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 ...

Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus,” with a paradoxical statement: “Jesus’s mother, Mary, is the best-known, least-known woman in history.” He argues that she’s been lost through “the thick fog of late ...

Mary deserves neither exaggerated veneration nor casual neglect.

Netflix's new movie "Mary" tells the story of the life of the woman who would eventually become known as the Theotokos, the Blessed Mother, the Queen of Heaven and more. The movie, directed by D.J.

Prayer has always been the heartbeat of Christian life. For centuries, believers have turned to traditional prayers to s ...

SAINTS & ART: Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the entire Church. Rogier van der Weyden, “Christ on the Cross ...

A new book argues that the mother of Jesus was a powerhouse in her own right. Madonna and Child, c.1485 (oil on wood) by Giovanni Bellini, currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Each May, the Church honors the Blessed Mother. The words of our most recent popes about Our Lady also relate to their focus on the “feminine genius.” Pope Francis often spoke lovingly of Mary.

The inner mystery of God is the mystery of a family, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Our prayer life is shaped by this central mystery of our faith, as we pray to the Father, in the Son, and by the ...