Mary and Christian Formation

By Leander S. Harding I have been led by a convergence of prayer and reflection on the challenge of Christian mission to the study of Mariology. I am surprised to find that this will be the fourth article on... Read More...

On the Assumption (From the Archives)

Today is the Feast of Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ. (Or, depending on one's tradition and calendar, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Dorm... Read More...

Ave, Maria: For the Annunciation

Today the church celebrates the Annunciation, commemorating when the Virgin Mary consented to become the Mother of God. It is a date of significance: nine months before Christmas day, and with a special associa... Read More...

Meditating on Mary and Mission

By Leander S. Harding I have a set of mission imperatives for the mission to modernity. They include “bringing back the Greeks,” by which I mean asking the great philosophical questions discovered by the Greeks — questions like, “Why is there something rat... Read More...