On August 15, we will celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. It is the day we commemorate how Mary, having completed her life here on earth, experienced the fullness of resurrection as she passed into definitive union with God in the Kingdom of Heaven. The Assumption is not…
At times we as Catholics are invited to explain the major beliefs of our faith to a sincere inquirer. We may take so much of our faith for granted that we find it difficult to explain it to someone else. A situation like this can be a wakeup call, an invitation for us to learn…
This is a short meditation on how “blessed … among women” our Blessed Mother really is. No one could ever compare with her because she was to be the mother of Jesus. This intimate connection is expressed every time we MSC invoke her as “Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.” Mary is blessed in two…
By Fr. David Foxen, MSC This weekend we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. It is the day we commemorate how Mary, having completed her life here on earth, experienced the fullness of the resurrection, coming into the definitive union with God in the Kingdom of Heaven. The…
Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a maiden waiting for God to fulfill her people’s dreams. She was a maiden waiting for God to fill her and, through her, all of us. She rejoiced because she was beloved. God’s Spirit had descended upon her with love’s gift, her child, who…
The journey of faith of the mother of Jesus The journey of faith of the mother of Jesus had its joys, its sorrows and its glories. It is noteworthy that her joys were also her challenges. When she accepted the role of the mother of the Messiah she undertook a very difficult lifelong task. At the…