Three Books on the Virgin Mary

by Rachel Fulton Brown

An interview with Rachel Fulton Brown. Continue Reading »

16 Jun 2017

The Quest for the Historical Mary

by Rachel Fulton Brown

Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotionby stephen j. shoemaker yale, 304 pages, $28 The Virgin Mary is a shibboleth. Whatever one thinks of Jesus, it is impossible to be neutral about her place in Christian doctrine and devotion. Either Mary is essential to the faith as the Mother of God, or . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2017

The Challenge of Fatima

by William Doino Jr.

If there were any doubts about the enduring power of Fatima, Pope Francis has put them to bed. Continue Reading »

22 May 2017

The Divine Inversion

by James R. Rogers

In Evangelical churches, the why of the virgin birth receives less attention than the fact of it. Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2016

Missing Mary

by Eric M. Riesen

A Lutheran pastor on why we are all, whether we know it or not, “Marian” Christians. Continue Reading »

29 Aug 2016

The Virgin and The Donald

by Matthew Milliner

At Donald Trump's old church, Mary and the fugitive Holy Family are there—just tucked in the corner, safely out of sight. Continue Reading »

19 Jul 2016

The Smartphone and the Virgin

by Mark Movsesian

Updating Henry Adams's famous meditation on technology and tradition. Continue Reading »

30 Jun 2016

Confessions to Father Newman

by Brian Doyle

“I would suggest that you not consider marriage again until you are at least ten years old.” Continue Reading »

10 Jun 2016

Mary at Baptism?

by Timothy George

On an escarpment high above the Euphrates River in eastern Syria sit the ruins of Dura-Europos, one of the most important archeological finds of the twentieth century. Founded in 303 BC by the Seleucid successors of Alexander the Great, this ancient caravan city of some 8,000 to 10,000 people was . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Feb 2016

Mary, Mother of All

by Mollie Ziegler Hemingway

My children shower me with affection, so I have no real reason to go fishing for more love. But I do it anyway. The problem is, when I ask if they love Mommy or Daddy more, they always insist that they love us equally. Sometimes I load the question the way political pollsters do: “Daddy has been . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2016