Dedit illis potestatem: The Twelve Sent Forth and Mary, Mater Ecclesiae
A Mariological study of the Twelve sent forth and Mary, Mater Ecclesiae, based on Mt 10:1. Explore the relationship between apostolic power and…
Category: Ecclesiology
Catechism of the Catholic Church – angels and demons (nn. 328-336 and 391-395)
The sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on angelology (nn. 328-336) and demonology (nn. 391-395): the existence, nature, and…
Roman Catechism (1566) – the Mariology of the Counter-Reformation and continuity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The Roman Catechism of Saint Pius V (1566): the Mariological exposition of the Counter-Reformation; three main sections on Mary and the Ave…
Paul VI – Proclamation of Mary, Mother of the Church (November 21, 1964)
Full Italian and English text of the proclamation of Mary as Mater Ecclesiae by Paul VI at the close of the third period of Vatican II on…
Catechism of the Catholic Church – Marian Sections (nn. 484-511 and 963-975)
The two Marian sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992): nn. 484-511 (Mary in the Incarnation) and nn. 963-975 (Mary in the…
Mary, Mother of the Church: The Title, the Feast, and the Theology
Mary, Mother of the Church: learn about the title proclaimed at Vatican II, the feast instituted in 2018, and the theology of the Dogmatic…
Mary’s presence in the life of the Church
Explore Mary's role in the life of the Church, as Mother and model of faith. A theological reflection on her presence in the Christian…
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…
The Plural Presence of Mary in the Church
Discover how Mary's presence in the Church is manifested in the liturgy, in popular devotion, and in the spiritual life of the People of God.
Mary: The Mother of the Church and of Humanity at Christmas
Discover how Mary, Mother of the Church and of humanity, illuminates the mystery of Christmas through her divine motherhood and her mission as…
The Mother of the Church in the Roman Catholic Liturgy
Discover Mary’s place in the Roman Catholic liturgy and how Sacrosanctum Concilium grounds her essential presence in the liturgical year of…
The meaning of the feast of the Mother of the Church
Mary, Mother of the Church, is a title beloved by the faithful from the earliest times. Explore the theological and spiritual meaning of this…
Holy Mary, Mother of the Church
Mary, Mother of the Church, unites the Virgin with the whole Christian people. Explore more deeply the theological meaning of this title…