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- That the Blessed Virgin Mary is called Mother of God is not pious boilerplate, a kind of title by which we honor the woman who is the mother of Jesus Christ. While we can love her, we cannot fully understand her. She is a mystery.
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Mary serves as a link between the two Covenants not just through parallel or prophetic verses but by embodying common themes. She is a bridge between the Old and the New Testaments because Scripture shows her representing both the people of Israel and the Church begun by her Son.
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An important aspect of the Stubborn Fact at Cana that theologians have convincingly explained is the word “Woman” (gynai). Jesus addresses three other women as “Woman”—the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:21), the woman caught in adultery (John 8:10), and most importantly, Mary Magdalene (John 20:15)—in moments of tenderness and consolation; it ...
Christianity is a teleological religion, constantly looking toward the telos, the final end at which something aims. The telos of an acorn is to be an oak tree; the telos of human life is intimacy with God, who is love. When Jesus summarizes his moral teaching, “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48), th...
Recognizing the crucial importance of spiritual motherhood, encompassing both Mary’s unique role and her exemplarity for all of us, helps solve a final scriptural puzzle, the two occasions where Jesus appears to be dismissive of his mother in public. First, “a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ‘Blessed is the womb that bore you, ...
Jan 17, 2024 · The Bible doesn’t suggest Mary’s birth was anything but a normal human birth. Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus (Luke 1:34–38), but she was not a virgin permanently. The idea of the perpetual virginity of Mary is unbiblical.
Mary is a special character in the Bible; her high calling draws us to her story. While we choose—or don’t choose, as it were—names because of what they represent, the name Mary is something of an enigma.
May 27, 2024 · Often mistakenly interpreted as a repentant prostitute due to erroneous linking with several unnamed sinful women in the Bible, Mary Magdalene was genuinely a devoted follower. Emanating spiritual strength, her character showcases the power of faith and commitment to a higher calling.
Aug 11, 2021 · Mary, the mother of Jesus, is esteemed in the Gospel of Luke as “most blessed among women” (1:42). We are accustomed to celebrating her memory and person in the solemnities and feasts dedicated to her. The months of May and October are considered months in which she is called to mind through our devotions as well as through the Liturgy of the Word.
