Tag: Mary

• Come to Me All Who Labor

  This past Sunday the gospel happened to be one that has always confused me, the story of Martha and Mary and their visit from Jesus. Our parochial vicar, Fr. Juan Pablo Noboa, gave me something new to think about in connection to this passage of scripture from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 10, Verses 38-42. …

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  July 24, 2025

  Essay

  Catholic, Catholic Church, death, gospel, homily, Lazarus, Luke, Magnificat, Martha, Mary, Mass, Matthew, scripture passage, St. Anthony’s Messenger

• Behold, Your Mother

  April 18, 2025 Day 6 of Holy Week Reflections, Good Friday Good Friday, March 29, 2024 On Good Friday in previous years our parish had had the Seven Last Words, but the practice had lapsed for some years. Last year, our pastor Fr. Lee brought it back with a twist. He asked seven parishioners to…

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  April 18, 2025

  Essay, faith

  Angel Gabriel, blessed-virgin-mary, Catholic Church, Good Friday, Jesus, John 19:26, Mary, new-eve, Pope John Paul II, St. John, the Cross on Calvary, wedding at Cana, woman at Calvary

• Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

  Today, on this Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, I shared with my parish, the Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church in Rockville, MD, my reflection on visiting Lourdes for the first time last summer. It has been posted on my parish’s website and their Facebook page. It is still one of the most moving…

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  February 11, 2025

  Essay, faith

  apparition, France, grotto, Lourdes, Mary, niche, pilgrimage, St. Bernadette

• Who’s Your Favorite?

  These “top 10 of this” and “favorite 5 of that” lists are very popular these days. Someone is always posting a list of these types of things on Facebook: list your favorite book (Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier), favorite song (“Your Song” by Elton John), favorite color (pink), favorite day of the week (Sunday), favorite…

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  March 4, 2018

  Essay

  Catholic, God, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, Jesus, Mary, middle school, rosary, teaching