by Frank Jolley | Sep 19, 2025 | Mary, Spiritual Book Reviews
While the Secret of Mary could simply be considered a little compendium of the truths contained within his larger work upon the same subject, True Devotion to Mary, I like to think of it as a stand-alone piece, even though it reiterates some of same truths contained...
by Frank Jolley | Sep 19, 2025 | Mary, Spiritual Book Reviews
This little book, which is really the rule of life of a religious community known as the Annunciades, is quite a concise manual for learning how to imitate the Virgin Mary in her most characteristic virtues. I initially stumbled upon this rather obscure rule of...
by Frank Jolley | Sep 19, 2025 | Mary, Spiritual Book Reviews
The Glories of Mary is a sprawling declaration of love on the part of St Alphonsus Liguori to his Beloved Queen, the illustrious yet humble Virgin Mary. Its language and content overflows with devotion, without ever feeling inauthentic or forced. This...
by Frank Jolley | Jun 18, 2026 | Mary, Spiritual Book Reviews
Venable Marie Petyt’s Union With Our Lady is one of the most important, if not one of the only texts, explicating the mystical life as it relates to a soul especially given over to the Virgin Mary. Being a third order Carmelite, as well as having an especially...
