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Crowd Funding Hail Marys

Published July 8, 2018 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Social Justice, World and News

After a week of losing sleep over the suffering of little children taken from their parents at the border, many days of speaking out and also of sending what money I could to organizations trying to help these separated families, I texted to one of my sisters in Carmel, still feeling very sad. I asked… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published July 8, 2018

Carmelized Fatima Clips

Published October 10, 2017 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Prayer

During the final apparition of Fatima Mary appeared briefly in the brown habit of Carmel, or as “Our Lady of Mt. Carmel,” a silent witness to Carmelite spirituality and the order’s special and unique relationship with her. Carmel is a Marian order. Our devotion to Mary is intimate and deep. We have long considered ourselves… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published October 10, 2017

“I am Crowned” the Assumption and Coronation of Mary

Published August 15, 2017 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog

  To me a cup was given Myrrh and mara, burning my hands Deeply I drank, losing myself in love I am the Rose of Sharon and the Lilly of the Valley From my Sun-filled body came a river of grace Tying my feet I have grown wings Radiant and chanting, I will go to… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published August 15, 2017

An Organic Approach to the Assumption & Queenship of Mary

Published August 22, 2016 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

I’d like to offer some thoughts on an organic approach to understanding the Assumption and Queenship of Mary. What do I mean by organic? Mostly I mean an understanding that captures the organic connection between ideas and life. For example, you think about it something but those thoughts don’t permeate your actual life, don’t actually shape your… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published August 22, 2016

Who is Mary as Mediatrix?

Published June 13, 2016 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

So I know it’s not May anymore, but I’d like to share a post that was planned for May, but providentially is being published today.  What does a name for Mary have to do with the incredible suffering happening now in Orlando? The following is my humble reflection in answer to that question. I had been… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published June 13, 2016

The Most Powerful Woman in the World (A Response to the “National Geographic” Feature)

Published December 8, 2015 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Faith, Reviews

Everybody loves Mary. If you’re a Catholic reading this on its original publication date, you have recently gone or will be going to Mass to honor her as the Immaculate Conception. (Otherwise, the next page you visit might be the closest parish’s confession times.) You probably heard the same homily reminder you get every year… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published December 8, 2015

Chaplet of the Child Mary

Published September 8, 2015 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog

  The Chaplet of the Child Mary (to be prayed on ordinary rosary beads) written by me in honor of Our Lady’s Birthday Make the sign of the cross and pray the Sh’ma, a prayer the little Mary would have grown up reciting every day with her Jewish family and community. Hear, O Israel: The… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published September 8, 2015

The Presence of Mary

Published August 15, 2014 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

Mary has a presence all her own. I didn’t always know that – I didn’t always know her. I remember distinctly the first time I really felt her near. I was on a silent retreat, the first I’d ever attended. It was a 3-day experience of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. During the Exercises, you spend… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published August 15, 2014

Graces of the Child Mary: a Reflection on Our Little Mother’s Presentation in the Temple

Published November 20, 2013 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Blog

When I was a kid, I loved looking at pictures of my mom from when she was little. Not only could I see hints of who she would become–those eyes, that smile…those knees…. That spunk! I could also more easily see the ways I looked like her. I could compare pictures of the two girls,… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published November 20, 2013

A Meditation on the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Published May 28, 2013 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Faith

In contemplating the Heart of Mary, we enter into her interior life, symbolized by the beautiful image of her heart. It is often depicted as pierced with a sword, in flames, wreathed with roses or with the crown of thorns of her Son. Mary’s pure and open heart is the reflection of our beautiful Christian… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published May 28, 2013

Mary’s “Lectio on Life”

Published May 22, 2013 • Written by Shawn Rain Chapman Filed Under: Faith, Family

 In her Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55), Mary says, “He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.” That line used to bother me. It sounds mean. I have often asked Our Lady what she meant by it exactly. I love the way she answered. Some years ago I had the blessing… [Read More]

Written by Shawn Rain Chapman • Published May 22, 2013

Meditations on Mama Mary (Review: “The World’s First Love”)

Published May 14, 2013 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Reviews

Oh, May: the month of flowers, of the fullness of spring, of mothers, and especially of the Blessed Mother, Mary, the Mother of God. I must confess that I didn’t quite realize the convergence of these annual symbols when I selected my next book for this column; the Holy Spirit surprises me like that sometimes…. [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published May 14, 2013

Irreverent Mary (Review: “Looking for Mary, Or, The Blessed Mother and Me”)

Published December 11, 2012 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Faith, Reviews

People come to the Catholic faith through many avenues. As Dr. Robert Koons put it during his recent apologetics series at the University Catholic Center, where I work, there are “many roads to Rome.” Some roads are bumpy and long, and some are clear forks. Some roads, however, are more like the roundabout in National… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published December 11, 2012

Who is she to you? Mary as Educator of the Masculine & Feminine Soul

Published October 25, 2012 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

Who is she to you? Who is Mary to you? How do you relate to her? Perhaps the first relationship that popped into your head was Mother. But have you ever considered her a Teacher? What about as someone who can teach us about gender? About growing up as a teenage boy or girl? About… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published October 25, 2012

Beauty of Truth Podcast – Ep 8 Why is Mary important?

Published September 11, 2012 • Written by Beauty Of Truth Podcast Filed Under: Beauty of Truth Podcast

Ep 8  Why is Mary important?    Questions If she is a mortal woman, why is she a big deal? Does paying attention to her take away from God? Why does it look like Catholics worship Mary?   Catechetical Moment CCC #963   Living the Truth How can I build a relationship with Mary? Recommended… [Read More]

Written by Beauty Of Truth Podcast • Published September 11, 2012

On Being Prophetic Under Pressure

Published August 2, 2012 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

As I was sitting in daily mass on Tuesday at St Catherine of Sienna in South Austin, the priest began to talk about the prophet Jeremiah. We’ve been hearing from Jeremiah during daily mass for quite some days now. The priest said that one of the main roles of a prophet was to give us… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published August 2, 2012

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