In one sense this Sunday’s Gospel from St. Luke, the story of “the two disciples on the road to Emmaus”, depicts in story form the two parts of every Roman Catholic mass: The liturgy of the word; and the liturgy of the Eucharist. Jesus loves us so much that he comes to us in every…

It is clear right now that the world is being shaken by the Corona virus—shaken not only by the disease aspect of the virus itself, but also shaken in fear of the unknown, shaken out of daily routines and life-styles—perhaps even shaken out of a sense of misplaced priorities and an attitude of taking many…

At the “heart” of the mystery of the Incarnation is the truth that “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16). At the “heart” of the mystery of Pentecost is the truth that God continued to so love the world that he gave the Spirit of his only Son. At…

The upper room was a place of miracles, and today our intercessory prayer groups are invited into this upper room experience. In the upper room on the night before his death, Jesus spoke forth into common bread and wine the miracle of his “Eucharistic Love”: “This is my Body for you”; “This is my Blood…

Mary is a woman of daring, courageous and expectant f.a.i.t.h. (full assurance in things happening)—of bold, persevering and empowered prayer. One might call Mary a woman of “dare prayer” in the presence of God–a woman of ironclad intercession through whose faith God works miracles. If we are to expect “Marian miracles” through our communal intercession…

From the moment of the Annunciation, Mary internalized and embraced fully the words spoken to her by God through the angel, Gabriel, “For nothing will be impossible for God” (Luke 1:37). These words were to become the very fabric of Mary’s life of faith. She believed that from the “seed” of God’s promise there would…

Mary teaches an intercessor how to receive from the heart and how to remain in contact with the mystery of God: “We have need of Mary to gain access to the mystery of Jesus in its entirety” (Jesus Living in Mary: Handbook of the Spirituality of St. Louis Marie de Montfort, p.552). Since our call…

There is a great need today for prayer circles gathered around Mary—”circles of fire”—comprised of a totally committed people of transformed heart, mind and will, and animated by the power of the Holy Spirit. Yes, there is an urgent need for “upper rooms” of empowered, informed intercession, “cenacles” of sustained supplication guided by Mary’s intercessory…

One hundred years ago Mary was sent on mission from Heaven as “Ambassador” of God’s will—Ambassador of God’s Heart—to a secluded town in Portugal. There, she formed three little children in a global mission of intercession. In this hidden, “deserted” place, Mary schooled Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta in prayer of the heart. In the Gospel…

Mary is forever associated with “the fullness of time”, the particular moment in salvation history when the Father sent Jesus into the world through her to be our ransom from sin and death. In this fullness of time, Jesus and Mary fully embraced the Father’s will, fully cooperated, and freely and fully consented to what…