The Incarnation: The Virgin becomes the Co-redemptrix
Thursday, December 27th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off"Incarnatio redemptiva redemptio inchoativa" (the redemptive Incarnation is the Redemption begun). This patristic concept of the miracle of miracles in which the Second person of the Most Holy Trinity deigned to become flesh for us correctly conveys that the Incarnation ...
Introduction to the Immaculate Conception
Saturday, December 1st, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffThe dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which was solemnly defined by an infallible pronouncement of Bl. Pius IX in 1854, proclaims that Mary was conceived without the stain of original sin. Mary’s preservation from all stain of sin or its ...
The Immaculate Conception and the Co-redemptrix
Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffOn February 17, 1941, the "Property" of the Immaculata, Fr. Maximilian Kolbe, was arrested by the Nazi Gestapo, eventually leading to his martyrdom in Auschwitz. During the few hours before his arrest, Fr. Maximilian was inspired to write the heart ...
Between Condemned Army of Mary and Authentic Lady of All Nations: An Ocean of Separation
Saturday, October 6th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffRecently, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its official declaration of excommunication for various members of the "Army of Mary," a schismatic movement in Canada. The Congregation declaration comes in confirmation of the previous rulings concerning ...
October, the Month of the Rosary
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments OffPraying the Rosary has the power to change the course of human history. It has indeed done so on several occasions. The renowned Battle of Lepanto is one obvious manifestation of the extraordinary power of this Marian prayer. In 1571, Pope ...