Scott Watts has presented to our senior students over the past four years, and he always engages the students well, tells the story of Guadalupe in a vivid and exciting way, and portrays the science that demonstrates the truth of God’s amazing work. He has a gift in connecting with all of our students, and […]
I was privileged to receive a one-on-one-on-one presentation of Our Lady of Guadalupe from Scott. Why the additional “on-one”? That will become evident. First, let me say Scott is an extremely knowledgeable and passionate presenter. I had never heard her story in so much detail, coupled with all the symbols contained in the image of […]
Cardinal Burke has called for a nine month novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe starting on March 12th, in response to the “crisis of our age.” His call to prayerful action has been made to all the faithful, but especially to those of us in the Americas. The nine month novena will culminate with a […]
On this day we commemorate the dramatic climax to the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego on December 12, 1531. We’ve provided a brief recap of the events of the feast day at the bottom of the post. The busy season of talks, presentations, and retreats on Our Lady of Guadalupe […]
Did you know that on November 14th, 1921 there was an attempt to destroy the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe? Three men disguised as pilgrims set a vase of flowers concealing 19 sticks of dynamite on the high altar of the old basilica, inches away from the then 389-year-old tilma of Juan Diego. The […]
Have you noticed the line that extends across the entire image of Our Lady of Guadalupe? As discussed in an earlier article, the tilma upon which Our Lady’s image appears was the quintessential garment for Aztec men at the time. Among a variety of practical uses, the tilma also served as an indicator of a […]
Did you know that in 1789 (over 250 years after the apparitions of Our Lady and her appearance on St. Juan Diego’s tilma) a copy of the image was commissioned for the Basilica. It was painted with the best materials and techniques available at the time and placed beside the original. Although it was immediately […]
A very heartfelt thank you to the many donors who made this possible! Thanks to your generosity, we were able to achieve our fundraising goal to get new shoes to the children. There are several dumps such as these around the city, each containing smaller communities of hundreds of men, women and children who live […]
Have you ever looked closely at the golden rays around the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe? While the halo-like glow is familiar to us in many famous artistic depictions of saintly figures and of Christ Himself, it can be easy to miss what this specific aureola can tell us both historically and theologically… The […]
While many people know of the first four apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego, did you know that there was a fifth apparition to St. Juan Bernadino from his death bed? She both miraculously healed him from certain death and also revealed her name. By doing so she both appropriately honored […]
