Heart of Mary. Around the time that I was appointed bishop, he was on his hospital bed and said, "I have learned that you will be made a bishop." I said yes, but that I was very anxious. He asked me: "Haven’t [...] the Immaculate Heart of Mary! I wished that Father Othon were still alive to tell him this fact! I have never stopped praying my Rosary every day and I very much feel the power of Mary in my life. Dom Paulo
By giving Mary the features of eternal youth, Michelangelo must have intended to underline her eternal purity, while her son Jesus, having taken on our human nature, was made to appear, in the stripping
preachers who would sooner believe in little green men from Mars than in angels.... How many times have we been warned against the excesses of a devotion whose emollient effects we like to describe and [...] excesses, and as if it were a clever thing to mock the miseries and sufferings of simple people, who only have these beads of hope to clutch in their hands...". This ardent convert, illuminated by grace, also
each other in God, and is united in God. This being said, I have actually experienced the power of the Rosary in a few bad situations, and have been amazed at its effects. I'm currently going through a series
provide a unique time to pray for oneself and one's family, to experience community prayer, and to have a chance to reconnect with our own spiritual life. Discerning what is essential in one's life, regaining [...] receive the sacrament of reconciliation, attend mass and entrust to the Virgin Mary all the "knots" that have been discerned and prayed over. You can view the calendar of future retreats, as well as reviews of
gentleness, her presence in good and bad times have always brought me great comfort. After the Cathedral fire, the statue of Madonna and Child should have been crushed by the collapse of the vault above
did not like it or understand it. I also had difficulty accepting and understanding Mary. I did not have a “special relationship” with her. In a moment of spiritual aridity, a brother priest gave me some [...] simplest prayer, the Holy Rosary. So I started to recite my first Rosary. For more than 26 years now, I have prayed the Rosary every day. It’s a gift from Mary! Father Oscar Pilloni Gospa Mira Community (Belo
Afflicted (1666) As long as the Pope hasn’t said his Rosary All the Popes since the time of Saint Dominic have talked about the Rosary. Among them, Pope Pius XI (pope from 1922 to 1939) gave this advice: "Tell [...] Pius XII (pope from 1939 to 1958) writes: "We do not hesitate to declare publicly once again that We have great hope that the Holy Rosary can heal the maladies afflicting our times… Let us arm ourselves with
of Ben Nevis. Before the event, he explained: "Having already blessed every Munro for the year 2000 and walked the St Conan's Pilgrim Way in 2017, we have set our sights on Britain's tallest peak. As we
through a string of soccer powerhouses in the tournament. Here’s one reason Catholics in the U.S. might have rooted for the small Central European country: Croatia is a deeply Catholic country, and the coach [...] faith… Dalic spoke about his faith on Croatian Catholic radio when the World Cup began. “Everything I have done in my life and in my professional career I owe to my faith, and I am grateful to my Lord,” Dalic
