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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Magnificat High School is a girls’ Catholic, college-preparatory high school founded by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary that prepares young women to learn, lead and serve in the spirit of Mary’s ...

Our beautiful Mary steps lightly in the New Testament but leaves deep impressions on our souls. We hear relatively little from her in the Gospels, but her few words have echoed powerfully through the ...