In Ascension’s Rosary in a Year podcast, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, guides listeners in a step-by-step
Each of us is called to share the Gospel boldly through our witness, words, and love. Fr. Mark-Mary
What if the first person to witness the Resurrection was Mary, the mother of Jesus? Fr. Mark-Mary ex
Fr. Mark-Mary reflects on the Crucifixion through Rubens’ painting, The Descent from the Cross, emph
Inspired by Raphael’s painting depicting the Carrying of the Cross, Fr. Mark-Mary focuses on the pro
Witnessing Christ crowned with thorns reveals a striking contrast between worldly might and divine s
Fr. Mark-Mary draws us in to an overwhelming realization while meditating on The Flagellation of Our
Today’s painting, The Arrest of Christ by Giotto di Bondone can be somewhat unsettling. Giotto di Bo
In Tanner’s painting, Christ and the Disciples Before the Last Supper, we see Jesus and a few discip
Fr. Mark-Mary introduces us to the spiritual background of icons as we pray with an icon of the Tran
Mark chapter 5 doesn’t shrink back from the danger of the storm. The apostles’ boat is filling with
Fr. Mark-Mary draws unique comparisons when meditating on Paolo Veronese’s The Wedding at Cana. The
Through Alexander Ivanov’s painting, The Appearance of Christ Before the People, Fr. Mark-Mary conte
Fr. Mark-Mary contemplates the courage required of 12-year-old Jesus speaking in the temple, as depi
Meditating on Mary’s presence in the Presentation scene, painted by Aert de Gelder, reveals a woman
Caravaggio’s Nativity with Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence offers a tender and grounded depiction o
Mary’s journey to visit Elizabeth is brought to life through Antonio Barluzzi’s mosaic, where Mary t
What does it mean to say “yes” to God with complete trust? Reflecting on Jan van Eyck’s painting of
The Coronation of Mary is portrayed in Giuseppe Mattia Borgnis’s fresco, where the Trinity crowns he
Fr. Mark-Mary reflects on the Assumption of Mary through Cesare Mariani’s 1863 fresco, which depicts
Titian’s Renaissance painting, Pentecost, focuses on St. Peter kneeling beside Mary with the keys of
