At the age of sixteen, Jane Frances de Frémyot, already a motherless child, was placed under the care of a…
Author Carlos Caso-Rosendi
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In a recent post in his blog The Next Right Step, Charlie Johnston writes: “There is a lot of theological…
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It is the incoherence of the faithful and the pastors what undermines the witness of the Church. The apostles were…
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It was a nice sunny day in Buenos Aires, but a little cold for the season since it is still…
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Unexpected things happen all the time but certain things have the power to convey a message to the collective psyche…
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Chapter 8 Was Mary Rebuked by Jesus? Those who read the Holy Scriptures without any knowledge of biblical languages, sometimes…
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Chapter 7 Mary’s Sinless State When Adam and Eve disobeyed, condemning their descendants to sin and death, God revealed His…
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Chapter 6 Mary and the Brothers of Jesus If Mary is ever-virgin, who are then the “brothers” of Jesus mentioned…
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Chapter 5 Mary is Ever-Virgin The perpetual virginity of Our Blessed Mother is frequently disputed by those interested in discrediting…
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Chapter 4 Mary’s Immaculate Conception In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pope Pius IX declared that the…