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Was Mary Capable of Saying No to the Angel Gabriel?

Was Mary Capable of Saying No to the Angel Gabr...

Colin MacIver

And Mary said to the angel, “Are you kidding me? No way!” Thus she asserted her autonomy and liberation. She would never assent to being the mother of a son...

Was Mary Capable of Saying No to the Angel Gabr...

Colin MacIver

And Mary said to the angel, “Are you kidding me? No way!” Thus she asserted her autonomy and liberation. She would never assent to being the mother of a son...

Waiting for God after Your Fiat

Waiting for God after Your Fiat

Merridith Frediani

Be it done unto me: five simple words spoken by Mary in her fiat to God. They are the words of one who trusts completely. She had to have known...

Waiting for God after Your Fiat

Merridith Frediani

Be it done unto me: five simple words spoken by Mary in her fiat to God. They are the words of one who trusts completely. She had to have known...

Editors' Choice: Fr. Josh, Jackie & Bobby Angel, and More

Editors' Choice: Fr. Josh, Jackie & Bobby Angel...

The Ascension Team

Here’s some of Ascension Media’s best content from the past two weeks. Merridith Frediani writes about how her faith is inspired by St. Oscar Romero, whose feast day we celebrate...

Editors' Choice: Fr. Josh, Jackie & Bobby Angel...

The Ascension Team

Here’s some of Ascension Media’s best content from the past two weeks. Merridith Frediani writes about how her faith is inspired by St. Oscar Romero, whose feast day we celebrate...

What We Need Is a Change of Heart about Mass

What We Need Is a Change of Heart about Mass

Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS

On Sundays, while my mother was alive, I would visit her after celebrating a parish Mass. She would usually greet me by asking, “How was church today?” With typical Irish...

What We Need Is a Change of Heart about Mass

Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS

On Sundays, while my mother was alive, I would visit her after celebrating a parish Mass. She would usually greet me by asking, “How was church today?” With typical Irish...

St. Oscar Romero: One Who Stood Up for Christ

St. Oscar Romero: One Who Stood Up for Christ

Merridith Frediani

The word “apostasy” has been coming up in my life lately. Per Merriam-Webster, apostasy is: “1: an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith...

St. Oscar Romero: One Who Stood Up for Christ

Merridith Frediani

The word “apostasy” has been coming up in my life lately. Per Merriam-Webster, apostasy is: “1: an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith...

The Other 23 Catholic Churches: Part 5, West Syrian Rite

The Other 23 Catholic Churches: Part 5, West Sy...

Nicholas LaBanca

This is the fifth part in the series on the Eastern Catholic Churches. In this part we will talk about the West Syrian Rite. As I walked into the church...

The Other 23 Catholic Churches: Part 5, West Sy...

Nicholas LaBanca

This is the fifth part in the series on the Eastern Catholic Churches. In this part we will talk about the West Syrian Rite. As I walked into the church...