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Mary as Viewpoint Character
Catholic devotion to Mary is often disturbing, if not actually scandalous, to most non-Catholic Christians in the West. Having grown up during the first decade after Vatican 2, when liturgy, calendar, and religious education were re-emphasizing the fundamentals that we … Continue reading
At the hour of our death
“At the hour of our death.” For Catholics, those words are instantly recognizable as the end of the Hail Mary. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Although we … Continue reading
The Statue at the Synod and the Catholic Imagination
Symbols and artwork are multivalent. How can any Catholic with a properly formed imagination look at a statue of a heavily pregnant woman in the context of a church, and not see Mary pregnant with Jesus? Is it because she … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Church history, Sacred art & architecture
Tagged Amazon Synod, mary, pregnancy, statues
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Elizabeth on Mary, Dorothy on Therese, Ramona & Ingrid on Clare: Book Fair Finds for Women’s History Month
My church library had a used book fair this past weekend, and I came home with three books: Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints by Sr. Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, which she wrote more or … Continue reading
Random musings after mass on this Feast of the Assumption
It’s not a holy day of obligation in my diocese, but because I had taken the day off work, I went to the noon mass today, which had about 4 times the usual number of attendees. There was a lily-ish … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Lectionary reflection, Liturgy, Uncategorized
Tagged hagar, mary, st elizabeth
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Art, Co-Redemption, and Kenosis: Reading the Vierge Ouvrante
An intricate piece of devotional art at the Walters Art Museum captured my imagination this last weekend. This particular piece is carved from ivory, and is an example of a type of medieval art known as a Vierge Ouvrante, or … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Sacred art & architecture, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged mariology, mary
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Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy
In honor of today’s feast of the Immaculate Conception, which opens the Jubilee Year of Mercy, I thought I would do a close read of this traditional Catholic prayer, also known as the Salve Regina. If you only know the … Continue reading
A Motherless Child is Not an Orphan. (Also, Mary’s Birthday.)
Last week, Pope Francis tweeted: The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan. — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 2, 2014 This strikes me as confused either in anthropology, ecclesiology, or … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Feminist theology, Liturgical year
Tagged mariology, mary, parenting
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Magnificat
Did you sing a version of the Magnificat at church this weekend? If so, see if you can find a link to a recording of the setting that you sang to share. We sang this version to the tune of … Continue reading
The Persuasive Power of a Mother’s Breast
An interesting paper by Salvador Ryan, The Persuasive Power of a Mother’s Breast: The Most Desperate Act of the Virgin Mary’s Advocacy, discusses the once-popular images of Mary breastfeeding Jesus, or exposing her breast to him, as depicting two forms … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged art, christology, intercessor, mary, medieval, modalism, trinity, virgo lactans
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