First Things, Alexei Sargeant: hen I was learning about Catholicism, as an Anglican in the process of converting, Mary was a sticking point. Yes, of course Jesus’s mother was “full of grace,” as the angel had said, and therefore worthy of admiration. But why did the Church teach that she was conceived without original sin and received bodily into heaven? These teachings seemed to owe more to popular piety than to the Scriptures, or even the Church Fathers. Mary’s Assumption was defined as an article of faith in 1950 by Pope Pius XII, who made clear that he was speaking infallibly. Coming from a tradition that taught neither Mary’s Assumption nor the infallibility of the pope, I found this fact a tough pill to swallow. What was it about Mary that made Catholics claim she had received so many unique gifts from God, beyond even the high honor of being Christ’s mother? Read more here.
America and the Immaculate Conception, Marian Morsels From a Convert
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.His mortifications were so great that the Martyrology compares him to Saints Francis and Peter of Alcántara: Saint John Joseph of the Cross (1734) https://t.co/D1etbQgwqJ via @SBC_Catholic22 hours ago 8 23
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.By Charles Coulombe (@RCCoulombe): "The Long Defeat: Christendom and Its Defenders, 1789 to the Present." Part I https://t.co/X5Iqf9Rd86 via @SBC_Catholic1 day ago 8 18
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.A lovely meditation for the month of March: "Hidden Virtue of Saint Joseph" https://t.co/LK25l5UKFp via @SBC_Catholic2 days ago 8 15
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.Trending on Catholicism·org: "The Woman at the Well" https://t.co/vIvecNrjOk via @SBC_Catholic2 days ago 2 8
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.He recited every day on his knees Saint Anselm’s lovely hymn, ”Omni die dic Mariae“: Saint Casimir of Poland (1483) https://t.co/3ohOE1o10J via @SBC_Catholic2 days ago 6 19