Mary

Two women's hands

To the Loud, the Soft-Spoken, the Quiet, and the Restless

Reflect There is diversity in the experience of womanhood. There is stillness and restlessness. There is joy amid grief. There is sacrifice, and there is …

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Virgin Mary untying a knot

Mary, Untier of Knots

When life gets tangled, who better to go to than our mother?
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Dear Reader: The Ultimate Storyteller

There are certain books you read that stick with you. It might be the subject matter, the time of your life when you read it, or the way that the story was told.
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Scenes from the life of Mary

Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary

As Mary grew older, what would she have thought about her role in the story of our faith tradition? A Franciscan writer imagines just that.
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Mother's Day

The Other Mother’s Day: A Meditation on Mary

Here’s Mother’s Day in a different light.
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Dear Reader: A Relatable Mary

When I visited Assisi a few years ago, one of the things that struck me was a painting of Mary that I saw at Greccio.
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Franciscan Inspirations: The Assumption of Mary

The doctrine of Mary’s Assumption is based on something called a theological conclusion. The Scriptures contain indirect references to the concept of the Assumption, even if the word itself isn’t used.
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