Comfort and Upheaval: Thoughts on Mary During Advent
This Advent, I am remembering how I came to love (really love) Our Lady. I am remembering an Advent about five years ago when a…
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Holy Mary Mother of God!
I’m not sure about you, but I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the rosary. It stems from long road trips with my very Catholic family,…
What does the word parthenos mean and how does it refer to Mary?
Parthenos is a Greek word meaning “virgin.” It relates to Mary because the evangelist Matthew, in describing Mary’s miraculous pregnancy, says, “All this took place…
May is for Mary
The first time my now husband came to lunch in my tiny studio apartment he looked with puzzled amusement at the statues and icons of…