Holding Jesus: Reflections on Mary, the Mother of God

published by Franciscan Media | Trade Paperback | 129 pages
$ 16.99
In 42 scriptural reflections, Fr. Alfred McBride invites us to consider Mary as a young wife and new mother who holds her infant, as the Mother of Sorrows who holds her son when he is taken down from the cross, and as a witness to the infant Church when the Holy Spirit descends in the Upper Room at Pentecost. Item# B36480

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ALFRED MCBRIDE, o. praem., holds a diploma in catechetics from Lumen Vitae, Brussels, and a doctorate in religious education from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. He has written many books, including The Challenge of the Cross: Praying the Stations; Staying Faithful Today: To God, Ourselves, One Another; A Short History of the Mass; The Story of the Church; and A Priest Forever: Nine Signs of Renewal and Hope. He resides in a Norbertine priory in DePere, Wisconsin. In 2011 he received the catechetical award from the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership.

Product Type:  Book

Item Number:  #B36480

ISBN:  9781616364809

Publication Date:  7/18/2012

BISAC:  RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic

Imprint:  Franciscan Media

Trim Size:  139.7 mm X 165.1 mm X 9.652 mm
(Approx. 5.5 in X 6.5 in X 0.35 in X )

Pages:  129

List Price:  $ 16.99