Our hearts were burning: Acts 2, 1 Pet 1, and the disciples of Emmaus in Lk 24
Emmaus, Pentecost, and Mary: the heart that burns at the Scriptures illumines the Third Sunday of Easter. Delve deeper into this Mariological…
Category: New Testament
Feed my sheep: Mary and the Church that are born of the Risen One.
Peter receives the pastoral mission from the risen Christ, and Mary reveals the spiritual motherhood that sustains the Church. Deepen this…
Super mare ambulans: Mary and the peace of Christ in the storm
A biblical and Marian meditation on Jesus walking on the waters, the paschal peace and Mary, Stella Maris, in the night of faith. Let us deepen…
Five loaves: Mary and the bread that anticipates the Eucharist
Mary, maternal mediatrix of the Bread of Life, illumines the Eucharistic mystery of Jn 6. Delve deeper into the Mariological reading of the…
Qui de sursum venit: Mary and the Witness from on High
Mariological meditation on Jn 3:31-36: Mary, creature of the earth, welcomes the Word come from on high in fullness of grace. Let us deepen…
Sic Deus dilexit mundum: Mary and the Love That Sends the Son
The Father gives the Son to the world and the Incarnation takes place in Mary. Mariological meditation on Jn 3:16 in the Second Week of Easter.…
Marian spirituality: living the mystery of Christ with Mary
Discover the biblical and historical foundations of Marian spirituality and learn to live the Paschal Mystery of Christ with Mary in the…
Presence of Mary: the spiritual presence of the Mother in Christian life
Understand the presence of Mary in Christian life: from personalist philosophy to the theology of the Assumption. Mary, mother and contemporary…
Marian prayer: Mary’s model of prayer and the devotion of the Church
Discover Mary's model of prayer, from the fiat to the Upper Room, and the history of Marian prayer from the Sub tuum praesidium to the great…
Daughter of Zion: Mary as the personification of the people of God
Daughter of Zion: discover how Mary personifies the people of God, from Scripture to Vatican II, and delve deeper into the theological meaning…
The Family of Nazareth: Mary, Joseph, and Jesus
The family of Nazareth reveals the Christian model of family life through Mary, Joseph, and Jesus. Explore more deeply the spiritual meaning of…
Mary and Evangelization: the First Evangelizer
Mary, the first evangelizer, received the Gospel at the Annunciation and proclaimed it to the world. Explore more deeply her unique role in the…
Mary and the Eucharist: the Mother Who Leads to the Bread of Life
Mary and the Eucharist are united in the mysteries of Cana and Calvary. Explore the biblical and theological foundations of this relationship…
Ecumenism and Mary: the Obstacle That Can Become a Bridge
Mary as an obstacle or a bridge in ecumenism? Examine the causes of the conflict, the inter-Christian dialogues, and the prospects for…
Mary and Israel: the Daughter of Zion as a Compendium of the People of God
Mary, Daughter of Zion, recapitulates in herself the whole Old Testament and the people of Israel. Explore the Hebrew roots of Mariology and…
Mary and the dignity of woman: the new woman beside the new man
Mary, the perfect model of the disciple, illuminates the dignity of woman in the faith. Explore the renewed reading of Mariology on Mary and…
Mary and God the Father: the beloved daughter of the Father
Mary, the beloved daughter of the Father, was chosen from eternity to cooperate in the Incarnation. Delve deeper into Trinitarian Marian…
Dedication of Saint Mary Major: the first Marian shrine of Rome
Erected in 432, after the Council of Ephesus, the Basilica of Saint Mary Major honors the Theotokos. Explore its history, art, and Marian theology.
Marian cult: foundations, history, and renewal
The Marian cult rests on solid theological foundations, renewed by Vatican II. Explore the four notes, the current orientations, and Marialis…
Consecration to Mary: foundation, history, and theology
Consecration to Mary: biblical foundation, patristic tradition, and theology from the Fathers to John Paul II. Let us explore this Christian…
Mary and the Church: member, type, mother, and model
Mary and the Church: eminent member, type, mother, and model. The biblical, patristic, and conciliar foundation of this essential relationship.…
Mary in the Bible: from Genesis to Revelation
Explore the biblical foundation of Mariology, from Gal 4:4 to Revelation 12, passing through the Four Gospels. Delve deeper into Mary in the Bible.
