The Apostles' Creed: He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. The Nicene Creed: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. 437 ...

But Mary remains here. At Pentecost, as the Holy Spirit descends upon the church, only one woman is named, and she is honored by being the last person to be named. The woman is Mary. To be added to ...

"As the New Year begins, look at Mary as a model for renewed Christian life: in her openness to the Holy Spirit, her radical assent to God’s will for her life, her patience through suffering ...