Conference of Bishops of Brazil and Primate of Brazil Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment with Mary [...] front of the image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, asking for her maternal protection after I left the seminary. During the rest of the retreat I felt a great peace envelop me and I completely forgot [...] Sacred Heart of Jesus Seminary in Corupá (Brazil), when I came to the conclusion that I did not have a vocation to the priesthood. I thought that it was prideful to believe that God was calling me rather

(Treviso, Italy, 1510) The Rosary: A heavenly sword The Rosary was forged in an age of chivalry. It is a spiritual weapon, a heavenly sword, fashioned by the hands of a Divine Craftsman. All swords take [...] was the founding moment of the Holy Rosary of Mary. It was the moment the sword was unsheathed. Father Donald Calloway, MIC (1) Catholic Exchange (1) Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, has been a priest for 15 years [...] violent opposition from a group known as the Albigensians, a heretical sect named after the town of Albi in southern France where it originated. During the spread of this heresy, a Spaniard named Dominic

of Korea (April 5, 1953) A Marian grace to petition At Cana, Our Lady showed great realism . She is a Mother who takes people’s problems to heart and acts. She recognizes moments of difficulty and handles [...] handles them discreetly, efficiently and decisively. She is neither imperious nor intrusive, but a Mother and a handmaid. Let us ask for the grace to imitate her sensitivity and her creativity in serving those [...] beautiful it is to spend our lives in the service of others, without favorites or distinctions. May Mary, Cause of our Joy, who brings peace amid the profusion of sin and the turmoil of history, obtain for

happened: Jesus appeared to him holding a sword that He offered to the prelate. According to Bishop Dashe, the moment he took the sword from Jesus' hands, it turned into a Rosary. He then heard Christ repeat [...] (Italy, 1540) The sword immediately turned into a Rosary Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme, head of the Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria's Borno State, was in a chapel praying before the Blessed Sacrament last [...] go.” The bishop recalls, “I didn't need any prophet to give me the explanation. It was clear that with the Rosary we would be able to get rid of Boko Haram.” Boko Haram is the Islamic group that has been

(2004) A Great Prince is Back The truth is that Saint Joseph was a prince, a fine flower in the line of David, who acted with all the dignity of his royal filiations. He was a prince in keeping a noble [...] noble attitude at the distressful moment when he had to find discernment about his future wife's pregnancy; a prince as he coped with the loss of his matrimonial and paternal projects; in showing such self-control [...] self-control by being at the same time respectful of a virginal pact and so able to keep incredible secrets to himself. Finally, he was a real prince when pressed to make serious decisions in order to save

Didynia (Cappadocia) A Time of Waiting Unique in World History (I) While the Blessed Virgin was on earth, all Israel was awaiting "the One to come" When she was a little child, the Virgin Mary waited, in the [...] by only one prophet, but by a long succession of men who, as time went by over the centuries, foretold and kept adding to previous prophecies. She waited in the midst of a small nation, tossed by history [...] history, which had survived every confrontation with the empires surrounding it and which was to remain the only nation that was able to resist the break-up of the ancient world and to preserve its identity

Didynia (Cappadocia) A Time of Waiting Unique in World History (I) While the Blessed Virgin was on earth, all Israel was awaiting "the One to come" When she was a little child, the Virgin Mary waited, in the [...] by only one prophet, but by a long succession of men who, as time went by over the centuries, foretold and kept adding to previous prophecies. She waited in the midst of a small nation, tossed by history [...] history, which had survived every confrontation with the empires surrounding it and which was to remain the only nation that was able to resist the break-up of the ancient world and to preserve its identity

ed, and where, after the return from Egypt, the Savior lived with Mary and Joseph. In A Moment with Mary of January 9, 2020, we published a story from the French Catholic newspaper La Croix , suggesting [...] to be the authentic house of the Virgin Mary in Nazareth, was transported to Italy by sea. However, recent studies challenge that theory and actually agree with the long-standing tradition stating that [...] narrative about the noble family De Angeli bringing it by ship is a fabrication. We quote an Italian article dated December 10, 2019: "This is a false story invented by the De Angeli family of Palermo, in order

used a familiar expression with Mary, who was troubled at first because of her humility: How is it that (to foreshadow Elizabeth's words) an angel of light should use familiar language with me? Mary was [...] but firmly test whether this was a 'familiar spirit,' with a prudence beyond Eve’s, who failed to test the serpent's spirit. Mary said: "How shall this be, since I am a [consecrated] virgin?" It was not [...] familiarity shown by the angel toward Mary in the way he greeted her. 'Ave' is how people greeted a friend or relative arriving at their doorstep after a journey. This is what Mary said to Elizabeth (which caused

is God is not a claim that the Mother is also a God… Mary is the Mother of the God made man, incarnated in her virgin womb, who became by her fiat true God and true man. The Virgin Mary is the best partner [...] Sameiro (Portugal) A true mother stands by you until the end When Jesus died on the cross, almost everyone deserted him, but his Mother stood by him until the end. Jesus also wanted us to have a mother standing [...] Thus at the foot of the cross he bequeathed Mary to us when he told John, “Son behold thy mother.” Many people have not only refused to accept the Virgin Mary, but they have also denounced her. Now it's