Monday, it is carried in solemn procession through Karyes and its vicinity, in order to sanctify nature and protect the people from all evil and calamities.

though a most wonderful creature. God himself exalted her to show us both the greatness of our human nature and the all-surpassing greatness of divine grace. (...) Even the early Protestant reformers never

children: the difference between God and Satan is a difference in nature. Of course, we’re not going to tell children that, for the word “nature” doesn’t have any meaning to them. But they must understand that

tests, the image was declared to bear no trace of external influence or to show any difference in the nature of the smooth glass surface. It was possible to remove the pattern by washing the glass, but it

drugs and human trafficking; discrimination of ethnic minorities; the destruction and looting of natural resources; the lack of opportunities for education and employment for the poor.”… "Faced with these

by which they can be distinguished one from another. But they are united in the oneness of their Nature, of their divine existence. The Spirit is, then this thrice holy “conception,” this infinitely holy

by the working of the Holy Spirit. What blemishes and defects, what shadows and distortions, what natural and human imperfections are found in the first soul, and what a faithful and divine likeness to Jesus

trust were instantaneous A few years ago, moments before being admitted into surgery, feeling the natural fear of risk, the prayer of the Hail Mary came to my soul. Alone in that cold corridor of the hospital

Confidence from his mother, so when a friend and her husband were having difficulty conceiving, it was natural for him to pass on the prayer, “My Mother, My Confidence,” to them. Within a month, his friend was

faithful. This apparent paradox shows that we can’t reduce the incomparable mystery of Mary (and naturally that of Joseph) to one aspect of our individual experiences. And of course none of us is expected