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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
Irish Wit, Humour & Our Lady, August 10, 2001
| By | Barry E. DeWalt (Redding, CA USA) - See all my reviews |
Bishop Fulton Sheen has done a wonderful job explaining devotion to Mary. If you had the opportunity to create your mother, how would you make her? Wouldn't you want a perfect mother if you could make her so? And if so, why would God be any different in making Our Lady than you or I?This is one example of the way Bishop Sheen reasons his way through Marian doctrine. Of course, the good Bishop's wit is present throughout. Because of Bishop Sheens wit and ability to communicate, his reasoning is quite easily understandable. For non-Catholics, this work may give you pause to think about the woman whom the Holy Spirit inspired to say "All generations shall call me blessed." I found most interesting Bishop Sheen's treatment of how Muslims have a devotion to Mary. She is most blessed above all women, even above Mohammed's own daughter, Fatima. Although this book is in no way intended to be a scriptural defense of Marian doctrine, Bishop Sheen's refreshing insights and new ways of looking at this topic are sure to benefit any reader who is open to thinking about what the mother of Our Lord must have been like and what qualities she might have had. I recommend this book highly. Don't pass the opportunity to put this one into your library.
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Mary and More, January 14, 2003
| By | Stacy (Southern California) - See all my reviews |
I was surprised that I enjoyed this book to the extremes that I did. I was equally surprised by the elegance of the writing. I know that many women will read this book and cringe at statements such as "Here is the essence of womanhood--acceptance, resignation, submission"(83). Reading this line did scare me, but if read within the context of the entire book and keeping in mind Sheen's undeniable love and respect for women throughout his discussion, it can be thought of in a completely different way. Basically, I view much of the writing in the book as ideals, such as ideals of love or ideals of men/women. Unfortunately, the world is often so corrupt that it is difficult to live or even think in ideals. This book is full of such beauty that it will make many women consider what it means to be a feminist or complete woman. I don't think women have to become men to be successful. Besides all of this, it is a wonderful introduction to Mary and the rosary within a broad discussion of love. The book does have some outdated sections, due to its publication in 1952, but much of it remains timeless. Even if you end up hating what the book says, you will not be able to deny the beauty of some lines such as "All human love is an initiation into the Eternal" (12).
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Marvelous book on Marian doctrine, January 17, 2001
| By | Adam (Virginia) - See all my reviews |
The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen pulls together common misconceptions various religions have about the Catholic Church's beliefs about Mary, and gives insights and Biblical reasons why Catholics honor her so greatly. There is also a chapter I found really informative on "Mary and the Moslems" which tells about the Islamic beliefs of Mary, i.e. that she is to be the most honored of women and that the Koran speaks of Mary and the Virgin Birth of Jesus. This book would be wonderful for those wishing for a greater love for Our Blessed Mother, as well as those Protestants who mistakingly think Mary should be less revered and those beginning their conversion to Catholicism.
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