To listen to this post, click below. As I write this post it is 94 degrees outside, and I’m hot. I look at the image of the Virgin Mary that hangs in my home office and I wonder how she survived the desert heat, wearing the clothing of the era. Summer heat can reach 110Continue reading “What did the Virgin Mary Wear?”
Category Archives: Apparitions
Validating the miracles of Our Lady of Lourdes
To listen to this post, click below. We often wonder if a so-called miracle is, in fact, a miracle. As hundreds of thousands of the faithful (and even those with little faith) have made the pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France, there have been more than 7,000 claims ofContinue reading “Validating the miracles of Our Lady of Lourdes”
The ‘Path of Totality’: a preview of the Second Coming?
As I write this post from my home on the West Coast, I am watching national television coverage of the total solar eclipse. Here, we experienced only a partial eclipse (about 50 percent, according to the Orange County Register), so not much changed. The world looked pretty much the same to us. But now, asContinue reading “The ‘Path of Totality’: a preview of the Second Coming?”
What exactly is a Catholic mystic?
While seeking answers to my many questions about the life of the Virgin Mary, I am finding that much of what is written about her life comes from so-called mystics. In a recent post about the Sixth Sorrow of Mary, St. Bridget of Sweden is quoted as describing Mary’s own recollection of her agony atContinue reading “What exactly is a Catholic mystic?”
The only approved Marian apparition in the U.S.
The above photo is of Our Lady of Good Help, in Champion, Wisconsin. / Photo: Video screen grab https://youtu.be/lMBoo–4×84 On this day, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, we remember the Blessed Mother’s appearance 105 years ago to three young children in Fatima, Portugal on May 13, 1917. According to Eternal Word Television Network,Continue reading “The only approved Marian apparition in the U.S.”
Our Lady of Lourdes, celebrated Feb. 11
The Blessed Virgin Mary made an appearance here on Earth 164 years ago when she appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France on Feb. 11, 1858. Bernadette counted 18 visions of the Virgin Mary during the five months between the first vision and the last, on July 16 of the same year. While it seemsContinue reading “Our Lady of Lourdes, celebrated Feb. 11”
The tilma: Tangible proof of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day we celebrate today, Dec. 12, is among the most well-known of the apparitions of the Blessed Mother. The story of her relationship with now-St. Juan Diego in 1531 is remarkable. You can read it here. What is more remarkable to me is the tangible evidence of her encounterContinue reading “The tilma: Tangible proof of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe”
See live video of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is imprinted on the tilma of St. Juan Diego which hangs in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. While continuing my study of the Blessed Virgin Mary through the Sacred Heart Major Seminary free online course, I was awed by the link provided to a live videoContinue reading “See live video of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe”
Miracle of the Sun witnessed by some 70,000 people
I’ve always thought that all God has to do to get the whole world to believe is to make something miraculous happen. Well, he did just that on Oct. 13, 1917. Our Lady made her final appearance to three children to whom she had appeared monthly since May of the same year. She fulfilled herContinue reading “Miracle of the Sun witnessed by some 70,000 people”
I wish I was the visionary
Catholic News Service posted this video on YouTube showing a woman who sees the Virgin Mary, as well as Jesus. The apparitions to large groups happen monthly in a town near Rome. But Gisella Cardia, the visionary, says she’s visited daily by Jesus and/or Mary. The bishop of this area has yet to set upContinue reading “I wish I was the visionary”
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