Sat, 13 Sep 2008
A syllogism for Protestants (and other Christians)
So if Christ is to be the pattern of our lives, and if Christ became, before anything else, the son of Mary, then we...
Where Mary is, there is the archetype of total self-giving and Christian discipleship. Where Mary is, there is the pentecostal breath of the Holy Spirit; there is new beginning and authentic renewal. ... In the words of Saint Bernard, I invite everyone to become a trusting child before Mary, even as the Son of God did. —Benedict XVI, Address at Heiligenkreuz Abbey, 9 September 2007
(There. How's that for anti-politics?)
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Tue, 09 Oct 2007
Mary Foreshadowed
Ah, Google Books! Mary Foreshadowed; or, Considerations on the Types and Figures of Our Blessed Lady in the Old Testament. Rev. F. Thaddeus, O.S.F.
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