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 »
Mary, Seat of Wisdom
by R. R. RenoIn the Virgin Mary we can identify the dispositions, qualities, and virtues we need to be truth-receivers and truth-givers, which is to say, genuine intellectuals. Continue Reading »
The Gold Virgin
by Kenneth ColstonWhen conventions are aligned with morality, keeping up appearances is sane. Continue Reading »
Mary and the Art of Prayer
by Mark BauerleinFeaturing Rachel Fulton Brown on her book Mary and the Art of Prayer. Continue Reading »
Our Lady of Everything
by Nathan RistucciaMary and the Art of Prayer: The Hours of the Virgin in Medieval Christian Life and Thoughtby rachel fulton browncolumbia, 656 pages, $75 In thirteenth-century France there lived a monk who served as confessor for many townspeople, including a beautiful married woman. Both the laywoman and her . . . . Continue Reading »
What Mary Teaches
by R. R. RenoBy clarifying what God has done in the person of Mary, the Church teaches the faithful that human flesh is capable of remarkable feats of holiness. Continue Reading »
Women of Advent and Christmas II: Elizabeth, Relative of God
by John Mark ReynoldsNobody knew her name, but then she burst into history after a long life. Elizabeth was a failure by the standards of her culture, but God loved her. Just when most friends thought her time had past, Elizabeth found herself at the beginning of Christmas.There is hope in her life for any of us.God . . . . Continue Reading »
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