Human, All Too Human

“Given the uneven post-Vatican II theological landscape, Joseph Terry’s necessary book on Mariology is at once an intervention in that he exposes the marginalization and relative vacuity of discussion of Mary in contemporary theology; a concerted ecumenical retrieval of the… pic.twitter.com/ijprteEGPp

— Joseph Terry (@bktheologian) August 23, 2026

Priorities?

Ave Maria!

Just out!

Our book collecting all proceedings from our first Marian Conference, Dundee 2023. This book inaugurates our new publisher: ‘Mary House Press’ run by the Marian Franciscans in the UK.

Available on https://t.co/yaX6s91MS0 and on https://t.co/G9UBWoGanZ. pic.twitter.com/QyaWoAjGQH

— The Marian Franciscans (@marianfriars) September 14, 2024

Mary: Co-Redemptrix?

A new episode of Sed Contra: Is Mary Co-Redemptrix? Is She Mediatrix of All Graces?

We're joined by @kevinmclarke, William Diem, @dlendman2, and @thomaesplendor. https://t.co/4RavSy3yKB

— The Sacra Doctrina Project (@sacradoctrina) April 1, 2021

A Right Emphasis?

There is a sense of co-redeemer that is dependent upon her being the Theotokos, but there is another sense of co-redeemer that includes it but does not necessarily need that, and this sort of role is possible for all who are adopted in Christ.

At this morning’s general audience, Pope Francis said that Jesus entrusted the Virgin Mary to us as a Mother, “not as co-redeemer.” https://t.co/iidMpfS0GD

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) March 24, 2021

Hrm.

Congratulations to IHE Fellow Michael Pakaluk, who released his new translation of the Gospel of John yesterday! It's presently the #1 release in New Testament Criticism & Interpretation on Amazon: https://t.co/iPxRJI4XvM.#GospelofJohn #FellowFeature pic.twitter.com/iykgIv32bc

— IHE (@HumanEcologyCUA) February 17, 2021

Receptivity

Crisis: Far from the Spirit of the Lord: On the Pope’s New Motu Proprio by Peter Kwasniewski

What we need to see, and see clearly, is this: the highest dignity of the baptized is to welcome Christ the Lord in Holy Communion. Period. Nothing else they do, no other function or service or activity, can compare to the Marian privilege of receiving God. When we elaborately multiply functions, services, and activities, we introduce distractions, invert priorities, build false hierarchies, and undermine simple faith, devotion, humility, and reverence. The participatio actuosa or actual participation of the faithful in the liturgy is not about doing, but about being, or more precisely, being a good recipient of the Word, so that this Word may be fruitful in us. It is not about busyness with much serving, but about contemplation, the union of love.

There is also the receptivity of the Son, who receives everything from the Father. Marian receptivity is symbolized by her, as a woman, becoming the Theotokos. Marian receptivity on a spiritual level is the receiving of the Divine Life by being a filia in Filio, just as the Son receives everything He is from the Father.

Marian Consecration

"We wrote this book to assist others in offering all that they have in consecration, with the Angelic Doctor as a teacher and guide. After all, it’s not just religious who are called to holiness. We all are!" https://t.co/zh2rrUgIpm

— Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (@FrAquinasOP) June 2, 2020

Co-Redemptrix?

Sandro Magister: The Revolution of Francis Doesn’t Even Spare Our Lady. Here’s What He Would Make of Her

Mary as Co-Redemptrix: God’s Foolishness by Christopher Malloy

A Latin Essay, Through and Through

From content to its sources of authority. But still worth a read.

Fatima to Vatican II: Mary, ‘Mother of the Church’ and Our Loving Mother by Matthew Tsakanikas, STD
Called to be the God-bearer, Mother to the Head of the Church, Mary was commissioned and called implicitly to be mother of every member born of the virginal womb of the Church in baptism.

Whose Tradition?

And where? What are the sources? Is this celebrated liturgically or only only a theological opinion?

"Not without reason has the Tradition referred to her as the Spouse of the Holy Spirit."

What are the sources for this?

Mary, Herald of the Dawn and Spouse of the Spirit by Peter M.J. Stravinskas
The Rorate Mass inserts us ever more deeply into the Advent season, all the while uniting us to the pre-eminent Woman of Advent, the Mother of the Messiah.