The Immaculate Ever-Virgin Mary: Mother of God, Mother of the Church, Mother of All
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Dr. Fastiggi will cover all the major Marian dogmas: Mother of God, perpetual virginity, Immaculate Conception, the Assumption, as well as Our Lady’s association with Christ and the Holy Spirit in the work of salvation, and Our Lady’s Role as Queen of Families. Since this is the Year of St. Joseph, he will also talk about St. Joseph as the witness to Mary’s virginity and the protector of the Holy Family.
Robert Fastiggi (A.B. Dartmouth; M.A. Ph.D. Fordham) is the Bishop Britt Chair of Dogmatic Theology and Christology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI where he has taught since 1999. He previously taught at St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX (1985–1999). He is a council member and former president (2014–2016) of the Mariological Society of America. He is also a member of the International Marian Association and a corresponding member of the Pontifical Marian Academy International. Dr. Fastiggi has authored, co-edited, or co-authored 15 books—most recently, Virgin, Mother, Queen: Encountering Mary in Time and Tradition (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2019) with Michael O’Neill.