The first ever Marian apparition was Our Lady of the Pillar (see previous talk), but the first ever Marian devotion was Mary, Help of Christians. If you don't understand why there is devotion to Mary, you might want to learn what the earliest Christians did regarding her! Fr. Chris Alar gives a fascinating and easy-to-follow explanation about this and why we need it today more than ever because of persecution of Christianity.

What does the Church teach about Mary Magdalene? Was she really a prostitute? If so, doesn't that degrade women? Wouldn't Jesus first have appeared to His own mother? What is the origin of the Easter Egg? It all has to do with Mary Magdalene. Hear Fr. Chris Alar explain.

We have an opportunity — and a responsibility — to get people excited about the faith. Learn from Father Chris Alar how to evangelize and get our loved ones to come back to God and the Church.