Immaculate Conception

The Incarnation is the powerful mystery that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became flesh to fulfill our salvation and to save us from both sin and death. The Incarnation is the greatest sign of Christian faith to be true. In the Gospel of Luke, we are told that through the power of the Holy Spirit, the Incarnation came to be accurate. An angel named Gabriel appears to Mary and tells her that you will have a child named Jesus. Knowing that Jesus means “God saves”, she is confused because she has…

church in America that Did you know that there is a church that expresses its love for football with one of the largest mosaics of Jesus in the world? This mosaic is named Christ in Majesty and it is located in the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. This cathedral began when its construction plans were approved on August 15, 1913 by Pope Pius X. They promptly started construction seven years later in 1920 in Washington D.C.. Fr. Thomas J. Shahan led most of the project. It was…

The conception of a child. Some view this immaculate manifestation of life as a gift in and of itself. One that should be left to nurture and grow, as it was originally intended. Others use this creation for a gift to others, to give to those who were not born with fully functioning organs within their body. While both parties see the conception of life as a gift, they strongly oppose each others views on how to use this. But where is the line drawn on the ethicality of stem cell research? I…

Many writers throughout history have attempted to influence society throughout their era. However, few writers possessed the ability to look into the human psyche and controversies like Samuel Clemens. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, most commonly known as Mark Twain, began his career as a humorist author, but towards the final years of his life, wrote satirical works of the hypocrisies and foolishness of mankind following the deaths of his wife and daughters. However, apart from the issues with…

“The Junky’s Christmas” is a short story about an opiate addict named Danny attempting to obtain heroin on Christmas Day after having been in jail for three days. Danny must also deal with the intense opiate withdrawal. The short story was adapted into a short film titled The Junky’s Christmas which follows the original story. After being given an opiate medication by an alcoholic doctor, Danny uses his remaining cash to rent a cheap hotel room for the night. He goes to his room and…

his ministry, as a servant living by the same human traits as other men, using his faith and dependence on God to survive (Stein, 1996). According to Rogers, “The transition narratives verify Jesus’ character that was predicted in his genealogy, conception, and infancy” (Rogers, 2013 p.…

Homeward Choir is a men’s choir in Atlanta that battles the tough times of homelessness. These men from the Central Night Shelter join together and use music to lift their spirits. Dónal Noonan, the Music Minister at the Catholic Shrine of Immaculate Conception started this choir in November of 2013. In his line of work, he sees homeless people every day and had a passion for lifting others’ spirits. He stopped by the Central Night Shelter one day after work and asked for volunteers in his new…

Hundreds of people just finished attending mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on a crisp, January morning of 2014 and then proceeded to walk the couple of blocks to the capital building to meet the already forming congregation of people. Upon arriving, a woman was speaking at the podium, speaking with great conviction and all the passion in the world. Next, came more speakers and as more people gathered at the front steps of the capital that morning in Denver, Colorado;…

The baby’s name is James—the name of Jesus’ brother. Why was he named James and assumed to be Jesus’ brother? Well, he was born out of the rare (and illusive) “immaculate conception.” Quotations because the mother claimed to be a virgin while the man she was with said he was the baby’s father. I am pretty sure the Immaculate Conception was a once in a lifetime thing, but it is fiction. James doesn’t talk, cry, or walk. He just eats and stares, but when he stares, he really looks. The first…

whereas Judaism doesn’t believe in that. Judaism doesn’t believe in the Virgin Mary as strongly as Catholics do. The Virgin Mary also plays a large part in the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church believes that Mary experienced the Immaculate Conception of Jesus Christ. There is “high regard for Mary, the mother of Jesus, who is still believed to have been immaculately conceived; she is believed to have lived a sinless life…