Have you noticed? In art, Mary never seems to age! Her face seems to be outside time and the messiness of life. How could her complexion remain so immaculate?
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Why is Mary Fittingly Called Queen of Heaven?
I wonder how many would immediately answer the question saying because she is the Mother of Jesus.
It is certainly true she bore him in her womb. But might there be a deeper reason with many profound implications for you and I?
She is Queen of Heaven because of a much wider understanding of her role in God’s plan for us. It was more than just being a physical mother.
What Are You Afraid Of?
I suspect every one of us can admit to having been afraid.
Mary may have been the Mother of God, but I doubt she did not know fear.
he feast of the Assumption holds great hope for us.
With her Assumption into heaven, she finally understood how everything made sense.
Mother Deafness Is Real!
Mother deafness is real… and normal. Later in life we remember what our mothers’ taught us. let’s remember what Mary teaches all of us… “Do whatever he tells you!”
Mary’s Experience of Her Son’s Resurrection
“How was your Easter?” Is our experience of the Resurrection the greatest news we never talk about!
Are we seeking him among the dead? Do we share our joy?
Can one word change the world? Yes!
Mary’s yes changed her world … and our world! That annunciation is also a shocking challenge to each of us to let the word become flesh in us… and to love just like the word made flesh!
Mothers and Mary – Model For Us As Church
We believe we are the body of Christ. Mary models for us how to be present in both the joyful and painful experiences Christ experiences in us as his Body TODAY.
Mothers – Lessons Mary Learned and Teaches
How did Mary learn to be Mother of the Church”? What can we learn from her as Mother of the Church?
Pope Francis – Mothers Hold Things Together!
This inclusive way of seeing things, which transcends tensions by “keeping” and “pondering”, is the way of mothers, who, in moments of tension, do not divide, they keep, and in this way enable life to grow.
The Visitation as “Paying it forward”
In the annunciation of our Baptism, we are challenged to be Christ-bearers, to be Christ in the midst of our ordinary lives.
Mary’s visitation challenges us to “pay it forward”, to visit and encounter our neighbor.
Do You Speak In “Mother Tongue”?
Mary has appeared in almost every country in the world. In each, she speaks the language of the time and place. “They each heard them in their own language.” The languages were different, but the message was clear. In each language they heard the words of a mother.
Questions I Would Like To Ask Mary
DId mary know she was conceived free from sin? What was she praying for before the Annunciation? What did she expect when she was expecting? What were her questions as the mother of Jesus?
Mary’s Memories – the Rosary As Her Scrapbook
“She kept all these things, pondering them in her heart” (Lk 2:19; cf. 2:51)
To me, that’s another way of saying she kept her scrapbook of memories of special memories of her son in her heart.