Tristitia vestra in gaudium vertetur: Mary and Sorrow Transformed
How Mary lived sorrow transformed into paschal joy. Delve deeper into the Mariological reflection on Tristitia vestra in gaudium vertetur and…
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Go into All the World: Acts 1, Eph 1 and the Ascension of the Lord in Mt 28
The Ascension of the Lord in Mt 28, Acts 1 and Eph 1 reveals the universal mission of the Church and the permanent presence of Christ. Deepen…
Tota pulchra: Mary, all beautiful and without stain
Tota pulchra: Mary’s immaculate beauty contemplated in the light of the Song of Songs and of the Mariological tradition. Delve deeper into…
He Ascended to the Father: Mary and the Glory of the Returning Son
Mary contemplates the glory of the Son who returns to the Father. The Son ascends to the Father, uniting Christology and Mariology in a…
The garments of salvation: Is 61 and Lk 1; Our Lady of Fatima
A meditation on the garments of salvation in Isaiah 61 and Luke 1 and their fulfillment in Our Lady of Fatima. Let us delve deeper into this…
The Virgin Mary at the Annunciation of the Lord
The Virgin Mary at the Annunciation of the Lord and the mystery of the fiat that changed history. An in-depth Mariological meditation. Discover…
Expedit vobis ut ego vadam: Mary and the Departure That Bears Fruit
Christ’s departure makes the presence of the Spirit fruitful. Discover how Mary dwells within this mysterium and what role belongs to her in…
Third Lateran Council (1179) – canon 27 against the Cathars and demonic dualism (Mansi vol. 22)
The Third Lateran Council (1179, Alexander III) is the first ecumenical council to specifically condemn the Cathars and their radical demonic…
First Vatican Council – Constitutio Dei Filius (1870): dogmatic definition on the creation of the angels (Mansi, vols. 49-53).
The Constitutio Dei Filius of the First Vatican Council (April 24, 1870) solemnly confirms the doctrine of the Fourth Lateran Council on the…
Second Council of Nicaea (787): the definition regarding images, full text, and the images of angels
The Seventh Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (787) dogmatically defined the veneration of sacred images, including images of angels. Four…
“Mary as the Star of the Sea in Christian Tradition”
"Stella Maris, Mary as the Star of the Sea, illuminates Christian tradition from the Fathers of the Church. Explore the theological and…
Spiritus veritatis testimonium perhibebit: Mary and the Witness of the Spirit
The Spirit of truth bears witness to Christ, and Mary joins in this living witness. Explore the Mariological depth of Jn 15:26-27.
Apostolic Tradition: Baptismal Exorcisms and Renunciation of Satan
The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rome (c. 215): the first Catholic liturgical document on exorcisms at baptism. French text (Sources…
Origen – Peri archon I, 5: de contrariis virtutibus (Sources chrétiennes 252)
Origen’s Peri Archon I, 5 (c. 220-225) on the contrary powers: rebel angels and demons. Rufinus’s Latin text from the critical edition…
Baronius and the angels in the Annales ecclesiastici
The Annales Ecclesiastici of Cesare Baronio (1538-1607), in 20 volumes (Theiner, 1864): the first great systematic annual Catholic…