Why Did It Take 1,800 Years to Define the Immaculate Conception?
The Immaculate Conception was not defined until 1854, and great saints, including St Thomas Aquinas, had doubts about it. Here is the long debate behind the dogma, the problem that held theologians back, and the insight that solved it.
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What Does 'Ever-Virgin' Mean? Mary's Virginity Before, During and After Christ's Birth
The Church calls Mary 'ever-virgin' and teaches that she was a virgin before, during and after the birth of Christ. Here is what each part of that teaching means, how it was defended against early critics, and what it says about Christ and the Church.
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Why Did Pius XII Define the Assumption, and How Can a Dogma Not Be in the Bible?
The Assumption is not described in Scripture, and there are no eyewitness accounts. So how could the Church define it as revealed by God in 1950? Here is the reasoning behind the definition, and what it shows about Scripture, Tradition and the faith of the Church.
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