The belief that a virgin could conceive a child is an unusual idea, to say the least.  You’re not alone in wondering whether it could really happen.Both Matthew and Luke make a point of explicitly ...

According to Church tradition, no.  Mary remained a virgin her entire life.This belief is reflected in numerous early Church writings.  The Protoevangelium of James, written around A.D. 150, portrays Mary as a consecrated virgin who ...

Mary is human, not divine.  She doesn’t have the power to answer our prayers as God does.  That said, she’s seen as a valuable intercessor, someone who prays for others.  If we ask her to ...

At 2 years old, my son is already a patriot.This began around his first birthday, when he developed a massive love for flags. Every time ...

Ever since re-engaging with my faith a few years back, I've found myself hanging out with a growing number of other Catholics. They support me in my spiritual growth; they understand ...

For many Catholics, Marian apparition sites are tightly linked to the idea of healing. The places where Mary came to Earth are usually viewed as holy ground, charged with the promise of heavenly power and ...

When Jane Austen penned her novels of love and courtship in the early 1800s, she wrote about a world that is utterly foreign to most of us. Unmarried ...

For the last eight months, I've had a new boss running my life. Because we don't know the gender, my husband and I refer to this boss as Bud. ...

A little over a year and a half ago my husband and I moved into our first house. As I walked around the wintry backyard, with its tired shrubs and empty flowerbeds, I planned ...

Mary Donovan-Kansora was thirty-four years old when she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Shortly before the chemotherapy treatments began, she approached a friend from her church and asked him to pray that she be completely ...