Mary in Sacred Scripture: the biblical foundations of Mariology
Biblical foundations of Mariology: from the Protoevangelium to the Book of Revelation, by way of the Annunciation, the Magnificat, and Calvary.…
Category: Old Testament
Immaculate Conception: What the 1854 Dogma Is and Why It Matters
Understand the 1854 dogma of the Immaculate Conception: its theological foundation, its rootedness in Tradition, and its significance for the…
“Stay with us, Lord”: Mary, Teacher of Paschal Hope.
Mary, teacher of Paschal hope, guides us on Holy Saturday in fidelity to the welcoming of the Risen One at Emmaus. Delve deeper into this…
The Silence of Holy Saturday: the “Hour of the Mother”
On Holy Saturday, Mary alone kept the faith of the entire Church. Discover the profound meaning of the Mother’s fruitful silence as she…
The Adoration of the Cross and the Sorrowful Virgin:
Stabat Mater: the Sorrowful Virgin unites her suffering to that of Christ on the cross. Let us deepen the Mariological theology of Good Friday…
I did not shrink back: Is 50, Phil 2, and the Passion according to Matthew on Palm Sunday
Isaiah, Philippians, and Matthew converge on Palm Sunday: obedience to the cross reveals the redemptive paradox of the Passion. Let us delve…
The Call of Abraham and the Transfiguration: Gen 12; 2 Tim 1; Mt 17
Abraham, the Transfiguration, and 2 Tim 1 illuminate the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A. Delve deeper into the typological reading of these…
From the Sin of Adam to the Victory of Christ: Gen 3, Rom 5, and the Temptations in Mt 4
From the sin of Adam to the victory of Christ: explore Gen 3, Rom 5, and Mt 4 in a Mariological reading of Lent. Delve more deeply into this…
How we must, with Mary, open ourselves to Christ, so as to go out to meet God.
Mary opens for us the way to Christ and to God. Her fiat reveals the radical openness that transforms the Christian life. Let us deepen this…
The pain of Mary
The pain of Mary reveals her as Coredemptrix: conscious, free, and united to the sacrifice of the Son. Deepen the theology of the Stabat Mater…
I Have Not Come to Abolish, but to Fulfill: Sir 15, 1 Cor 2, and Jesus and the Law in Mt 5
Jesus did not abolish the Law but came to fulfill it completely. Explore how Sir 15, 1 Cor 2, and Mt 5 illuminate the deep meaning of the Law…
You are the salt of the earth and the light of the world: Is 58, 1 Cor 2 and Mt 5.
Salt of the earth and light of the world: Is 58, 1 Cor 2 and Mt 5 illuminate the Christian vocation. Let us delve deeper into the Mariological…
Blessed are the poor in spirit: Zeph 3; 1 Cor 1 and the Beatitudes of Mt 5.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: Zeph 3, 1 Cor 1 and Mt 5 illuminate the beatitude of spiritual poverty. Delve deeper into this theological and…
The Mariology of Gerhard Müller
Explore the Mariology of Gerhard Müller and Mary's place in the Christian faith and in the history of salvation, according to the thought of…
The light has dawned in the darkness: Is 8, 9; 1 Cor 1 and the first disciples in Mt 4.
Isaiah, Paul and Matthew converge on the light that breaks through the darkness. Explore the eschatological unity of the Third Sunday in…
Behold the Lamb of God: Is 53, 1 Cor 1 and John’s testimony in Jn 1
John proclaims the Lamb of God, uniting Isaiah 49, 1 Corinthians 1 and John 1 into a theology of Christ’s identity. Delve deeper into this…
This is My beloved Son: Isaiah 42, Acts 10, and the baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3.
Explore the voice of the Father at the baptism of Jesus in Mt 3, illuminated by Is 42 and Acts 10. Theology and Marian contemplation of the…
Prayer and Mystical Life in the School of Mary
Learn from Mary the art of Trinitarian mystical prayer, according to John Paul II, and discover how Christian holiness is lived with simplicity…
Called to Holiness in Mary’s Footsteps
Called to holiness in Mary’s footsteps: discover how the Virgin is a living code of grace, faith, and Christification in the light of…
The Face of Jesus in the Face of Mary
In the face of Mary we contemplate the face of Jesus Christ. A Mariological meditation on the relationship between Mother and Son in the…
Mary in service to the baptized and life
Mary, Servant of the Lord, illuminates the meaning of life, faith, and Christian mission in the world. She deepens the beauty of the Marian…
We saw His star in the East: Is 60, Eph 3, and the Magi before Mary and the Child.
Epiphany: Is 60, Eph 3, and Mt 2 converge in the adoration of the Magi before Mary and the Child. Explore the theology of the star in the East.
Epiphany: Mary Manifests the Son
At the Epiphany, Mary manifests the Son to the nations. Explore the role of Our Lady in the revelation of Jesus to the Magi and to the whole world.
