User’s Guide to Sunday, Jan. 19. Sunday, Jan. 19, is the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11. In this ...

Dr. Mark Mirvalle, a professor of theology at Ave Maria University in Florida, explains why Mary, the mother of Jesus is an important figure during the Advent and Christmas seasons.

“As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Luke 2:19). “He went down with them and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority.His mother stored up all these ...

When Jesus Christ was near death on the Cross, he saw his mother Mary standing with his Disciple John and said, ... “Here is your mother.” John wrote in 19:26-27 of his Gospel, “From that ...

Stacia English of Detroit, a mother who was baptized at the church 60 years ago, was one of the first people to place flowers on the grotto, praising the Virgin Mary. "This was just a glorious day ...