Mary

I have not written anything here since I became Catholic, I don’t think. Maybe some of the things I wrote about Mary in the writings of the Reformers was after Easter Vigil.

I cleaned up my blogs quite a bit, which I often do anyway. See, this is kind of where I write out what I am thinking about at the time. After awhile, I am done with a lot of it. So I go through and keep a few things that I still like.

What do I think about Mary now? I am Catholic. What can I say?  Why was the teaching of the Church about Mary suppressed by Protestants?  I can only speculate as to why.

Especially the teaching of the Church about Mary being like the Ark of the Covenant, and Mary being the 2nd Eve.

The parallels are impossible to miss, yet those teachings were pretty much written out of Protestantism.

Yes, and praying the Rosary has become an important part of my devotional life. My understanding of the life of Christ has grown.

Many times I have taught the life of Christ to children. I have read the Gospels too many times to even count.

Praying the Rosary kind of slows one's thoughts down, helping a person to contemplate the wonder, the mystery of Christ’s life. A person is invited to see the life of Jesus through the eyes of His mother.  The artwork that is used to help in this exercise is filled with meaning, telling a story. Each detail is packed with little symbols and signs that point to the reality of Christ’s Incarnation and the role that Mary played in that. Without her, there would have been no Jesus.

Think about it. No, that doesn’t mean she is more important than Christ. Catholics do not worship Mary. However, Mary is what makes Jesus Christ human. That is a huge deal.

I know that Protestants will take offense at this.  Not long ago I would have taken offense, so I can’t blame anyone for that.