The Dispatch
Hail, Mary! Tabernacle of God and the Word!
On the Readings for Sunday, December 24, 2017, the Fourth Sunday of Advent […]
Theotokos
The Dispatch
The joyful, particular scandal of Advent
On the Readings for Sunday, December 17, 2017, the Third Sunday of Advent […]
The Dispatch
What does the Bible really say about Mary, the Mother of the Messiah?
Dr. Brant Pitre is Distinguished Research Professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, specializing in the study of the New Testament […]
Essay
Fatima to Vatican II: Mary, ‘Mother of the Church’ and Our Loving Mother
The title of Mary, “Mother of the Church,” was officially promulgated alongside Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) in 1964. It was instituted by Pope Francis as a liturgical memorial only last […]
Essay
Mary, the Spirit, and the Church
Mary prays in the heart of the Apostolic Church on Pentecost, “The Birthday of the Church” (Acts 1:12-14).