International Marian Research Institute or the University of Dayton. Visit the homepage for more information. A: There are many local reasons for outdoor or yard representations of Mary, but there are ...

She rode a horse in an annual Archdiocese of Chicago pilgrimage to a Marian shrine in Des Plaines. The reason for the added gesture was that Meza wanted to say a special prayer for her niece’s ...

4. Fr. Lawerence Tomasin, S.J. was an excellent builder, besides being a good missionary. He built a small shrine - a miniature of St. Peter's in Rome for the statue of Our Lady. 5. From that time ...