Simply Mary

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Author: James Prothero

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1725251256

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The Virgin Mary has appeared to thousands and performed miracles from the early fifth century until now. Millions around the world are devoted to her. But have we wrapped so much elevating imagery around her that we've lost the real woman who gave birth to Our Lord? Was Mary of Nazareth a pain-free, perpetual virgin, a spiritual superwoman, even something of a goddess, floating calmly above the storms of her life? Or was she a woman who experienced the agony of childbirth, the dirt and grit of everyday existence, and ultimately witnessed her Son being tortured to death? What do we really know about her from Scripture, and how have we made this first-century peasant woman into a sort of glowing, semi-goddess? And while we're at it, how has the divinity of her Son obscured our clear sight of her? Simply Mary: Meditations on the Real Life of the Mother of Christ answers these questions in a combination of reflection and biography, exploring things we can know and can surmise from the record that have not been brought up before now. With both the eyes of faith and of a realistic, historical appraisal, this book addresses the most important question that has never been answered: who was the woman, Mary of Nazareth? Before she can be the Mother of God, she has to be a woman.

Just Mary

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Author: Margaret Anne Hume

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2006-02-11

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 155002597X

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An examination of the life of Mary Grannan, whose radio shows, including Just Mary and Maggie Muggins, shaped the legacy of childrens programming on CBC.

"Just Mary" Reader

Author: Mary Grannan

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2006-02-11

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1554885574

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For twenty-three years during the golden age of radio in Canada, stories for children by Mary Grannan, "Just Mary," were broadcast by CBC and beloved across the country. She retired from broadcasting in 1962 and died in 1975, but her sweet-tempered and humorous stories still have the power to entertain, while recapturing the atmosphere of another time. Grannan published stories from Just Mary and Maggie Muggins in over thirty best-selling books, but she had other radio series that were never released in print. The "Just Mary" Reader presents for the first time a selection of her stories from two other radio drama series. Jubilee Road tells the adventures and misadventures of Johnny and Patty Little and their friend Salty Pickle. Or, as Johnny describes it: "We get into quite a few messes, but if you know us, you’ll know that it’s hardly ever our fault." In Land of Supposing, Grannan retold fairy tales and legends from around the world, as well as a few legends of her own making. Previously unpublished selections from Just Mary and Maggie Muggins complete the collection.

I Am Mary

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Author: Toni Adejumo

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2022-03-11

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1664258612

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The limitless God passes through His limited people to do the spectacular. It happened then, and it is happening now. I Am Mary tells the story of two biblical women— earthen vessels with the treasure, Christ, inside—and shares some current testimonies as well, demonstrating that God’s power has not diminished. Mary of Bethany became a resolute follower of Jesus. She had a stubborn love for the Lord. She could not leave His presence, not even to cook Him a meal! Somehow, even though this was before the transaction of the cross that made us one with Christ, Mary was so close to Jesus that she got a hint of what it meant to be made one with Christ. She became a picture of the church. Mary, mother of John Mark: Pentecost brought the move of the Holy Spirit so palpably to God’s community in the early days that even an arrogant king like Herod got taught a lesson. Those were indeed fascinating days when the raw power of God came down undiluted. The arrest of Peter by a daring Herod did stir up holy indignation in someone like Mary. She rose with boldness to open her house for the brethren to gather and call heaven down in fervent prayer. What happened in the prison that night could convince any doubter that heaven does open at the request of God’s saints on earth.

Teachings of the Virgin Mary

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Author: Hans Lyngsgaard

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1846949165

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Will you rediscover my pilgrimage route? The question is addressed to the author, a 54-year old Danish architect, while under a meditation. This is the beginning of a 2000 km long pilgrimage route, which the Virgin Mary is said to have walked. THE TEACHINGS OF THE VIRGIN MARY is an account of both an inner and an outer journey with the Virgin Mary as an inner travel guide. Without any special qualifications, the author set out on a hard and fatiguing journey. The down-to-earth explorer was sorely tried and was confronted with less than friendly spiritual forces who tested and developed his commitment as a pilgrim. THE TEACHINGS OF THE VIRGIN MARY is a deeply personal report about a human, who set out on a journey to try to understand his own role in the world. The book is illustrated with the authors own maps and sketches.

Mary According to Women

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Author: Carol Frances Jegen

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780934134316

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Mary According to Women presents a contemporary study of the woman of Nazareth who changes the course of human history. The seven chapters develop familiar titles of Mary in the context of the Vatican II Church, particularly its emphasis of justice and peace. Following the lead of the second Vatican Council in its historic document, Lumen Gentium, the book develops implications of the Council's treatment of Mary "in the mystery of Christ and the Church", of one who is truly involved in the lives and struggles of Christians today. Significantly, the book is written by women whose experience and insight give new perspective to a revitalized appreciation and love of Mary.

Surprised by Mary

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Author: James A. Harnish

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2024-05-21

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1666774227

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There’s more to Mary than the carols we sing and the stories we tell at Christmas. James A. Harnish draws on Scripture, tradition, and contemporary experience to explore the surprising claim that the same Christ who was born into the world through Mary can be born into the world again through us. This invites you to live into Mary’s story right now! As you follow her from the day Gabriel invited her to bear the Son of God to the birth of the church on Pentecost, it will help you become a follower of Jesus who brings hope and healing to a broken world. Through Mary’s story, you will discover that Christian life is not only about how you can be “born again” but about how Christ can be “born again” through you.