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After the threat of Docetism faded in the first century, the same second century Gnostic sects who pitted the Son against the Father also pitted

As we recite the words “He was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man”) something happens in the liturgy that is worth noting.  On

The Church has always encouraged the faithful to cultivate a loving and filial relationship with Mary.  Some Christians are fearful that doing so is a

The Catechism tells us: Mary is a virgin because her virginity is the sign of her faith “unadulterated by any doubt,” and of her undivided

Some people have the notion the Virgin Birth was a sort of divine stunt meant to impress people about Jesus’ bona fides during his public