“Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home” (Lk 1:56). Most women in the Gospels are silent. They are so silent that the fact that we get any prayer at all from the ...

In our call to prayer, we are given the powerful and provocative image of Mary of Nazareth, God-Bearer, First Disciple, and Mother of the Church. No one followed the Lord’s life of prayer better than ...

He has shown the strength of his arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour because he has looked on the lowliness of his handmaid. From now on all generations will call me ...

A Filipino woman carries an image of the Blessed Mother during a religious procession in Manila to mark the centenary of the Fatima apparitions in May. (Photo by Angie de Silva) In a world ...

The song proclaims an upset, but this revolution is not like others. My soul doth magnify the Lord … He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their ...

The Magnificat is much more than a gently joyful proclamation by a simple Jewish maiden. It’s a powerful acknowledgement of God’s might and what he can do for those who trust in him. Chances are, when ...

Every year, millions of people visit the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The exposed surface where people tuck prayers between the stones is only a fraction of the original wall that ...