Pope Leo XIV gives his Angelus address for the feast of the Immaculate Conception in St. Peter’s Square Dec. 8, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope Leo XIV marked the traditional Marian ...

Sometimes a truth is more than misunderstood. It is stood on its head. A good example is the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. To say that Mary was conceived without original sin, our fundamental ...

When many scientists, including Albert Einstein, say that they believe in Spinoza’s God, they are referring to a conception of God that is very different from the traditional theistic view found in ...

You don’t have to be Catholic to have heard the phrase “Immaculate Conception.” References often appear in pop culture and even politics. In the first season of the TV show “Glee,” the character Puck ...

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by considering a strong argument against religious faith, against the existence ...

Dr Luke, in his Gospel, narrated how Simeon, aged and a devout child of God, was made to go to the temple one day by God. As he lifted one baby, he heard, “This is He”. That was the Saviour he had ...

While the dogma of the Immaculate Conception would not be proclaimed until 1854, the Church in Spain had long venerated Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception. In 1585, a miracle attributed to the ...

Earlier this month, the pro-abortion group “Catholics for Choice” stirred controversy online when it wrote in a tweet: “This holiday season, remember that Mary had a choice, and you should, too.” The ...

We must remember that God does not deal with theologies; he deals with persons. As Timothy George points out, Islam affirms that Allah’s nature is one (tauhid) in the sense of his utter simplicity and ...