A Revised and Expanded edition of the celebrated ARCIC document Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ, now with theological commentary and detailed study guide for parishes and discussion groups. >
Longenecker and Gustafson offer a lively discussion about the Virgin Mary and related devotional practices from both Catholic and evangelical Protestant perspectives.
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It is clear that in this verse grace signifies absolute gratuitous favor , freely given and unmotivated , the same ... her that God's grace caused her to grow more and more beautiful until she rose to be a queen ( see Ezek 16 : 8 ff . ) ...
Mary: Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate
Never mind for now the disturbing image of a three-year—old dancing for her supper, or the idea of her as a caged dove, being fed and fattened. The story appeals to the desire for Maryam to be special, singled out, and what could be ...
Two great theologians endeavor to recover the centrality of Marian doctrine and devotion for the contemporary Church, offering a view of Mary as both the embodiment of the Church, and the mother who cooperates in giving birth to the Church ...
'In Mary Donaldson, Denmark gained not only a Crown Princess, but a style icon.' Princess Mary has captivated both Australia and Denmark since the announcement of her engagement to Crown Prince Frederick in 2003.
The life story of a woman who refused to accept life in one of the traditional roles assigned to Black women profiles her background on a poor North Carolina farm and chronicles her road to success
Quella è l'ora. Ogni notte a quell'ora sua figlia muore. Lei lo scopre solo la mattina, per quanto di notte l'abbia vista, cosí tranquilla, sprofondata nel sonno. Sa che dev'essere successo a quell'ora, l'ora delle streghe, ...
In contrast, she shows that Luke assigns three separate roles to Mary - disciple, prophet, and mother - and that it is in her role as the pondering, questioning mother that she enlivens the story.
Book Three of Land of the Free, Home of the Brave continues the saga of the DeVito family as they attempt to reconcile their Italian heritage with the opportunities and demands presented by the dominant American culture.Mary DeVito was born ...
Images of Mary as a mother and saint provide an historical and cultural view of how artists have perceived the mother of Jesus and depicted her in wood carvings, mosaics, statues, and murals.
"Two distinguished Catholic theologians reflect on how their views about Mary have changed since the 1960s and illustrate this by discussing some of their earlier publications. After looking back on...
... Mary's person and role in the history of salvation and the life of the Church in the light of a theology of divine grace ... The Thousand Faces of the Virgin Mary (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1996), 221–247: Canaan and Syria had ...
... Virgin ( San Marino , CA : The Huntington Library , 1964 ) , 10 . 31. George H. Tavard , The Thousand Faces of the Virgin Mary ( Collegeville , MN : Liturgical Press , 1996 ) , 134–152 . 32. William Forbes , quoted in The Blessed Virgin ...
This Handbook is intended as a reference for the student or scholar seeking knowledge of the history and contemporary practice of the cult of the Virgin Mary.
McKenna's reflections begin with the story of Our Lady of Guadelupe and end with the watch at Calvary. Illustrations.
Mary in the mirror.
The missio of this work can be stated simply and succinctly: to delineate and develop the theological foundations that support and call forth a papal definition of the universal mediation of Mary in its three essential aspects as ...