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    Spiritual Writings on Mary: Annotated & Explained
    Spiritual Writings on Mary: Annotated & Explained
    Spiritual Writings on Mary: Annotated & Explained
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    Spiritual Writings on Mary: Annotated & Explained

    By Mary Ford-Grabowsky and Andrew Harvey

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    The world’s great writings about Mary—her faith, strength and love—
    can become a companion for your own spiritual journey

    Mary, the mother of Jesus, has been revered for centuries by people from all over the world. She is a paragon of humility, righteousness and dedication, and her life as mother and prophet can serve as an example to us all.

    In over two hundred selections, Spiritual Writings on Mary examines the essential aspects of Mary’s role in history and in life today. Selections from influential writers, thinkers and theologians—both ancient and modern, from a wide range of Western and Eastern backgrounds—explore what life may have been like for Mary, Joseph and Jesus, and celebrate the many ways in which Mary serves as a model of holiness for all women and men; as the archetype of motherhood; and as a source of tenderness, comfort, protection and peace.

    Dante Alighieri Hildegard of Bingen Jalal-ud-Din Rumi Bernard of Clairvaux Birgitta of Sweden Bonaventure Sue Monk Kidd Gerard Manley Hopkins

    Now you can experience the power and grace of Mary even if you have no previous knowledge of Mariology. This SkyLight Illuminations edition presents the most stirring and evocative writings on Mary, conveying the ineffable love, awe, reverence and gratitude in the hearts of people all over the world for the holy mother of Jesus.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTurner Publishing Company
    Release dateJun 28, 2012
    ISBN9781594734632
    Spiritual Writings on Mary: Annotated & Explained
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    Mary Ford-Grabowsky

    Mary Ford-Grabowsky is an award-winning writer, editor, and teacher with a specialty in the world's mystical traditions. Her publications include inspirational books, such as Prayers for All People and Sacred Poems and Prayers of Love, and many essays and scholarly articles. After receiving a master of divinity degree and a doctorate in theology and spirituality from Princeton Theological Seminary, she taught in the religious studies department of Regis College, later returning to Princeton to become editor of Fellowhsip in Prayer. In 1995 she moved to California at the invitation of the Episcopal theologian Matthew Fox to become vice president and academic dean of the Universtiy of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, where she today serves as a member of the adjunct faculty and board. Among honors she has received are an award from the ecumenical branch of the World Council of Churches for distinguished service in interfaith work. A translater who studed Spanish in Mexico and German, French, and Italian in Europe, she has been collecting and translating prayers for many years and is currently preparing a book of women's prayers for publication. She warmly invites readers of this book to send their favorite prayers to her at: P.O. Box 21267, Oakland, CA 94620-1267.

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      Spiritual Writings on Mary - Mary Ford-Grabowsky

      Introduction

      When I was seventeen and in my first semester of college, my French teacher, Sister Juan, who was more impassioned for God and life and beauty than anyone I had ever known, was also my dorm mother. This meant she lived on my floor, and I could drop in to talk to her when I needed to. The door was always open.

      One evening when I was returning from dinner with a mountain of work to do, I noticed her at her desk poring over a huge book of lush pictures, and I stopped to ask what they were about (mostly to delay studying as long as possible). She turned to invite me in, and I was startled to see the expression on her face. She looked transported. Enraptured. Like someone who has been praying for a long time and is seeing into eternity.

      I sat down, and we began looking at pictures of Mary, the mother of Jesus, that took my breath away. As we slowly went through the book, pausing to talk about the images, I felt wonder rising in myself and a faint realization that something very powerful and unusual was happening. A remark from one of the mystics came to mind. It was tender and beautiful and very simple: See how your eyes shine when you talk about divine things. And here I was, in the sight of shining blue eyes, wondering if my own looked the same, and marveling that the quiet process of getting to know Mary had drawn Sister Juan and me into such closeness with each other and with

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