mary
Biblical studies on Mary’s life, role, and significance in salvation history.
Catechism, Hypostatic Union, Theosis, Christ’s Mediation & Communion of Saints Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote the sections from the Catechism and its compendium to show that the Church both affirms and quotes 1 Timothy 2:5 where it plainly states that Christ is the one Mediator between God and men. I will also cite those parts where the Church
The Favored One Whom the Lord Indwelt Paid Members Public
In Luke’s Gospel, the angel Gabriel comes to the blessed Virgin to announce that she will conceive by the Holy Spirit and give birth to the Lord who will sit enthroned on David’s throne in order to rule as King forever: “Now in the sixth month, the angel
Hail the One Filled with Grace! Paid Members Public
Luke records the words the angel Gabriel uttered to the holy Mother of Christ as he came to announce the glorious and blessed Incarnation of our Lord: “And he came to her and said, ‘Hail (Chaire), full of grace (kecharitomene), the Lord is with you!’” Luke 1:28 The word
Raymond Brown on Mary as the New Eve Paid Members Public
The late Catholic priest Father Raymond E. Brown was one of the foremost liberal NT scholars of the 20th century. His two-volume commentary on John’s Gospel is considered some of the best ever written. I cite from his commentary on John 2 and the wedding of Cana to see
Mary’s Blessedness Revisited Paid Members Public
By Father Chris Kappes “Blessed rather are those who hear the Word of God and keep it” (Luke 11:28) in light of Luke 1:29: “And when she heard the word, she was troubled” Introduction A classic place to start for puzzles concerning Mary is the seemingly disparaging and
Holy Mary in Early Christian Writers Paid Members Public
In this post I cite what some of the early Church writers, theologians, apologists and/or fathers wrote in regards to Luke 1:26-38. These quotations are fascinating since they show how the early Christians viewed Mary, with some calling her the Ark/Temple of God, and the New Eve,
Irenaeus, Isa. 7:14, Jeconiah’s Curse & OT Corruptions Paid Members Public
In this post I will share what St. Irenaeus wrote in respect to the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14, which speaks of the Virgin giving birth to Immanuel. Irenaeus exposes the willful mistranslation of the Hebrew into Greek by two converts named Theodotion and Aquila, and appeals to the ancient
Heõs Hou and the Protestant Polemic Paid Members Public
©2003 John Pacheco, The Catholic Legate. All Rights Reserved. by John Pacheco Foreword I am honoured that John Pacheco has asked me to contribute a foreword to his significant new study on the meaning of the Greek phrase heõs hou in Matt 1:25 as it relates to perpetual virginity