Category: Holy Mary

The Mother of Jesus (Luke 1)

September 20, 2023 / Michael Haverkamp

If you want to know Jesus, you need to know Mary. If you want to know the Son, you need to know His mother. Read chapter 1 of the Gospel according to Saint Luke here. Luke (like all of the evangelists) gives us only the essential information we need about

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Our Lady of Lourdes

November 18, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp

The three most famous Marian apparitions are at Guadalupe, Lourdes and Fatima. These three are famous in large measure due to the miracles associated with them. The miracle of Guadalupe is the most enduring – the tilma with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe has survived, inexplicably, for nearly

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Graces

November 3, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp

The Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Catherine Laboure twice in the year 1830 in Paris. During the second apparition (November 27), Mary showed Catherine the design for what would be called the Miraculous Medal. Mary promised that all who wore the medal would receive great graces. The front of the

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Our Lady of Las Lajas

September 7, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp

Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of the best-known apparitions of Mary. A similar but less famous apparition took place in Guaitara Canyon, Colombia in 1754. As she did two centuries before in Mexico, Our Lady of Las Lajas (Our Lady of the Rocks) left behind evidence of her appearance

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 1, 2020 / Michael Haverkamp

As he walked up Tepeyac Hill to attend mass on December 9, 1531, Juan Diego had already seen so many dramatic changes in his life as to make the challenges we face in 2020 seem very small. He was born in 1474 and was given the name “Cuauhtlatoatzin,” which means

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Entrustment to Mary

November 10, 2020 / Michael Haverkamp

What does it mean to consecrate (or entrust) yourself to Mary? Why should you do it? A consecration to Mary is more accurately described as a consecration to Jesus through Mary. We go to Mary to get to Jesus, and she is the best possible person to lead us to

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The Wedding at Cana

August 6, 2019 / Michael Haverkamp

We live in a society that loves to create lists. We want to quantify, categorize and rank everything we can, even things that defy quantification. Some lists can lead to thoughtful debate, others devolve into mindless prattle. The Holy Spirit inspired Saint John Paul II to give us the Luminous

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Mary, Our Mother

July 9, 2019 / Michael Haverkamp

Immaculate Mary. Mother of God. Holy Mary. Our Lady of Sorrows. Queen of Heaven. Mother of Good Counsel. Our Lady of Guadalupe. Morning Star. Our Lady of Lourdes. Mother of Mercy. Our Lady of Fatima. Refuge of Sinners. Mom. I’m not sure anyone in history has more titles than Mary.

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The Presentation and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple

March 5, 2019 / Michael Haverkamp

We can lose sight of how awesome the Nativity is due to the over-commercialization of Christmas. (I can imagine Jesus pulling down merchandise from the shelves of Walmart, saying, “The Word did not become flesh so you can get a deal on a giant TV!” Maybe that’s neither here nor

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