The Crusades
On February 8, 1250, the last major battle of the campaigns known as the Crusades began in northern Egypt about 75 miles outside Cairo. On that day, King Louis IX […]
The Titulus Crucis
On February 1, 1492, a section of the titulus crucis was discovered at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Rome. This placard is believed to be from the tablet placed […]
Saint Paul
Next week is the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (January 25). It is a good time to meditate on the man who almost single-handedly spread the Good News […]
Mary, As Intercessor
January 17 marks the 146th anniversary of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Pontmain, France. Here is a shortened version of what occurred that night in 1871: Twelve-year-old […]
The Epiphany of the Lord
Today is the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. On the general calendar, it is the day following the Twelve Days of Christmas (December 25–January 5). On the liturgical […]
The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
On December 30, the Catholic Church celebrated the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, which, according to Pope Paul VI’s 1974 apostolic letter, Marialis Cultus, “meditates […]
Welcome to Rosary Meditations
This past year I celebrated the 20th anniversary of being received into the Catholic Church. I had been raised in the Methodist Church and later attended the Episcopal Church, both […]
