“Motherhood, more than most other types of love, quickly acclimates us to what true love is: an act of the will, not… — Carrie Gress Catholic Copy Share Image
“the moment of her conception, Mary was fruitful through the Holy Spirit while simultaneously acting as a mirror to humanity of what… — Carrie Gress Holy spirit Copy Share Image
“All grace,” says St. Maximilian Kolbe, “ultimately comes to us from God the Father, through the merits of Jesus Christ, His Son,… — Carrie Gress God father Copy Share Image
“To eliminate her from Scripture is to deform the story—to not tell it correctly—and actually dishonors Jesus. Consider how much the common… — Carrie Gress Common man Copy Share Image
“the height of European culture was centered on devotion to Our Lady. In the places where European culture soared, so too did… — Carrie Gress Religion Copy Share Image
“When the storms of temptation encompass you, look up to this star, invoke Mary. When the waves of pride are washing over… — Carrie Gress Hold fast Copy Share Image
“Pope Pius X said. “If we were to lose Mary,” the pope explained, “the world would wholly decay. Virtue would disappear, especially… — Carrie Gress Brightest star Copy Share Image
“Explaining hell, Lúcia wrote, “Plunged in this fire were demons and souls in human form, like transparent burning embers, all blackened or… — Carrie Gress Fear Copy Share Image
“As historian Arnold Toynbee (1889–1975) noted, civilizations rarely die simply from external assault; they are first hollowed out by internal moral decline.… — Carrie Gress Civilization Copy Share Image
“We normally look to prayer to change the external realities of our life, but the Polish pope also knew the power of… — Carrie Gress Life Copy Share Image
“Salette, France (1846) The next apparition at La Salette happened four years later, in 1846. High up in the French Alps, Mary… — Carrie Gress Hail mary Copy Share Image
“In one of Mary’s apparitions to Bernadette, Our Lady asked her to dig in the dirt. As she dug, a spring trickled… — Carrie Gress Miracles Copy Share Image
“There are also new stories pouring out of Iraq as Islamic State–controlled territories are losing ground and Iraqis are reclaiming Christian territories.… — Carrie Gress Cell phone Copy Share Image
“The story of Lourdes starts centuries before young Bernadette encountered the beautiful woman at Massabielle. While the area of Massabielle was known… — Carrie Gress Beautiful woman Copy Share Image
“Mary’s Fingerprints The most significant era where her fingerprints have been left is medieval Europe. The word medieval today has many negative… — Carrie Gress Medieval europe Copy Share Image
“St. Louis de Montfort said, Mary “is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfect way of approaching Jesus.”2” — Carrie Gress Mary Copy Share Image
“Additionally, more than one hundred thousand of the Christians in Bishop Doeme’s diocese have fled elsewhere for safety, leaving roughly sixty thousand… — Carrie Gress Christianity Copy Share Image
“Mary’s strength is not just military or political. At its heart, her influence is always directed to the will of Christ and… — Carrie Gress Mary Copy Share Image
“Mary doesn’t waste opportunities; she plants seeds over the ages. Sometimes it can take centuries for these seeds to come to fruition.” — Carrie Gress Flower Copy Share Image
“Living the Marian Option does not require a change of address, career, or nationality; what it does require is going deep in… — Carrie Gress Change Copy Share Image
“the monastery is not a place to hide from problems; it is a place to face them, whether they are personal sin,… — Carrie Gress Copy Share Image
“St. Benedict and every Benedictine who has followed (one prays) understood that the monastery is not a place to hide from problems;… — Carrie Gress Life Copy Share Image
“Just a few years ago, Nigerian bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme told the international press about his own experience with the Rosary: “Towards… — Carrie Gress Blessed sacrament Copy Share Image
“Mary isn’t simply another saint; she is the singular mode through which Christ came and comes to us. She has been given… — Carrie Gress Christian community Copy Share Image
“the Marian Option offers the key to personal and societal transformation in ways that no other saint or noble leader can, precisely… — Carrie Gress Change Copy Share Image
“Clearly, not all Muslims are radical militants. Lebanese journalist Mahassen Haddara wrote a prayer to Jesus and His Mother in the wake… — Carrie Gress Islam Copy Share Image
“St. Andrew of the Woods, Rome, Italy (1842) The next apparition took place in 1842 and was directly related to the first.… — Carrie Gress Judaism Copy Share Image
