On August 15th, the Catholic Church will celebrate one of its oldest and most important feast days: The Assumption of Mary. This feast day celebrates the end of Mary’s life on Earth when God, the Father, took her into Heaven, body and soul together. Much like the Immaculate Conception and Mary’s perpetual virginity, you won’t … [Read more…]
Whenever we talk about Mary, we address her with many different titles: Mother of Jesus, Mother of God, Holy Mary, Blessed Mother. However, out of all these, the one most often heard across Catholic (and Protestant) aisles is The Virgin Mary. Virtually every person that claims the Christian faith accepts that Mary miraculously conceived Christ … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece dealing with the current trend of Catholic laity calling for certain politicians and public figures to be denied the Eucharist. I took a stance against this action, citing that by doing so we encroach on the territory of Church authority. I received a great deal of supportive … [Read more…]