It’s easy to conceptualize the Presentation of the Lord because we find it in Scripture. Luke’s Gospel tells of the Holy Family’s journey to the Temple when Jesus was 8 days old. According to Jewish ...

A number of the medieval Flowers of Our Lady have been associated with the feasts or seasons of the liturgical year for which they are in bloom, and for which their characteristic forms or colors have ...

Recently, I brought my mother along for a visit to the Jesuit community where I lived for about four years. At least two Jesuits told me the same thing about how my quiet unassuming mother reminded ...

Before our eyes we can picture Mother Mary as she walks, carrying the Baby Jesus in her arms. She brings him to the Temple; she presents him to the people; she brings him to meet his people. In our ...

Where in the Bible do we learn that the Virgin Mary’s parents were named Anne and Joachim? Can’t figure out what chapter and verse it is? That’s because it’s not really in the Bible. Saint Anna (Anne) ...

I am a Roman Catholic, was born and raised in the Philippines and grew up having a statue of Most Holy Mother Mary in our home. Most Filipinos call her “Mama Mary.” We were taught from an early age to ...

Recently, we witnessed three huge events at our nation's capital. I watched each from afar, but with great interest, looking for the spiritual takeaways. I was encouraged by the elements of faith I ...

"Our father who art in heaven…," the words of the Lord's Prayer rang through downtown Aiken on Friday afternoon as the youth at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church finished their annual ...

For an estimated 2 billion believers worldwide, the Holy Family isn’t a myth but three real people who lived in ancient Palestine, Biblical figures whose lives can be told by way of geography, ...

I feel weird writing for the Young Voices column. How do I even qualify as a "young voice," anyway? And as much as I believe in them, I get frustrated that so many people are pleasantly surprised when ...