Was Mary – the Blessed Mother – an irresponsible parent?
Such was the notion I heard expressed on Saturday morn, at our regular weekly scripture study.
Continue readingWas Mary – the Blessed Mother – an irresponsible parent?
Such was the notion I heard expressed on Saturday morn, at our regular weekly scripture study.
Continue readingJust before dawn this morning, I heard a prayer that took my breath away.
We’re about to celebrate Christmas, not Thanksgiving – but even so, pilgrims have been very much on my mind today.
It’s probably not great form for a Catholic blogger to admit this, but for many years, I harbored a bit of a grudge against Mary.
Most years, the church celebrates the solemnity of the Annunciation – the feast commemorating Mary’s ‘yes!’ – on March 25. This year, because that date fell during Holy Week – the celebration was moved to today, April 8.
And isn’t it perfect that it falls on a Monday.