Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God As the calendar turns and the world celebrates fresh starts, the Catholic Church invites us to begin the year not with noise, but with a mother. On January 1st, we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary—a feast that grounds the entire Christian story in something profoundly human. Before resolutions, goals, or plans, the Church places before us Mary holding her Son. This is not accidental. It is intentional, tender, and deeply theological. To call Mary Mother of God is to proclaim a truth at the very heart of our faith: that God chose to...