Alex LielbardisBlessed Are You Who BelievedSince apostolic time, Christians have believed that, as an essential part of His plan of redemption, God preordained from all eternity to…Feb 28Feb 28
Alex LielbardisBehold the Handmaid of the LordThe Catholic doctrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the new Eve — the spiritual “mother of all the living” — appears to have been…Feb 22Feb 22
Alex LielbardisHail, Full of GraceThe female vocative kecharitomene (κεχαριτωμένη), literally “highly favored by grace”, or “having been graced” ¹ can be paraphrased as…Feb 17Feb 17
Alex LielbardisI Know Not ManIf a fortune teller should happen to tell us that we will die of lung cancer from smoking at some indefinite future time, we might ask how…Feb 17Feb 17
Alex LielbardisBorn of a WomanSince apostolic time, Catholics have believed and the Church has ruled that the Blessed Virgin Mary is truly the Mother of God or, in…Feb 16Feb 16
Alex LielbardisAll Generations Shall Call Me BlessedSacred Scripture often confirms what belongs to Catholic Tradition using words or expressions employed by the authors of the Biblical texts…Feb 16Feb 16