Gospel of Saint Mark—one of the best catechisms there is—the sessions use the formation that Jesus Himself gave to His disciples. The Saint Mark Sessions are a beautiful path of discipleship that follows

penance: "We must sacrifice more." - Meditation, especially on the Gospel: "Think of the Passion of Jesus." - The seriousness of sin and the need for repentance: "Ask us sincerely and we will give it to you

stabilization of its institutions seem to have favored this decision. Lebanon, whose soil was trodden by Jesus, has many Christian monasteries (including the Qadisha, in the “Valley of Saints”) and shrines dedicated

see an image of the Virgin. Angels brought them a black wooden statue, representing the Mother of Jesus. The following night, a fascinated Ismeria released the knights and escaped with them, wishing to

thought of by God In this excerpt (348.9 /12) of “The Gospel as Revealed to Me” by Maria Valtorta, Jesus speaks to the Apostles and to some disciples, men and women, gathered in the garden of the house of

- "Oh, my Lady," answered Saint Dominic, "you know far better than I do, because next to your Son Jesus Christ you have always been the chief instrument of our salvation." Then Our Lady replied, "I want

communion for them, especially on Thursdays, so that the graces of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus will descend on their priesthood, to the greatest glory of God and the Church. Blessed Virgin Mary

question can be posed at the level of the family, of the community, of the nation. … In the time before Jesus’ birth the expectation of the Messiah was very strong in Israel – that is, the expectation of an Anointed

group of persecuted Christians. "She was wearing a beautiful oriental coat, and was holding the Baby Jesus in her arms,” told one witness. “She just stood on the grass, like a mother among her children ..