The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is His name. Luke 1:48-49 The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is one of the most difficult doctrines for non-Catholics to accept.

491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, 134 was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate ...

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Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning. By Alissa Wilkinson Mel Gibson directs an uneven action film with Mark ...