Ecce, Sponsus Venit!

Strong, Serene, Majestic, Invincible When in 1867 Abbot Prosper Guéranger set about opening a Benedictine monastery for women at Solesmes, he placed the whole enterprise...

Mater Ecclesiae

Forty–two years ago today, on 21 November 1964, Pope Paul VI solemnly declared the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church. Pope John Paul II...

Pro Orantibus: Praying for Those Who Pray

From the Holy Father’s Angelus Message, 19 November 2006 On the occasion of the liturgical memorial of the Presentation of Mary Most Holy in the...

Mother Clelia Merloni

Today is the anniversary of the death of Mother Clelia Merloni (1861–1930), the foundress of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart. Mother Clelia’s life was...