Lent and Easter with Mary

by Thomas J. Craughwell

Book Overview

Mary inspires love and confidence to a degree that surpasses all other saints. We identify with her because she was as human as we are; she was a daughter and wife and mother; she knew heart-piercing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155725561X
• ISBN13: 9781557255617
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Perfect For Lenten Devotions!!!

As the title of the book says 'Lent and Easter With Mary', it's just that. Short little passage to read and meditate during Lent. Helps you for sure put your mind in what Season we are in, a time of mourning of our sins etc. until Easter comes when it is a day of absolute joy! A MUST get for ALL!! It is worth the buy!!!

Historical devotional

Thomas Craughwell, author of the best-selling "Saints Behaving Badly," has written a fact-filled set of Marian-themed reflections for the liturgical seasons of Lent and Easter. You might call his book an "historical devotional," since each entry typically contains little-known information about the history surrounding various Marian feast days and celebrations. Examples include the story behind the first postage stamp with the image of Our Lady, a description of sacred music composer Palestrina's devotion to Mary, the survival of a Marian statue when Paris was ransacked by violent Protestant iconoclasts, the conversion from Lutheranism of the University of Notre Dame's Knute Rockne, and the dedication of Maryland's "St. Mary's," the first seminary in the U.S. Want to gain a deeper appreciation for Mary's role in the 2,000-year history of the Church (while preparing yourself for the summit of the Church's liturgical calendar)? This is your book. Highly recommended.