Meet Mary

She's the simple peasant girl
they call Queen of Heaven.

She's the Lord's humble servant,
yet an icon of womanly strength.

She's ever-virgin
and the mother of all.

She's lowly and exalted;
filled with grace
and font of grace.

Sinners fly to her . . .

but an angel bowed.

She's Mary, the mother of Jesus:
the most recognized
woman in history.

And the most
misunderstood.

Non-Christians paint her as an earth goddess.	Skeptics say she's a projection of male psychological needs.	And others regard her as a ordinary, sinful woman.

With all the noise about
our Blessed Mother these days

it's hard to hear the Church's
sure, strong voice speaking
quietly about her.

Now comes
Dr. Mark Miravalle,

intent on helping the Church
dispel the fog of popular nonsense
that obscures Mary today.

Dr. Miravalle describes himself as
"a card-carrying, Rosary-praying Catholic,"
but he's also a veteran professor of theology
at Franciscan University of Steubenville,
and a Mariologist: "one who studies Mary."

To provide sure and ready answers
to the countless questions surrounding Mary
today, Dr. Miravalle has just finished
a slim volume about her:

Meet Mary
Getting to Know
the Mother of God.

Meet Mary leaves behind rumor
and speculation, giving you instead
a clear and straightforward
presentation of what the Church
actually teaches about Mary.

For believing Catholics, it's a
welcome refresher course.

For inquiring non-Catholics and even
non-believers, it's an excellent introduction
to the woman revered by hundreds of millions.

In Meet Mary, you'll encounter:

• Everything the Bible says about her
  
  
• What the early Christians believed, and why
  
  
• Every one of the key teachings the Church
  has ever proclaimed about her.

More importantly (for Mary herself desires
to be known intimately, not academically)
you'll learn how to enter into a personal
relationship with Mary.

You'll soon come to regard Mary as Jesus did:
not as a distant and unapproachable figure
in the heavens, but as a good friend
and a tender, loving mother.

Best of all, Meet Mary will help you
become a better disciple of Jesus.

For the Son commands
us to imitate Him in all
things, and that includes
perfect love of his mother.

Meet Mary Dr. Mark Miravalle $12.95 list 144 pgs ppbk 1-800-888-9344 www.sophiainstitute.com

"It's time for you to know more
about the Mother of the Lord,
and this book will do
precisely that for you."
Dr. Scott Hahn

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Mary in the Bible and the early Church Mary in the New Testament Mary in the Old Testament Mary in the early Church Chapter 2 The Four Marian dogmas Dogma versus doctrines Mother of God Mary's perpetual virginity The Immaculate Conception The Assumption Chapter 3 Mary's spiritual motherhood The meaning of motherhood Giving life Nourishing life Sustaining life Living communion Chapter 4 Marian devotion Higher than the Angels The Rosary History of the Rosary Christian meditation and the Rosary The heart of the Rosary The Brown Scapular Marian consecration What about those statues? Chapter 5 Mary in private revelation Theology of private revelation Now forms of private revelation The Church and Marian apparitions Degrees of Church approval Mary's message to the modern world The Miraculous Medal revelation Lourdes, Fatima Contemporary reported apparitions Conclusion A faithful mother Appendix The Rosary and other Marian prayers The structure of the Rosary The 20 mysteries of the Rosary How to pray the Rosary Other Marian prayers

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Meet Mary Dr. Mark Miravalle $12.95 list 144 ppbk 1-800-888-9344 www.sophiainstitute.com