Our Lady

A religious painting featuring a depiction of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, with angels and ornate details. The text reads: "Do We Really Need Our Mother of Perpetual Help in These Enlightened Times?" The background is golden with intricate patterns."

Do We Really Need Our Mother of Perpetual Help in These Enlightened Times?

Normalcy breeds complacency and it seems that people have fallen asleep and taken Our Lady for granted… but her help is Perpetual.

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A historical painting depicting Catholic missionaries interacting with Native Americans, featuring religious figures in halos and traditional attire. Text reads: "Brebeuf Academy in Detente with the Devil versus How to be Humble in the Month of Pride - BFP014"."

Brebeuf Jesuit Prep in Detente with the Devil versus How to be Humble in the Month of Pride – BFP014

Two Jesuit-educated alums consider whether the Society of Jesus is marching under “the other standard”, secularization, how to find refuge and thrive in the devil’s world we find ourselves in today.

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A hand holding a smartphone displaying a tweet about an airborne baby, with text "Communion in the Hand Versus The Homosexual Contagion" overlaid on a blurred image of a priest and a religious painting. The text discusses Catholic themes."

Akita: The Battle Line of the Homosexual Contagion is Communion in the Hand.

Now that the detente in the church has been ripped open by the Vigano report, we need to reassess what the battle field really looks like. In 1973, Our Lady appeared to a nun in Japan. She warned that unless men repent, fire would fall from heaven and the good with the bad would perish….

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styled image of Our Lady of Fatima, with words for May being the Month of Mary, a blue background behind her, and at her side is a red square Bellarmine Forum logo

The Beginning of the 100th Anniversary of Fatima is Confusing

If I mention Fatima to you, what would you mention first? (Yes, I mean this literally not as a rhetorical question. Say whatever it is). I think it is wild how vast the responses would be: Maybe you would tell me about whether Russia was consecrated. Fourth Secret anyone? Akita and its message (I’m guilty of this, but…

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A religious icon depicting a dark-skinned Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, both with golden halos. Mary wears a patterned robe and holds a pomegranate. Background is green with gold accents, emphasizing Catholic themes of reverence and devotion.

Guarding Our Shrines as An Act of Political Realism

Ours is an era of both functional atheism as well as spiritual immaturity. When recent attacks occurred in France and Germany, it was amazing to read on my Twitter feed how many people shunned the notion of praying for the victims or for the countries involved. Perhaps most Twitter users are more of the secular…

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A religious depiction of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a golden halo, surrounded by scenes from her apparitions. Central figure in blue and rose garments, with angels and various Catholic symbols.

The God of Wonder & Our Lady of Guadalupe

For those who are paying attention, God can really blow our minds sometimes. Take for example, St. John Paul II. Many know that the young Karol Wojtyla was an actor as a young man. He performed in numerous plays by the Polish Romantic playwright Juliusz Slowacki. The work of Slowacki was popular with budding artists…

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A detailed statue of a robed figure in gold and orange, holding an infant Jesus. Both figures are adorned with intricate crowns and jewelry, symbolizing Catholic themes of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus. The figures are surrounded by ornate decorations, including a sunburst halo.

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Bellarmine, and Fatima

There is always a little magic it seems in the feast days of Mother church. It’s not really magic, not in the sense of Simon Magis, but magic in the sense of little special things and connections — some might call it serendipity. I think it’s more to do with the actual intercession of the saints honored…

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A close-up of a gold-colored rosary with black beads and an oval medallion featuring the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, surrounded by intricate designs.

Our Lady of the Rosary, the Indispensable Prayer

How many times have you spent time with someone and suddenly realized that what seemed to be a few moments was in fact hours? The time speaking was just too delightful and the surprise when looking at a clock or watch attests that there, for that moment you’ve even escaped time — transcended it.  I have debated…

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A depiction of Our Lady of Guadalupe in traditional attire, with a blue-green cloak and gold stars. She is shown praying, surrounded by rays of light. A crescent moon and angel are at her feet. This is a Catholic icon representing the Virgin Mary's apparition in Mexico.

Our Lady of Guadalupe and Lepanto

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A religious painting featuring a central figure of Mary in blue robes, surrounded by angels and saints in vibrant colors. The scene depicts a heavenly vision with clouds and divine light, emphasizing Catholic themes of devotion and sanctity.

She Who Directs Our Gaze to the Heavens

In one of his last works, the baroque painter Pietro Bianichi (1694-1740) executed an image of Our Blessed Lady’s Immaculate Conception. The painting sits in the Roman basilica of Santa Maria deli Angeli, a church renowned for its famous meridian line (constructed at the behest of Pope Clement XI by Francesco Bianchini)–a feat of scientific excellence. Within a decade of its…

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