A Deo et Rege

Marymount Manhattan College has become the fourth American academic institution for higher education to be stripped of its official Catholic status since John Paul the Great issued Ex Corde Ecclesiae in 1990. It didn’t seem to be a problem for the college, which agreed with the decision since it hadn’t been Catholic in practice for years. As secular society moves further away from Catholic theology and practice, more schools will have to make some hard (or for some perhaps easy) decisions.

Source Cardinal Newman Society

The month of May is a time typically devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. One tradition associated with this month is taking a pilgrimage to a Marian shrine. I’ve personally had great experiences visiting Catholic shrines and would highly recommend doing it, especially for people who are trying to discern God’s will in some area of their lives.

In this spirit, I’ll be visiting the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC on May 1. I’m going for a job interview this weekend and figured it would also be a great time to visit our national shrine. As always I’ll post photos and commentary when I return. I’m very excited and ask your prayers. I’ll bring up the intentions of all those who read this blog too.

For those interested in visiting a Marian shrine as a part of your May devotions, you may want to visit the following resource: Marian Shrines in the USA.

Image of Mary from St. Charles Borromeo Church Image Gallery