“If anyone does not in accord with the Holy Fathers acknowledge the holy and ever virgin and immaculate Mary was really and truly the Mother of God, inasmuch as she, in the fullness of time,and without seed, conceived by the Holy Spirit, God in the Word Himself, who before all time was born of God the Father, and without loss of integrity brought Him forth, and after His birth preserved her virginity inviolate, let him be condemned.” IfsDoeSpiritMotherFatherBornReligiousLossBirthIntegrityHolySeedsAll TimeAcknowledgeHoly SpiritMaryVirginsFullnessAccordVirginityVirgin MaryImmaculate Author:Pope Martin I
“And speaking of sex, the Immaculate Conception does not mean Jesus was conceived in the absence of sex. It means Mary was conceived without Original Sin. That's all it has ever meant. And according to the tabloids, Mary is apparently the only one who can make such a claim. The Jesus thing is called virgin birth.” MeanDoeJesusSexSinBirthClaimsOriginalsAbsenceConceptionMaryVirginsTabloidsOriginal SinImmaculateVirgin BirthImmaculate Conception Book:The Best of Brain Droppings Source: The Best of Brain Droppings
“This is the key to understanding the virgin birth. God's Word is full of faith and spirit power. God spoke it. God transmitted that image to Mary. She received the image inside of her. .. the embryo that was in Mary's womb was nothing more than the Word of God. .. She conceived the Word of God.” SpiritUnderstandingKeysBirthSpokesWord Of GodMaryVirginsWombEmbryosVirgin Birth Author:Charles Capps
“That's why the virgin birth never gets rid of the human mother. The story only gets rid of the human father. So Jesus' life was the life of God nurtured through the Virgin Mary. That's because the virgin birth died as a literal story as soon as we discovered that women had an egg cell. It's interesting to watch what the Roman church did about that.” HumansStoriesMotherFatherJesusChurchInterestingWatchesBirthDiedCellsEggsMaryVirginsLiteralVirgin MaryVirgin Birth Author:John Shelby Spong
“Look at the Bethlehem birth. A king ordered a census. Joseph was forced to travel. Mary, as round as a ladybug, bounced on a donkey's back. The hotel was full. The hour was late. The event was one big hassle. Yet, out of the hassle, hope was born. It still is.” LooksStillsBigsBornHoursEventsBirthKingsLateRoundsHotelMaryDonkeyBethlehemCensusHassleLadybugs Author:Max Lucado
“I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Joseph and Mary did - Traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to be counted, with no guarantee of a bed when you get there.” BirthBedSpendingGuaranteesMaryChicRetroBossypants Book:Bossypants Source: Bossypants
“What good is it to me that Mary gave birth to the son of God fourteen hundred years ago, and I do not also give birth to the Son of God in my time and in my culture? We are all meant to be mothers of God. God is always needing to be born.” GivingYearsMotherCulturePeaceBornSonBirthHundredYears AgoMy TimeMeant To BeMaryFourteen Author:Meister Eckhart