This week, we take a look at how we view and describe Mary, both as individuals and as Church, and how these descriptors can help or hinder our relationship with her who is our Mother and who always points us to Jesus.
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Here are some resources I hope will help you to engage with this week's topic in a deeper way for yourself:
1. Mary and Me: Catholic Women Reflect on the Mother of God, by Ginny Kubitz Moyer
2. Article: Mary's Magnificat is Revolutionary, from the Washington Post
3. Song: Mary, by Patty Griffin
4. Article: The Subversive Magnificat: What Mary Expected the Messiah To Be, by Jason Porterfield
5. Song: Ave Maria, Franz Biebl, performed by Chanticleer
6. Art: Modern Depictions of Mary in the Annunciation
7. Rosary: Recorded Rosaries from Fr. Frank McFarland at Boston Catholic Television
8. Video: A Primer on Mary from Fr. James Martin
9. Journal Prompts: What has been my experience with Mary so far? What words would I use to describe Mary today? If I could speak to Mary as a mother, what would I say?
10. My past writings on Mary, Statues, and the stitching of our lives together as a mother would
11. The story of Pope Francis' devotion to Mary under the title 'Undoer of Knots'