The divine motherhood of Mary (January 1)
Solemnity of January 1: liturgical history and reflection on the divine motherhood of Mary, her perpetual virginity and the mystery of the…
The Word Became Flesh: Is 52, Heb 1 and the Prologue of John at the Nativity of the Lord
In the Christmas Mass during the Day, Is 52, Heb 1 and Jn 1 converge in the mystery of the Word made flesh. Delve deeper into this Mariological…
Behold, the Virgin Shall Conceive: Is 7, Rom 1 and Joseph’s Dream in Mt 1
The prophecy of the Virgin in Is 7:14, cited in Mt 1:18 and Rom 1:2, reveals the messianic fulfillment of Advent. Delve deeper into this…
The Desert Blooms: Is 35; the Patience of Jas 5 and Jesus’ Answer to John in Mt 11
The desert blooms in Isaiah 35, and Matthew 11 reveals the signs of the Messiah. Advent, patience, and hope converge in this theological…
The shoot of Jesse and the baptism of fire: Is 11, Rom 15 and John the Baptist in Mt 3
The shoot of Jesse, the baptism of fire and John the Baptist: a reading of Advent in Year A between Isaiah, Romans and Matthew. Delve deeper…
The hour to awake: Is 2, Rom 13 and the vigilance of the First Sunday of Advent, Year A
Isaiah, Saint Paul and the Gospel converge on the First Sunday of Advent (Year A). Christian vigilance as a path of conversion. Let us explore…
A Humble New Heart
The humility of Mary’s heart renews the human interior and opens our being to divine grace. Become, in Christ, a new heart. Explore this…
Visitation: the mother of the living Gospel
In the Visitation, Mary becomes Mother of the living Gospel by bringing Christ to Elizabeth. Discover this model of the evangelizing mission of…
Hope in the Second Century: Fidelity, Conversion, and Perspective on the Future
Christian hope in the second century united fidelity, conversion, and eschatology, with Mary as the luminous guide of this path. Let us deepen…
The Centrality of Hope in Paul and in Hebrews
Paul and Hebrews reveal hope as the center of Christian faith. Mary embodies it in a singular way, as Mother and disciple. Deepen this…
Hope in the Philosophy of Philo of Alexandria
Philo of Alexandria united biblical hope and Greek thought, preparing the way for the Christian message. Let us explore this philosophical and…
Hope in the Non-Canonical Jewish Scriptures
Explore how the non-canonical Jewish Scriptures bear witness to the hope of Israel, fulfilled completely in Mary and in Christ. Delve deeper…
Hope in the Psalms and the Prophets
Explore the biblical vocabulary of hope in the Psalms and the Prophets, from the observance of the Law to the great prophecies of salvation in…
Hope in the Old Testament and Pre-Christian Judaism: Origins
Explore the roots of hope in the Old Testament and in pre-Christian Judaism, which culminated in Mary, the full personification of the…
The Virgin of Advent
Mary illuminates Advent as a model of expectation and welcome. Explore her presence in the liturgy, in the feasts of the season, and in popular…
Mary in the Service of the Kingdom
Mary lived the service of the Kingdom of God as a faithful handmaid, the New Eve, and a model of obedience. Deepen your grasp of this essential…
Biblical Mariology of the Old Testament
Explore the biblical foundations of Mariology in the Old Testament. An inaugural lecture on Mary in the Hebrew Scriptures. Delve deeper into…
The blessed one in Christ, fierce enemy of the ancient adversary
Mary, Blessed in Christ, fulfills the proto-evangelium as the fierce enemy of the ancient Adversary. Explore this truth of the Catholic…
The Rosary and the Bishops of Rome
Trace the history of the Bishops of Rome's devotion to the Rosary of Mary, from its medieval origins to the contemporary popes. Go deeper into…
Contemplation in the Heart of Mary for Mission
To contemplate in the heart of Mary is the source of Christian mission. Discover how Mary's contemplative attitude illuminates and renews the…
The Earliest History of Mary: Iconography and Art
Discover how iconography and art reveal the earliest history of Mary in the first Christian communities, and deepen your Marian faith.
The Archaeology of the House in Bethlehem
The archaeology of the house in Bethlehem reveals historical data about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family. Explore the discoveries that…
The Archaeological Findings on the Life of Mary of Nazareth
Archaeological findings illuminate the historical context of Mary of Nazareth. Explore the material evidence that reveals the world in which…
The Historical Sources on Mary: Bible and Apocrypha
Explore the historical sources on Mary in the Bible, in the apocrypha, and in the patristic tradition. Deepen your knowledge of the life and…
The Marian Principle of the Church: Mary Beside the Cross
The Marian principle reveals Mary as a constitutive figure of the Church. Explore her presence beside the Cross and the spiritual motherhood…
Mary, the Mother Who Listens to the Word at the Cross
Mary listens to the Word at the cross with silent faith and maternal presence. Reflect on forgiveness and divine motherhood in this…
Sin and health, pain and salvation
Sin, pain, and salvation are linked to health through the intercession of Mary. Explore the role of Our Lady as healing mother in the Christian…