Grandparents: Share Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Story (Dec. 12th)
Editor's note: This activity is written for grandparents, but it can be easily used by families and others to share this feast day with...
Living the Liturgical Year—Happy Birthday, Mary! (free downloadable activity)
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sept. 8
CONNIE CLARK
You know when Jesus’ birthday is, but what about Mary’s? Does Mary get a birthday celebration?...
Using Visual Symbols to Teach the Mysteries of the Rosary
With October being the month of the Rosary, the religious education classes always dedicate some class time to praying the Rosary, so my class was pretty familiar with the prayers and the order in which they are prayed. For this year, I thought we would focus on the Mysteries of the Rosary and learn how to meditate on those particular times in Jesus' and Mary's lives.
The Good, True, and Beautiful
Fostering devotion to Mary
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
Jesus’ final gift from the cross to all believers was the gift of his mother, Mary. From its very...
The Joyful Mysteries
A Family Together
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church — new memorial for the liturgical calendar
Pope Francis has created a new Marian feast day.
The Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, will be celebrated the Monday...
A Woman Clothed in the Sun
What is so darn fascinating about royalty?
Praying the Hail Mary
BY PAT GOHN
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that Mary, the Mother of God, is truly our Mother "in the order of grace" (see CCC,...
Surprised by Grace
by Jean Larkin
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The Rosary: Meditating on the Mysteries of Faith
Long ago, people living in the desert or in monasteries used pebbles, sticks, or lines drawn in the sand to count their prayers. Herein lies the early roots of the Catholic Rosary. People progressed to counting knots on a cord, then to the beads we know today.
