Questions on Mary, mother of Jesus, and her place in doctrines of various denominations.
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What is the Immaculate Conception?
Catholics believe in the Immaculate Conception. What is that?
Is this the same as the virginal conception of Jesus?
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How does societal consecration to Mary differ from individual consecration?
For individual Catholics, consecration to Mary is a serious commitment not to be lightly entered into. It seems to me that this consecration is seen as an "advanced" step for people who are already ...
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How did Luther's view of Mary change after his new birth experience?
The question is as simple as the title. Did Luther have a minor alteration in his view of Mary, or a major one after being born again?
Note: By the way Luther did use the term 'born again' for some ...
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Mary's painless birth
Where does the Catholic tradition that Mary's birth was painless come from?
My wife just got home from a non-denominational study about Mary and she said she thought everybody knew this, but ...
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Can indirection bring us closer to Christ?
Peter's excellent blog posting pointed to a movement I'd never heard of before: Militia of the Immaculata (MI). In the process of figuring out what it might be, I read this important qualification:
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Did Mary know that her Baby Boy would “soon deliver her”?
It's a little past Christmas, but I forgot to ask this question based on the song "Mary did you know", which really raises the question. Did Mary know?
As a Catholic, there are lots of traditions ...
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How is 1 Timothy 2:5 interpreted relative to the Mediatrix concept?
The concept of Mediatrix has Virgin Mary in a role of a mediator in the salvation process—at least that's what Wikipedia says:
Mediatrix in Roman Catholic Mariology refers to the role of the ...
