Annunciation Archives

Mary, Mother of God is a Christ-centered Teaching

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jan 1, 2021 | Into the Deep | 0 |

“Madonna and Child” (detail) by Sassoferrato | Restored Traditions The teaching that...

Discover God’s Plan Just for You

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 20, 2020 | Into the Deep | 0 |

When God has a Different Plan I think most of us can remember an occasion when we had something...

Standing at the Foot of the Cross

by Joannie Watson | Apr 10, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Living the Faith | 0 |

“The obedience at the Annunciation comes to full flower at the foot of the Cross.” “Standing by...

When All Creation Held its Breath

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Mar 25, 2020 | Into the Deep | 0 |

The Annunciation (St. Gabriel and the Blessed Virgin Mary) by Paolo de Matteis [Public domain],...

God Chose Mary to be His Mother

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jan 1, 2020 | Into the Deep | 0 |

“Madonna and Child” (detail) by Sassoferrato | Restored Traditions The teaching that...

God Chose Mary to be His Mother

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jan 1, 2019 | Into the Deep | 0 |

The teaching that Mary is God’s mother was proclaimed to teach us that Jesus is true man AND true God. Each January 1 (the Octave of Christmas), the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. I receive more...

Encountering the Word — John 1:14

by ICL Editor | Dec 27, 2018 | Daily Verse | 0 |

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory,...

Encountering the Word — Luke 1:24-33

by ICL Editor | Mar 25, 2018 | Daily Verse | 0 |

A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five...

Encountering the Word — John 1:14

by ICL Editor | Dec 27, 2017 | Daily Verse | 0 |

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory,...

Discovering God’s Magnificent Plan Just for You

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Dec 24, 2017 | Into the Deep, Sunday Reflections | 0 |

When God has a Different Plan I think most of us can remember an occasion when we had something all planned out. It might have been something relatively minor or it might have concerned something of greater significance to our...

The Mystery of Advent—Annunciation & Incarnation

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Dec 23, 2017 | Sunday Reflections | 0 |

The biblical term “mystery” refers to a long thread running through history, hidden under ordinary...

Daily Catholic Quote — from St. Bernard of Clairvaux

by ICL Editor | Sep 29, 2017 | Daily Quote | 0 |

“And the Archangels—whom we must regard as differing in some degree from those called Angels—experience a delight that is filled with awe as they enter more closely into the counsels of eternal wisdom, and are commissioned to...