Mary in the Bible, presence, typology, and key texts
Explore the presence of Mary in the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, with an analysis of the key texts and of the Mariological typology that…
Category: Patristics
Kecharitôménē, “Full of grace”: the Greek title of Mary in Lk 1:28
Kecharitôménē, the Greek title of Lk 1:28, reveals Mary as fully transfigured by divine grace. Delve into the biblical exegesis of this…
Catacombs of Priscilla, the first image of Mary in history
The Catacombs of Priscilla preserve the oldest image of Mary in history. Explore the origin and the meaning of this witness of early Marian faith.
Archangel Raphael: the angel of healing and guide of travelers
Raphael the Archangel, the medicine of God: healer, guide, and intercessor in the Book of Tobit. Let us deepen the theology of this angel who…
Archangel Gabriel: the messenger of the Annunciation
Gabriel the Archangel, messenger of the Annunciation, unites angelology and Mariology in the mystery of the Incarnation. Explore the name, the…
Magisterial Angelology, the Councils, and the Church’s Teaching on the Angels
Magisterial angelology reveals how the Church defined the doctrine on the angels from the Council of Ephesus to the Fourth Lateran Council.…
Patristic Angelology, the Fathers of the Church, and the Doctrine of the Angels
Explore patristic angelology and how Tertullian, Augustine, and Pseudo-Dionysius forged the doctrine of the angels in the face of Gnosticism.…
Angelology: What It Is, the Angelic Hierarchies, and Christian Doctrine
Angelology: the theological study of the nature, the angelic hierarchies, and the mission of the angels. Delve deeper into the teaching of the…
Verba vitae aeternae: Mary and the faith that remains
Mary remains when the disciples depart. Explore Our Lady’s persevering faith as a model for crises of faith, in the light of Jn 6:68.
Caro meus very est cibo: Mary and the Truth of the Eucharist
Mary and the Eucharistic flesh: how the body of Christ is born of the Virgin and is offered as true food. Explore this Mariological and…
The Four Marian Dogmas: Divine Motherhood, Virginity, the Immaculate Conception, and the Assumption
The four Marian dogmas define what the Church believes about Mary with definitive authority. A theological foundation, not a popular devotion.…
Ego sum panis vitae: Mary and the Bread Come Down from Heaven
John 6:35 sheds light on Mary as mediatrix of the Bread of Life. Incarnation, Eucharist, and divine motherhood converge in a profound…
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…
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…
The Virginity of Mary: The Christological Sign of the Mother of God
The virginity of Mary reveals a profound Christological sign. Explore the biblical testimony and the tradition of the Church concerning this…
Trinity and Mary: Trinitarian Mariology
Trinitarian mariology reveals Mary's unique relationship with the Three Divine Persons. French school and trinitarian-marian titles. Let us…
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…
Immaculate Conception: the dogma and its theology
Discover the dogma of the Immaculate Conception: biblical foundations, patristic tradition, and the theology of the unique privilege granted to…
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…
Immaculate Heart of Mary: biblical foundation, history, and spirituality
Explore the biblical, patristic, and spiritual roots of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, from Scripture to Fatima. Delve deeper into this Marian…
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…
Lumen gentium and Mary: Chapter VIII of Vatican II
Chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium sets out the Marian doctrine of the Second Vatican Council. Explore the conciliar debate, the structure of the…
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.
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…
Mother of God: The Foundational Title of Mariology
Theotokos, Mother of God, is the foundational title of Mariology, defined at Ephesus. Explore the biblical foundations, the Nestorian crisis…
The Second Vatican Council and Mary: chapter VIII of Lumen gentium
The Second Vatican Council devoted chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium to Mary. Learn about the debates, the conciliar choices, and the renewal of…
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…
Marian Psalms and Canticles: The Biblical Prayer of Mary
Discover which are the Marian psalms par excellence and how the biblical and patristic tradition associated the canticles of the Scriptures…
Mary the Handmaid: The Humility of the Ancilla domini
Mary calls herself the handmaid of the Lord. The Ancilla Domini reveals humility as the foundation of the Marian vocation. Delve deeper into…
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…
Mary in the Old Testament: prefigurations and typology
The Old Testament prefigures Mary in Eve, in the Ark of the Covenant, and in the Daughter of Zion. Explore the richness of Marian typology in…
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.…
Theotokos: Mary, Mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus (431)
Theotokos, defined at the Council of Ephesus in 431, reveals the Christological foundation of the title Mother of God. Explore its origin…
The Immaculate Heart of Mary: devotion, theology, and consecration
Explore devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, its origin, the call of Fatima, consecration, and its profound theological meaning in the…
“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…
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 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…
Magnificat, the Canticle of Mary: A Theological and Spiritual Analysis
A theological and spiritual analysis of the Magnificat, Mary’s canticle in Lk 1:46-55. Humility, prophecy, and eschatology. Delve deeper into…
Josephology: The Theological Study of Saint Joseph
Josephology is the branch of Catholic theology that studies the person, the mission, and the cult of Saint Joseph. This pillar presents the…
Mary Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix: The Current Theological Debate
Mary Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix: explore the biblical and patristic foundations and the current theological debate surrounding these Marian titles.
Postgraduate Program in Mariology: What It Is, Who It Is For, and How to Enroll
Deepen your study of Mary with the only postgraduate program in Mariology in the Portuguese language with international recognition. Discover…