Walking With Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross by Edward Sri (

Description: Walking With Mary by Edward Sri Mary appears only a few times in the Bible, but those few passages come at crucial moments. Catholics believe that Mary is the ever-virgin Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven and Earth. But she also was a human being-a woman who made a journey of faith through various trials and uncertainties and endured her share of suffering. Even with her unique graces and vocation, Mary remains a woman we can relate to and from whom we have much to learn.Walking with Mary draws readers into Marys story and allows the average Christian to enter into Marys shoes and walk with her through her journey of faith. We follow her step-by-step through the New Testament account of her life, reflecting on what the Scriptures tell us about how she responded to the dramatic events unfolding around her. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography DR. EDWARD SRI is a nationally known Catholic speaker who appears regularly on EWTN and is the author of several well-loved Catholic books. He is a founding leader, with Curtis Martin, of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students), and he currently serves as the provost and professor of theology and Scripture at the Augustine Institute masters program in Denver, Colorado. He also teaches as a visiting professor at Benedictine College, where he taught fulltime for nine years. Sri holds a doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He resides with his wife, Elizabeth, and their five children in Littleton, Colorado. Review "In Walking with Mary, Ted Sri achieves something rare and wonderful: a book that seamlessly combines rich biblical scholarship, a sons insight into the human heart of Mary, and an engaging, vividly accessible style the reader cant put down. This is a marvelous encounter with both the Word of God and the mother of Jesus Christ, the virgin of Nazareth, the model of all Christian discipleship." -Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia "Walking with Mary is a highly readable book that illuminates the scriptural truth about Mary. Drawing on solid biblical scholarship and Catholic tradition, Dr. Sri leads his readers along the spiritual journey of the Mother of our Lord, from her initial call from God to her soul-piercing sorrow at the foot of the cross. With rich insight, he offers practical lessons for the personal challenges we all face as Marys fellow pilgrims walking the path of faith. This book will help all Christians, not just Catholics, to get to know and love Mary much more." -Dr. Scott Hahn, author of The Lambs Supper and Consuming the Word "A child of God has Christ for a brother--and Mary for a mother. This book delivers on the promise of its title. Its a long and lovely walk we take, on a glorious day, with Jesus and the mom he shares with us. This is what devotion was meant to be: living family life with God." -Mike Aquilina, author of Faith of Our Fathers: Why the Early Christians Still Matter and Always Will "This is no ordinary book! In it, Edward Sri combines a step-by-step Bible study on the life of the mother of Jesus with profound insights into the spiritual life of every Christian. The result is a biblical portrait of Mary of Nazareth that is both extremely informative and deeply moving. The sections on the sufferings of Mary alone are worth the price of the book. Must-reading for anyone who has ever wanted to know who the Virgin Mary really was and what her life means for us today." -Dr. Brant Pitre, author of Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist Promotional Now in paperback. Edward Sri looks at the crucial passages in the Bible concerning Jesuss mother, Mary, and offers biblical insight and practical lessons about the Blessed Mothers faith and devotion that we can apply in our daily lives. Review Quote "In Walking with Mary , Ted Sri achieves something rare and wonderful: a book that seamlessly combines rich biblical scholarship, a sons insight into the human heart of Mary, and an engaging, vividly accessible style the reader Promotional "Headline" Now in paperback. Edward Sri looks at the crucial passages in the Bible concerning Jesuss mother, Mary, and offers biblical insight and practical lessons about the Blessed Mothers faith and devotion that we can apply in our daily lives. Excerpt from Book Introduction "Im not sure how devoted Ive been to Mary. But I know she has been very devoted to me." Thats how a friend once described his relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary. And his words capture an experience to which I can very much relate. I grew up surrounded by Marian devotion in my home. Rosary beads by my mothers chair. Pictures of Our Lady and the holy child in my room. Hail Mary prayers at my bedside at night. Most of all, I will