Parents and country are the closest sources of our existence,’ says Aquinas, ‘and everyone is indebted first of all under God ...

Some works of art could be said to be perfectly timed. “Guernica” called attention to the horrors of war as practiced by fascist Spain in awful harmony with fascist Germany. It was and is propaganda ...

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary grew up particularly in the post-Tridentine era, promoted especially by St. John ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WIS) - Rooted in faith and resilience, Mother Emanuel has spent the past ten years holding space for grief, making room for healing and finding new strength. The issue of ...

Topics Immaculate Conception, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Theology, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, Theology of the Blessed Virgin Mary Publisher Boston : P. Donahoe Collection catholictexts; ...

"Virgin and Child," Bartolomé Estebán Murillo. (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Today the Church celebrates the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Mother of the Church. In 2018, Pope Francis declared this new ...