In this year of Saint Paul, I want to answer the question I’ve been asked many times: if Mary is so important, why doesn’t the Bible, especially St. Paul, say more about her?
The question has a bad presupposition: that a subject’s importance can be judged by how often it is mentioned in the Bible.
So let’s [...]
Paul and the Virgin Mary
September 27, 2008
Zenit readers on “Co-redemptrix”
May 29, 2008
Some readers wrote into Zenit recently about the issue of formally defining Mary as Co-redemptrix as a dogma of the Church. Here is what they had to say:
With,” Not “Equal To”
A response to: Only One RedeemerWhile I understand Joseph’s reservations about calling Mary co-redemptrix, I do believe that it is important to realize that [...]
Co-redemptrix
May 28, 2008
The teaching that Mary is a “Co-redemptrix” is one of the most controversial and misunderstood teachings of the Catholic faith. Although it is not a formally a defined dogma (such as the Assumption of Mary or the Immaculate Conception of Mary), it is doctrine. Before I say any more about this issue, I [...]
