December 2021

St. Paul Center Priest Conference 2021

Schedule – 2022 January Virtual Conference

Schedule – 2022 January Virtual Conference (All times are Pacific Standard Time)  Monday 4:00–4:45 p.m.            Travelers Mass – Fr Daniel Cardo – Recorded and posted after Mass ends 5:00–5:45 p.m.            Pre-Conference Workshop –Dr Ralph Martin 7:30–7:45 p.m.            Evening Prayer 7:45–9:00 p.m.            Welcome Session – Dr […]

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John Bergsma, The Word of the Lord, Sunday readings, reflections

Mary’s Role as Mother Glorifies Her Son

January 1 is the Solemnity (Holy Day) of Mary, Mother of God. To call Mary the “Mother of God” must not be understood as a claim for Mary’s motherhood of divinity itself, but in the sense that Mary was mother of Jesus, who is truly God. The Council of Ephesus in 431—long before the schisms with the Eastern churches and the Protestants—proclaimed “Mother of God” a theologically correct title for Mary.  

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