In the early Middle Ages, artists would represent Mary in a way that many of us are unfamiliar with today. It was a tender representation of Mary and the Child, but with a distinct emphasis on theology.
Again and again, the news alerts us to the presence of evil in our world. Shortly after the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers, Pope John Paul II was asked to explain the presence of evil in the world. He responded by stating the stark reality that it represented “mysterium iniquitatis.” Evil exists. Sin exists.