Via Matris: The Seven Sorrows of Mary and the Origin of Devotion Follow the Maternal Way and contemplate the stations of Mary's pain, from the 'fiat' to the tomb. A Marian devotion of profound spiritual… Daniel Afonso 07/03/2024 0 Comments
Incarnation and Resurrection in Relation to Mary Mary unites Incarnation and Resurrection like no other figure in the Christian faith. Explore her unique role in these two central mysteries of… Daniel Afonso 03/03/2024 0 Comments
Mary comforts our weaknesses Mary comforts our weaknesses through the power of the Magnificat and through her maternal tenderness. Discover how her presence illuminates… Daniel Afonso 24/02/2024 0 Comments
Mary transforms our tears into joy Mary transforms our tears into joy because she knew sorrow. A meditation on her consoling role in the most difficult moments. Explore this refle... Daniel Afonso 23/02/2024 0 Comments
Mary, Mother of Reconciliation: the Mass, the Fathers, and the Magisterium Discover Mary's mediating role, Mother of Reconciliation, in Catholic doctrine and how divine mercy acts through her in human redemption. Daniel Afonso 17/02/2024 0 Comments
Offering and Suffering with Mary Offering and suffering with Mary transforms pain into oblation and life into a gift. Explore the Marian spirituality of co-offering and… Daniel Afonso 12/02/2024 0 Comments
Our pain and Our Lady of Sorrows: Mary at the crosses of today Our Lady of Sorrows illuminates human suffering with Christian hope. Deepen reflection on Mary's pain and compassion in this Mariological study. Daniel Afonso 11/02/2024 0 Comments
Under Your Protection Explore the prayer “Under Your Protection,” the oldest known Marian prayer, and the origins of devotion to Mary in the catacombs and in… Daniel Afonso 10/02/2024 0 Comments
Church, Spirit and Mary in the Eucharist The Eucharist, Mary and the Holy Spirit converge in the heart of the Church. Explore the profound unity of these mysteries and deepen your… Daniel Afonso 05/02/2024 0 Comments
Holy Spirit, Eucharist, Mary The Holy Spirit, the Eucharist, and Mary form a unity at the heart of the Christian faith. Let us explore the relationship between these three… Daniel Afonso 04/02/2024 0 Comments
Mary’s Eucharistic Memory Mary’s Eucharistic memory runs through her whole life and reveals her as figure and model of the Eucharistic spirituality of the Church.… Daniel Afonso 03/02/2024 0 Comments
Mary and the Eucharist: the memory of the Mother of God in the Mass Discover how Mary and the Eucharist unite in the mystery of the Incarnation and how the Marian "fiat" illuminates the deepest meaning of the… Daniel Afonso 01/02/2024 0 Comments
The Presentation of the Lord (Lk 2:21-40) Theological analysis of Lk 2:21-40: the role of Mary and Joseph, the prophecy of Simeon, and the liturgical meaning of the feast of February 2.… Daniel Afonso 01/02/2024 0 Comments
Mary in the Bible: Old Testament Typology, Exegesis of the Gospels and the Method of Lumen gentium Learn to read Mary in the Bible with theological rigor: Old Testament typology, exegesis of the Gospels and the method of Lumen Gentium. Deepen… Daniel Afonso 31/01/2024 0 Comments
“There was a wedding at Cana” (Jn 2:1) At the wedding at Cana, Mary intercedes for the couple and reveals her maternal role in salvation. Deepen the Mariological reading of Jn 2:1 in… Daniel Afonso 30/01/2024 0 Comments