Advent and Mary: the Virgin in the time of waiting
Mary dwells at the center of Advent as the Virgin of listening and type of the Church. Delve deeper into the Marian dimension of this time of…
Marian apocrypha: the non-canonized traditions about Mary
The Marian apocrypha reveal ancient traditions about Mary: her origins, her life in the Temple, and the Assumption. Explore these non-canonical…
Marian Anthropology: Mary and the New Vision of the Human Being
Marian anthropology reveals Mary as the model of the complete human being. Explore the Christian vision of the feminine and the Magnificat as a…
Visitation: Mary Visits Elizabeth
The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth reveals an act of charity and the context of the Magnificat. Delve into the theological meaning of this…
Magnificat: The Canticle of Mary
The Magnificat, Mary’s canticle at the Visitation, reveals its theology, structure, and place in Christian liturgy. Delve deeper into this…
Saint Joseph: The Virginal Father of Jesus and Spouse of Mary
Discover the figure of Saint Joseph, virginal father of Jesus and spouse of Mary, in the biblical tradition, in Josephine spirituality, and in…
Calvary: Mary at the Foot of the Cross
Mary stood at the foot of the Cross on Calvary. Explore the theological meaning of her presence at the Crucifixion and the contemplative…
New Testament and Mary: An Overview
The New Testament presents Mary from various perspectives. Explore the synthesis of the Marian presence in Luke, John, Mark, Matthew, Acts, and…
The spiritual motherhood of Mary: mother of all the faithful
The spiritual motherhood of Mary: the theological and biblical foundations of her mission as Mother of all the faithful. Let us explore this…
The Annunciation: The Moment of the Fiat
Discover the theological and biblical meaning of the Annunciation, the moment of the “Fiat” in which Mary welcomes the announcement of the…
Rue du Bac: the apparition of the Miraculous Medal
In 1830, at the Rue du Bac, Our Lady appeared to Catherine Labouré and asked her for the Miraculous Medal. Discover the apparitions and the…
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple: Mary and Simeon
Discover the theological meaning of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Mary’s encounter with Simeon and Anna, and the prophecy of the…
Mary, the Woman: Anthropological and Biblical Dimension
John calls Mary simply the woman at Cana and on Calvary. Explore the anthropological and biblical dimension of this title and its meaning in…
Marian devotion: forms, history and spirituality
Discover the theological meaning of Marian devotion, its historical forms and the criteria of the Second Vatican Council for an authentic and…
The Wedding at Cana, Mary, the first sign and the exegesis of Jn 2:1-12
At the Wedding at Cana Mary intercedes and Jesus works the first sign. An exegesis of Jn 2:1-12 and the foundation of Marian mediation. Delve…
Ain Karim: the village of the Visitation
Ain Karim, village of the Visitation in the Holy Land, keeps the memory of the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth. Delve deeper into the biblical…
Oportet exaltari: Mary and the Son Lifted Up
A meditation on Mary at the foot of the Cross and the Son lifted up, according to Jn 3:14-15. Paschal faith, the bronze serpent, and…
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.…
Nisi natus fuerit denuo: Mary and the Birth from Above
A Mariological meditation on Jn 3 and spiritual birth: Mary, Mother of spiritual rebirth in Christ. Explore this reflection more deeply at…
My Lord and my God: Acts 2, 1 Pet 1, and Mercy Sunday in Jn 20
Paschal faith, divine mercy, and Thomas’s confession bring together Acts 2, 1 Pet 1, and Jn 20. Explore more deeply the theology of the…
The Two Marys: Witnesses of the Same Mystery
A meditation on the two Marys as witnesses of the paschal mystery. The Mother of Jesus and Magdalene are united in the death and the…
Dominus est: Mary, the Beloved Disciple, and the Recognition by the Sea
Dominus est: the beloved disciple recognizes the risen Christ by the sea. Explore the fruit of Mary’s spiritual motherhood in this…
“Woman, Why Are You Weeping?”: Mary and the Paschal Joy Born of Tears
Mary Magdalene weeps beside the empty tomb. The Risen One transforms mourning into Paschal joy. Let us explore this Mariological contemplation…
He Has Risen as He Said: Acts 10, Col 3, and the Empty Tomb in Jn 20.
Easter: Acts 10, Col 3, and Jn 20 proclaim the Resurrection of Christ. The empty tomb and “Vidit et credidit” illuminate the heart of…
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…
Our Lady of Sorrows: The Seven Sorrows of Mary and the Theology of Compassion
Contemplate the seven sorrows of Mary and her singular participation in the Redemption. The compassion of Our Lady of Sorrows illuminates the…
Mary’s Fiat, the Word That Changed History: A Theology of the Annunciation
Mary’s Fiat at the Annunciation is salvation’s most decisive act of faith. Discover the profound theology of this word, which made the…
The Hail Mary, the World’s Most Prayed Prayer: A Theological Analysis
A theological analysis of the Hail Mary, the most prayed prayer in the world. Its origin in the Gospel, its meaning, and Marian spirituality.…