Tag: Mary
The importance of the Holy Rosary
The rosary, while not of Maronite origin, is believed to have been adopted by Lebanese Catholics as early as 1580. The great Maronite saints were all devoted to Our Lady through the rosary, a habit we should share, writes Antonious Tarrazi.
Marian statue a “lighthouse” of grace for Greenacre
The parish of St John Vianney and St Thomas More last night unveiled their new parish statue of Mary, a project that has traversed faiths and inspired hope.
Travelling Mary statue visits Sydney families for more than 60 years
A statue of Mary has helped families to pray together for more than 60 years, with Our Lady often making a visit when she's most needed
A Christmas message from Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP
After a year of terrible war in Ukraine and disastrous floods closer to home, in which people have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, where...
Simcha Fisher: that time God sounded like Groucho Marx
There is a store downtown that we've asked our kids not to shop at. The window is full of a hodgepodge of goods: Sun...
Entrusting the world to Mary’s intercession, Pope Francis consecrates Ukraine, Russia
https://youtu.be/YFS9W8Z-NDY
As Russia's violent month-long invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the...
Pope to consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart
Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during a penitential prayer service in St Peter's Basilica on 25 March, the...
On feast of Mary, Francis urges end to violence against women
As Catholics begin a new year contemplating the motherhood of Mary, they should be inspired not to let problems weaken their faith or prevent...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: Wedding ring of Our Lady
Dear Father, I remember reading some time ago that the wedding ring of Our Lady is still in existence somewhere. Is this credible?
Q&A with Fr John Flader: The Wedding of Mary and Joseph
Dear Father, I am getting married soon and my fiancé and I are entrusting ourselves to Our Lady and St Joseph. Can you tell me anything about their wedding if, indeed, anything is known?
Plenary voices: Sr Isabell Naumann
On principle, there is no profession that women cannot carry out, for in the words of Edith Stein, “no woman is solely a ‘woman,’...
Mark Shea: Models of the Church – Mary and the Church...
Part 2 of Mark's series on Models of the Church
Read the introduction here.
The first model of the Church is the Marian model. Mary is,...
