The Nativity of Mary

My first real Christmas

I wrote the following column for a Catholic newspaper where I served as editor. It was penned just after Christmas 2015, nine months after my father passed away. I am 58 years old and this year marked my first “real” Christmas. My older brother and I were raised in a loving Italian Catholic home. WeContinue reading “My first real Christmas”

Happy Birthday, Mother Mary

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (her birthday) is celebrated on Sept. 8 each year, nine months after we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day Mary herself was conceived. (The Immaculate Conception is often confused with the Annunciation – the occasion on which Mary was visited by the Angel Gabriel andContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Mother Mary”