Did Mary Have Agency?
by Kirsten SandersIn her new book Women and the Gender of God, Amy Peeler adds contemporary questions of power and consent to the shopworn themes of feminist theology. Continue Reading »
Mary and the Midwife
by Daniel P. MoloneyWhile the theology of the Immaculate Conception wasn't formulated until the Middle Ages, it was widely believed from the earliest days of the Church. Continue Reading »
Woman, Heal Thyself
by Kari Jenson GoldIn a world where all is understood through the lens of power, love is impossible. Women will always be destined for unhappiness if they choose power over love. Continue Reading »
Elizabeth to Her Cousin
by James Matthew WilsonAfter Jacob of Serug Blessed are you, O Maiden; blest The fruit which dwells within your womb,Beloved in that holy rest Whose secret comes to sacred bloom.And blessed is this virgin birth Which shall uproot sin from the earth. Who grants this . . . . Continue Reading »
No Unity Without the Cross
by Salvatore J. CordileoneOur Lady of Guadalupe unites the Old World and the New, and so a new Christian people is formed from the two—a mestizo people. Continue Reading »
9/11 in France
by Rémi BragueNotre-Dame is not merely a witness to the history of France; it is also a result of that history. Continue Reading »
Fire in the Cathedral
by Rachel Fulton BrownIt isn't the building of stone, glass, and wood that matters, but the worship offered therein. Continue Reading »
The Virgin Whore and the Humorless Don
by John William SullivanEmma Maggie Solberg's The Virgin Whore spends far too much time taking bad jokes and strained wordplay too seriously, and too little time taking basic theology seriously enough. Continue Reading »
Mary, Conceived Without Sin, Pray For Us
by Thomas G. GuarinoThe dogma of the Immaculate Conception affirms that Mary's privileged status is due to Christ alone, Christus solus. Continue Reading »
Mary Among Evangelicals
by Matthew SchmitzWhen I was three years old, I asked my pregnant mother whether Jesus could come into me as my baby brother had come into her. It was my inept way of saying that I wanted to accept Jesus into my heart as my personal lord and savior, an idea to which my Evangelical church had already introduced me. . . . . Continue Reading »
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