
Mary as a Model of Justice
RetreatThis retreat format is designed for participants to listen, explore, and discern God's call in their lives. Various components of the retreat are designed to help explore what it means to be a...


Litany of Women Saints
LitanyThis litany celebrates the lives and examples of the many women saints who continue to inspire us today. The litany is excerpted with permission from Sr. Joan Chittister's "Litany of Women for the...

Marys of the Americas
Prayer ServiceThis litany, available in both Spanish and English, celebrates the images of the Virgin Mary present in many different Hispanic cultures. Images correspond to each of the prayers in the litany.

Mary's Vision: Luke 1: 26-38
For the Advent/Christmas season, two one-page reflections (with reflection questions) in this EfJ posting are based on the Gospel of Luke. In a beautiful reflection on Mary, Fr. Joseph Donders posits...

The Marys of the Americas Litany
LitanyThis litany celebrates the images of the Virgin Mary present in many different Hispanic cultures. Images correspond to each of the prayers in the litany. Because the images are picture files and take...


May: Month of Mary, Month of Mothers
This reflection explores less traditional images of Mary, Mother of God, and of all mothers. The first section introduces Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945), a German Expressionist artist who was devoted to...
