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Catechetical Saints: Our Lady of Guadalupe

I had the grace to make a pilgrimage to Mexico City in the fall of 1999. The experience in front of the image was mine. I do have to tell you that I was one of the first persons in front of the image in the morning, and I definitely was there when they were closing. The miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is one that has awakened faith in the hearts of many; here I look at her call to us in this Year of Faith.

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Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FSGM, Ph.D, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, holds a BA in Theology and Elementary Education from St. Louis University, a Pontifical Catechetical Diploma, an MA in Religious Education from the Angelicum, and a PhD in Theology from Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, England. Sister has been involved in Religious Education for over twenty-five years. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, specializing in Catechetics, and offers catechetical workshops in both the US and her native Canada. In 2013 she published her first book Mentors for the New Evangelization: Catechetical Saints of North America.

This article is from The Sower and may be copied for catechetical purposes only. It may not be reprinted in another published work without the permission of Maryvale Institute. Contact [email protected]

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