Prayer to Christ the King May 27, 2009

Christ our King,
You have descended
from the throne of the cross
to reign in tender hearts.
From the throne of the cross
You have shown
to mankind
the road to the land of bliss.
On the throne of the cross
You have opened to us
the marvelous wealth
of Your Heart.
O King of Souls,
grateful, I thank You
for letting me grow up
in the shade of the [...]

Pray to Him as His Mother May 26, 2009

The Church said to Mary:
“Come, and we will go together
to pray to the Son of God
for the sins of the world.
“You will pray to Him
because you have nursed Him,
and I will pray to Him
because I have mingled His Body with my nuptials.
“You will pray to Him as His Mother,
and I will pray to Him as [...]

Prayer for life October 6, 2008

Father in Heaven, we thank You for the numerous lives You have saved through the successful work of Your pro-life leaders.  We pray that they will have the gifts of fortitude and perseverance, and that hearts might be changed so that laws might be changed.  Lord, conform our mind and thoughts to Yours so that [...]

The Angelic Salutation October 5, 2008

From Baltimore Catechism No. 4:
Hail, Mary, full of grace! the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Next in beauty to the Lord’s Prayer comes this prayer. [...]

Mary: The Morning Star October 4, 2008

Q: Why do Catholics call Mary the “Morning Star”?  There are only two people in the Bible given this name: Jesus, the true Morning Star, and Satan, the false “morning star.”
A: Jesus and Mary are both correctly called the Morning Star, but in difference senses.  Mary is called so only in relation to Christ, who [...]

Paul and the Virgin Mary September 27, 2008

In this year of Saint Paul, I want to answer the question I’ve been asked many times: if Mary is so important, why doesn’t the Bible, especially St. Paul, say more about her?
The question has a bad presupposition: that a subject’s importance can be judged by how often it is mentioned in the Bible.
So let’s [...]

Pope Benedict on our connection to Mary September 24, 2008

Below are two articles from Zenit from earlier this month.  The first is a summary of Pope Benedict’s address in Lourdes; the second is his homily.
LOURDES, France, SEPT. 14, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The Virgin Mary’s special protection from sin does not make her far from the rest of humanity, but rather draws her closer to us, [...]

Why go to Mass? Pts. 8-10 September 24, 2008

The last few weeks have been out of the ordinary.  Let’s get back to business.  Here’s the rest of the “Why go to Mass?” series:
8. We need to acknowledge that we make mistakes. At every Mass, we have the opportunity to review the past week.  We admit that we have sinned in thought, in word, [...]

Why go to Mass? Pt. 7: We need to stand up for what we believe. September 6, 2008

Our Lady at La Salette implored us to keep Sunday holy and to go to Mass every Sunday. Some people do not understand why going to Mass important, and we all search for excuses to not go to Mass. At some point we’ve all said something like, “I’m too tired,” “Mass is boring,” “I don’t [...]

A response to two comments August 26, 2008

Last July, during my unwanted hiatus from this blog, I received two comments which I never got around to responding to.
The first was on Hatred of the Virgin Mary, and the second on Do Protestants hate Mary?
Hey
I am a Lutheran, and I understand that when catholics ‘pray’ to saints, they are asking the saints to [...]