So what's the deal with Mary? Do Catholics worship her? Why do we say she's *our* Mother and not just the Mother of God?

In this episode, we discuss Mary, the Immaculate Mother of God.

This episode covers Part One, Section Two, Chapter Two, Article Three of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

• The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pts. 484-511, 963-975

• Genesis 3:15

• Matthew 4:1-11

• John 19:26-27

• Fulton Sheen “The Woman I Love”

• Fr Mike Schmitz, “Why Catholics Call Mary Their Mother”

• “Answering Your Questions About Mary and Her Immaculate Conception”

• “The Virgin Mary's Struggles”

• “The Immaculate Conception Explained”

• “Give God Your Best Yes (like Mary Did)”

• “Day 72: Mary’s Motherhood — The Catechism in a Year”

• “Day 69: Born of the Virgin Mary — The Catechism in a Year”

• “Day 71: Mary’s Virginity — The Catechism in a Year”

• Ascension, “The Importance of Mary”

• “Mary: The Assumption”

• Bishop Barron, “Bishop Barron on The Queenship of Mary”

• “The Greatest Woman Ever”

• The Thomistic Institute, “The Blessed Virgin Mary (Aquinas 101)”

• Dr. Brant Pitre, “Why Is Mary So Important to Catholics? Biblical Roots of Marian Devotion”

• “Why do Catholics pray to Mary? Dr. Brant Pitre Explains”

• Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah

• St Augustine, On Nature and Grace

• Catholic Answers, “What the Early Church Believed: Mary’s Immaculate Nature”

• St Ambrose, 387 AD: ““Mary, a Virgin not only incorrupt, but a Virgin whom grace has made inviolate, free from every stain of sin”

• St Irenaeus, Against Heresies

• Scott Hahn, Hail, Holy Queen