Tag Archive for ‘Mary’
Mary in the Laundry
On the window sill of our laundry sits a statue of Our Lady. It’s not even a proper statue. It’s a plastic moulded bottle in the shape of Our Lady of Lourdes and it has a pin-sized hole in the bottom. On one side of the statue sits a pink plastic peg and on the […]
Prayer
I wonder if the Holy Mother gets tired of listening to all those Hail Marys rising up from the faithful. For many the rosary provides beads to fiddle with and a soothing repetitive mantra while their holy thoughts rise free. But in fear of excommunication, I must admit that the sustained repetition of that prayer […]
Blessed Pope John and Vatican Council II – a personal reflection
The background Coincidences happen when God wants to remain anonymous. This very day, as I sit down to write this reflection, I learn that beloved Pope John XXIII will be canonized next year. Wonderful! I have several links to share with the reader: the first is that this year is the Golden Jubilee of Pacem […]
An Attitude of Gratitude
I have been travelling of late. I am lucky enough to be in a job where I am expected to go on sabbatical and write learned articles. That is what I am engaged upon at present. Travel is said to broaden the mind and I am experiencing something of that. Other cultures do things differently, […]
Tuesday 8 October
Jonah 3:1-10, Ps 130, Luke 10:38-42 “A woman whose name was Martha welcomed Jesus. She had a sister called Mary.” Martha welcomes Jesus into her house. Mary welcomes Jesus as a listener. Mary sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to his words. When Jesus affirms Mary, he is simply reminding Martha to be […]
Monday 7 October
Our Lady of the Rosary Acts 1:12-14, Magnificat, Luke 1:26-38 “After Jesus had ascended into heaven, the apostles went back to Jerusalem, to the Upper Room. All these joined in continuous prayer, together with several women, including Mary the mother of Jesus.” Imagine yourself in the Upper Room with the apostles, Mary and the women. […]
Brother Francis Brennan sm
‘Big, huge-hearted, open, friendly, lovable Frank’, said Brother Hugh Peacock sm in his tribute to Brother Frank at his funeral. Brother Frank was born in Dunedin in 1929, was educated in Waimate, and came to the Society of Mary as a postulant in August 1948. He was professed as Brother Ignatius on 25 March 1950. […]
Icon: Our Lady of Tenderness
Icon of Our Lady of Tenderness, She who points the way, was commissioned in 2012 “for the work of Mary” AMDG & DGH and is privately owned. It was written at the Studio of John the Baptist, Auckland, New Zealand – www.sacredart.co.nz and was blessed and anointed for grace, healing and blessing. The Icon is available […]
Mary for Today: Mary and Apparitions (2)
We need to examine the question of apparitions, or more precisely, the attitude we take to them. Some have been recognised by the Church and have become very important places of pilgrimage. Others have become sites for the celebration of significant events attributed to Mary. Popular piety regards these sanctuaries as places where people love […]
Mary for Today Mary in the Year of Faith: Apparitions
Their Place in the Order of Things: We need to remember the distinction in Christian theology between truths that are essential and primary (necessary for everyone) and truths that are accidental and secondary (real truth that takes its importance only in relationship to more essential truth). It can be true that the Blessed Virgin appeared […]
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