The Acceptance of the Annunciation and the Place of Faith Mary’s acceptance at the Annunciation reveals the most perfect act of faith in history. A yes that transforms humanity. Let us delve deeper… Daniel Afonso 25/08/2022 0 Comments
Mary and the Word, grace and dabar Mary welcomes the divine Word with her whole person, uniting grace and dabar in a singular covenant. Deepen this Mariological reflection on the… Daniel Afonso 24/08/2022 0 Comments
Mary and the Word of God, person and event Mary receives the Word of God with perfect faith and becomes the living event in which the eternal Word enters history. Deepen this… Daniel Afonso 23/08/2022 0 Comments
Pilgrimages and the Scholar of Mariology Marian pilgrimages, as a path of spiritual and academic formation for those who study Mary in the tradition of the Church: explore this… Daniel Afonso 29/07/2022 0 Comments
Marian Shrines and Scholars of Mariology Marian shrines unite devotion and the academic study of Mariology. Explore how these sacred spaces deepen the knowledge and contemplation of Mary. Daniel Afonso 28/07/2022 0 Comments
The Annunciation to Mary According to Blessed Fra Angelico (Part III) The painter’s art shows itself here to be angelic because it represents the highest expression of the spiritual values, the humanistic… Daniel Afonso 22/07/2022 0 Comments
The Annunciation to Mary According to Fra Angelico (Part II) The impression is once again strong and immediate, a direct echo of the Song of Songs: “You are a garden enclosed, my sister, my bride; a… Daniel Afonso 21/07/2022 0 Comments
The Annunciation to Mary According to Blessed Angelico In the works of Angelico (15th century), art acquires meanings that transcend its artistic value and has other functions: they cannot be… Daniel Afonso 20/07/2022 0 Comments
Mary as Contemplation of God Mary as contemplation of God reveals how total openness to the divine transforms human existence into an epiphany of the Lord. Deepen this… Daniel Afonso 13/07/2022 0 Comments
Mary’s hearing and gaze: Lk 2:19, Cana and the Cross Mary teaches through attentive listening and contemplative gaze to transform life into perpetual adoration of God. Deepen this path of interior… Daniel Afonso 12/07/2022 0 Comments
Mary and the Contemplative Life Mary and the contemplative life reveal how silent listening to God transforms human existence. Delve deeper into this essential Mariological… Daniel Afonso 11/07/2022 0 Comments
The Mariology of Eustathius of Antioch Eustathius of Antioch defends the virginal motherhood of Mary in the Christological controversies of the fourth century. Explore his… Daniel Afonso 08/07/2022 0 Comments
Leonardo da Vinci: the roots of his Mariological painting (Part 1) A mind thirsting for knowledge, which fixes its attention on everything that is placed before it; a man who does not investigate only through… Daniel Afonso 07/07/2022 0 Comments
The Mariology of Alexander of Alexandria Discover how the Mariology of Alexander of Alexandria shaped faith in Mary during the Christological controversies of the fourth century, in a… Daniel Afonso 07/07/2022 0 Comments
Mary at the 1st Council of the Church in 325 The Council of Nicaea, in 325, prepared the way for the proclamation of Mary as Theotokos at Ephesus. Go deeper into this essential theological… Daniel Afonso 06/07/2022 0 Comments