I’m heading up into the clouds today as I fly back to England for a much needed vacation…
Posts Tagged ‘Mary’
Where does Mary fit in?
08
Apr
Since today is the Feast of the Annunication, I thought I’d post a quick response to a recent question asked by a non-Catholic:
“1 Timothy 2:5 says ‘For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus’. How does Mary fit into this?”
Mary and Martha
25
Mar
…Silvanus said, “I think Mary always needs Martha, and by Martha’s help Mary is praised.”
- De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V
Mary, Saints, Angels and more!
14
Nov
On October 16th, as part of our recent Theology on Tap series, Kimberly Barber spoke to us on the topic of “Mary, Saints, Angels and more: Getting to know the heroes of our faith in a new way”.
Here are the MP3 audio files available for download:
Kimberly Barber – Main Talk Kimberly Barber – Q&A
Kimberly is a Master Catechist for the Diocese. She grew up in Southern California and attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville for her undergraduate degree and then went to Fuller Theological Seminary for her postgraduate study. She now lives in San Diego with her three children and her husband Dr. Michael Barber, Professor of Theology at John Paul The Great Catholic University who himself has spoken at Theology on Tap in the past.
Mary In Scripture
28
Aug
Ever wondered why Catholics make such a big deal about Mary? Why is she called “The New Eve”, “The New Ark” and “Queen of Heaven”? Is that in Scripture? All these questions are answered in the following 11-minute video:
(Thanks to Recovered Catholic for this one)
Happy Assumption!
15
Aug
This morning, in honour of the Assumption, I reposted my “Biblical Mary” article on Facebook (Matt Fradd wrote on the same topic today – great minds…).
As a follow-up, here’s a video of Scott Hahn speaking about the Assumption. As usual, he packs in a vast amount of material and information, so hang on to your hats…
And for something a little lighter…
Wise Words on Wednesday: Ad Jesum per Mariam
27
Jun
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, so let’s hear from Luther concerning the Blessed Virgin…
Demystifying the Daily Mysteries
24
May
For the last few days (the last nine days, in fact!), I’ve been praying a Novena. This has meant that I’ve been praying the rosary every day. As you may know, the Catholic Church has assigned to each day of the week a different set of “mysteries”:
Monday: Joyful Mysteries Tuesday: Sorrowful Mysteries Wednesday: Glorious Mysteries Thursday: Luminous Mysteries Friday: Sorrowful Mysteries Saturday: Joyful Mysteries Sunday: Glorious Mysteries
These mysteries are the events in the life of Jesus and His mother, such as the Resurrection and when Jesus turned water into wine. Catholics are invited to meditate upon these mysteries as they pray the rosary. Previously, whenever I went to pray a rosary, I always had to do a google search to check which mysteries were assigned to that day. However, after nine days of praying the rosary, I’ve come up with a little mnemonic to work it out:
Jesus Saves, God Loves Sinners, Jehovah God
The Kingdom Rosary
15
Feb
I know I said I wasn’t going to blog any more this month, but I found some time this lunchtime to write down a few thoughts…
Last week at “Theology On Tap” Bernadine Carr gave a talk on the subject of The Beatitudes (“Blessed are the poor in spirit…”). In the run-up to her talk I was reminded of a devotional practice I followed years ago when I was living in Cheltenham…
I found myself drawn to praying with rosary beads, but at that time I didn’t feel comfortable with praying the Marian prayers of the rosary. So what I did was to replace the “Hail Mary”s and “Hail Holy Queen”s with short passages of Scripture and pray with those instead.
An example of this is found below. It is a guide to what could be dubbed the “Kingdom Rosary” or “The Rosary of St. Matthew”.
The Kingdom Rosary (MS Word) | The Kingdom Rosary (PDF)
At the beginning of this month, in preparation for Bernadine’s talk, I began this “Kingdom Rosary” and quickly fell in love with it all over again. It’s really helpful for memorizing Scripture and it’s also much shorter than a traditional Rosary, which is ideal if I’m walking just a couple of blocks to pick up a sandwich for lunch.
If any of you end up doing one of these or have any suggested alterations, please leave a comment below 
