http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/sNews CMSSat, 05 Jan 2008 06:17:49 +0000http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/home/the-marian-council-of-chalcedon/http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/home/the-marian-council-of-chalcedon/by Fr. Peter Damien Fehlner, FI Extremes have a way of producing, or at least occasioning the appearance of their direct opposites. Indeed, even before the appearance of Nestorius on the ecclesial scene and the condemnation of his heresy, trends which would lead to the promotion of the exactly contrary and equally false view of the hypostatic union and role of Mary in bringing it to pass,...Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:37:47 +0000http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/home/mary-the-secret-and-path-to-authentic-joy/http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/home/mary-the-secret-and-path-to-authentic-joy/by Fr. Maximilian M. Dean, FI M ary’s perfect joy, one of the fruits of Her union with Her divine Spouse, the Holy Spirit, overflowed from the inexhaustible springs of Her tremendous faith and deep love. The perfection of Her joy is shown not so much in its magnitude as in the fact that She rejoiced even in sharing in the sufferings of Her Son, the Redeemer, becoming thus the “Cause of...Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:48:27 +0000http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/home/divine-maternity-in-the-council-of-ephesus/http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/home/divine-maternity-in-the-council-of-ephesus/by Fr. Peter Damien Fehlner, FI T he history of the Church teaches us something fundamental about Mariology: Mary’s relation to Christ in virtue of the mystery of the Incarnation links them inseparably. There has never been, in fact, an important heresy concerning the heart of the mystery of Christ, the Incarnation, which has not also involved some grave error in regard to His Mother...Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:31:06 +0000http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/home/the-ardent-love-of-st-francis-for-mary/http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/home/the-ardent-love-of-st-francis-for-mary/by Father Leone M. Nobili, FI L ike Christ in every way, St. Francis was like Him above all in being a son of Mary. Completely conformed to Mary in his heart, he came to be conformed to Christ Crucified even in his body. Such was the spiritual itinerary that took St. Francis to the loftiest heights of holiness. Rivers of ink have been spilled over St. Francis. And yet it would...Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:03:53 +0000http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/culture-and-art/madonna-and-child/http://www.marymediatrix.com/magazine/culture-and-art/madonna-and-child/by Fr. Angelo M. Geiger, FI   T he subject of the Madonna and Child has been used innumerable times in sacred art. From a doctrinal point of view, the image is a tangible sign of the reality of the Incarnation, the mystery upon which the Church is founded. Certainly the most common subject of the visual arts in religious matters has been the Madonna and Child. From a...