For more than twenty years, Maria Paula Acuña has claimed to see the Virgin Mary, once a month, at a place called Our Lady of the Rock in the Mojave Desert of California. Hundreds of men, women, and children follow her into the desert to watch her see what they cannot. While she sees and speaks with the Virgin, onlookers search the skies for signs from heaven, snapping photographs of the sun and sky. Not all of them are convinced that Maria Paula can see the Virgin, yet at each vision event they...
Said to be "next to Christ, yet closest to us," the Virgin Mary has been and remains a major figure in world religion. Mary, who carried the Word of God in her very body, is a potent symbol for Christians: by conforming their souls to her likeness, they invite Christ to live within them spiritually. As such, Mary's spirit has pervaded, and partly constituted, the spirit of Christianity itself. Contextualizing a selection of writings that illustrate Mary's role in the Christian tradition, Sarah J...
Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean (Routledge Studies in Religion)
by Marguerite Rigoglioso
Underpinned by a rigorous feminist analysis of ancient religious texts and historical accounts, Miraculous Birth across the Ancient Mediterranean presents detailed evidence indicating that the pursuit of divine conception was considered an organized sacerdotal activity for women. The book does not argue whether or not birth through miraculous means is or ever was actually possible; rather, it demonstrates that divine birth was believed in antiquity to be possible, and served as a significant the...
In Introduction to Mariology, Fr. Manfred Hauke provides a synthesis of Mariology and the biblical fundaments and development of Marian doctrine. While it works as a comprehensive introduction suitable for courses on the subject, it is in reality a panoramic view on the entire Marian doctrine, and as such will be essential for the theological formation of seminarians, priests, theologians, and all kinds of educated Catholics. With an unparalleled bibliographic citation of Marian literature acros...
Owen Cummings explores the traditions regarding Mary that have developed since New Testament times. In addition to the patristic themes usually covered, he includes other traditions such as Syriac and Celtic. He includes Islam since their tradition comes from Christian sources such as the Protoevangelium of James, and more is written about Mary in the Qu’ran than there is in the New Testament. After surveying church history, especially in Europe and including the Reformation, he examines Vatican...
The Nine Levels of Prayer & Mystical Gifts of the Saints
by Methadius Iweanya Ofili
My Holy Hour - Virgin Mary with Child (Marion Devotional Journals, #1)
by Holy Hour Books and Vikk Simmons
Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, the Price of Your Salvation
by Methadius Iweanya Ofili
A Mother Knows Her Child Poetic Meditations from Mary
by Linda Beatrice Brown