In this sense, generational sin is a real phenomenon, though it might be well to borrow a phrase from the psychologists and recognize that it is sometimes “generational trauma,” while admitting that ...

I’m taking a class on the Gospel of Luke this semester, and one of my assignments is to engage in an ongoing spiritual practice related to that particular Gospel. So for the entire semester I am ...

How the Magnificat speaks to God’s care for the lowly. THE CHRISTMAS STORY is full of surprising celebration, even in the midst of challenging circumstances. Spending time with Mary’s Magnificat ...

It’s hard to find hymns that embody Scripture’s sharp critique of the rich. When Mary came to visit, Elizabeth's child leaped in her womb. Mary's spirit, too, jumped to a higher plane. In the inspired ...

In the classrooms of the Magnificat Institute of Jerusalem, the music school of the Custody of the Holy Land, “every day we witness a small but significant miracle,” Franciscan Father Alberto Joan ...

When I was 15, I was cajoled into playing the role of Mary in our church’s Christmas nativity scene. I was embarrassed, stuffing a pillow under a robe to signify pregnancy, but I felt I had no choice: ...

Dominican Father Peter Cameron, the U.S. edition’s editor in chief, discusses the magazine’s origins and its mission. Dominican Father Peter Cameron, editor in ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - For the first time in Vermont, the Solaris Vocal Ensemble will perform a new rendition of The Magnificat, also known as the song of Mary. The Solaris Vocal Ensemble’s holiday ...

In the spirit of the holiday season, the Portland Art Museum is presenting Sandro Botticelli’s Madonna of the Magnificat. Created in 1483, the beloved (but rarely seen) work is a tondo, or “round ...

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 ...