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Faith Downing
3 days ago3 min read
Held in the mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe
I remember seeing her image, a huge six-foot portrait hanging on the wall of the Catholic church where I attended grade school, and feeling
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thefruitfulhollow
Oct 96 min read
The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary for Baby Loss
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Month, we have created these reflections on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary as a way of accompanying all..
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Brittany Wahhab
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Guadalupe
This month, we are shining a spotlight on a miraculous Marian apparition for the Americas and beyond: Our Lady of Guadalupe. Our Lady of...
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Lauren Allen
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady, Star of the Sea
I met Our Lady, Star of the Sea on our first adoption journey. A case came through my email with a very specific name that the expectant...
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Dana Nygaard, LPC
Oct 10, 20235 min read
Behold, your Mother: Our Lady of La Leche
On 11 October we celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of La Leche. Couples who desire to conceive will find a worthy intercessor in Maria ...
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C. J. Parke
Sep 26, 20233 min read
Behold, your Mother: Our Lady Undoer of Knots
While this may seem an odd way to start a reflection about Our Lady Undoer of Knots, I want to first mention a statue of Mary with a baby...
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Jana Zuniga Pingel
Aug 1, 20233 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady of the Angels
She flew swiftly to my side, as she does. She came without delay, as all good mothers do when they hear the cries of their children. She...
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Mary Thissen
Jul 11, 20233 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Mount Carmel
So as you reflect on this feast, remember the victories that God has already brought about, as he did at Mount Carmel. Remember that he...
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Elise Berger
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Behold, your Mother: Our Lady of Perpetual Help
This is part of our 2023 “Behold, your mother” series, which will feature a different personage of Mary each month. Search the “Mary” filter
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Lauren G.
May 30, 20233 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Sorrows
From that point on, there was a shift in my prayers. I had been praying for a baby but after this encounter, I started praying for the...
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Lauren Allen
Apr 25, 20234 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Good Counsel
In writing this blog post, I have had the opportunity to learn about a version of Mary whose intercession I’ve been seeking but whose...
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Sonia-Maria Szymanski
Mar 24, 20234 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady of the Flowering Thorn
So, my dear friend, I challenge you to take up your thorn and make it flower. It may not be the flower you hoped and prayed for, but...
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Fiona Furman
Feb 15, 20235 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Lourdes
When Our Lady appeared to St. Bernadette in Lourdes in 1858, she chose the poorest, least educated child in the whole town to carry her...
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Sonia-Maria Szymanski
Jan 4, 20237 min read
Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Cana
This is part of our 2023 “Behold, your mother” series, which will feature a different personage of Mary each month. Read to the end of...
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Sr. Philomena, Daughter of Mary
Aug 23, 20223 min read
Behold, Your Mother and Your Queen: my journey with Mary
Remember how Jesus said that the sinful woman washing His feet loved much because she had sinned much? That woman had encountered His mercy,
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Katie Wood
Sep 15, 20213 min read
The Seven Sorrows of Mary
Our Lady of Sorrows has become a companion and inspiration for me in this season of secondary infertility...
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Victoria
Sep 8, 20213 min read
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
When Mary was born, St. Andrew of Crete declared, “Let everything, mundane things and those above, join in festive celebration.” So...
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Faith Downing
Feb 16, 20213 min read
Fiat: drawing near to Mary in infertility
Declare this truth, shout it forth in the face of the utter, blasphemous lie that infertility in any way affects our worth...
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