never forget those quick visits to a Polish Carmelite monastery just three blocks from my home in a town outside of Chicago. Almost every day my mother would stop by that monastery on our way back from school and take my siblings and me into a small, dark chapel with nothing to illuminate it but the dim refracted, colored light from the stained-glass windows and the rows of flickering red candles in front of the altars. For a child, walking into this mysterious chapel was like stepping into another world--into the realm of the sacred. Our brief visits always culminated with the lighting of devotional candles and a prayer in front of a very large painting of Mary crowned in royal splendor with twelve stars on her head. Each child would have a candle lit for their intentions, and we would kneel down before this picture of Mary as my mother offered very personal, heartfelt prayers to the Lord. God was real. Prayer was real. And I knew Mary was an important person very close to God, and somehow (though I could not have explained it at the time) a profound part of my experience in prayer. I would not want to give the impression that I had a particularly strong Marian devotion as I grew up and entered junior high and high school. But I did say my prayers, and thought of Mary from time to time, especially in moments when I was troubled. I suppose my relationship with Mary back then was similar to how many adult children relate to their own mothers: I love my mom. I sometimes take her for granted. I sometimes forget to call. But I know shes always there for me. This youthful affection for Mary was severely shaken one night shortly after I went away to college. On my dormitory floor at Indiana University, I met a joyful, outgoing Christian student named Rod. He called himself a "Bible Christian"--a term I had never encountered in my Chicago-area Catholic upbringing. But I figured that since I was Catholic and I also believed in the Bible, he and I would get along together quite well. One night in the middle of the fall semester, however, I found out it would not be so easy. Rod came knocking on my door. He had a Bible in hand and a serious look on his face. "Ted, can we talk?" "Yes," I replied. "Whats wrong?" "Well, Im worried about you." "Why?" "Because youre Catholic." "Why are you worried about that?" "Because if youre Catholic, Im worried youll go to hell." I was utterly shocked. When I asked him why he thought my Catholicism would lead to my damnation, he said that Catholics believe so many things that go against the Scriptures. He proceeded to drill me with numerous pointed questions about Catholic beliefs and the Bible. "Why do you Catholics confess your sins to a priest? Dont you know the Bible says only God can forgive our sins?" "Why do you believe in purgatory? The word purgatory isnt even in the Bible!" "Why do you believe in the pope? And why do you Catholics have all these man-made traditions? Dont you know that only the Bible is inspired by God?" And then the questions about Mary came up. "And why do you Catholics worship Mary? The Bible teaches that were only supposed to worship God!" "And why do Catholics pray to Mary? Dont you know were only supposed to pray to God? All this worship of Mary is idolatry!" I had no idea how to answer all these objections. At two a.m., after several hours of what felt like intense interrogation, my head was spinning. I went to bed confused and discouraged--and filled with many questions: What does the Catholic Church really teach about these things? And is it really true? Thankfully,some good books and some good Catholic friends showed me how the Church had been thinking about these issues for centuries, long before Rod came knocking on my door. I started studying the Bible more. And I began reading the writings of the early Christians and the teachings of the Catholic Church. When it came to the subject of Mary, the more I studied, the more I realized how much the Scriptures actually support Catholic Marian doctrine. I also began to realize how many misconceptions there are about what Catholics believe about Mary. I came to see more clearly, for example, that Catholics dont worship Mary as we do the Holy Trinity, but we honor her, recognizing the great things God has accomplished in her life. And I came to appreciate how Catholics dont "pray to" Mary like they pray to God, but we ask her to intercede for us, just as Saint Paul exhorts all Christians to intercede for each other. I am very thankful for Rods difficult visit to my dorm room that evening long ago in Indiana, because it set me off on a quest to know and understand the Catholic faith of my childhood better, and it sparked a desire in me to pass it on to others. And that desire ultimately led me to pursue a doctorate in theology. As I look back now, I sense that Mary has, at least in some small but significant ways, been with me throughout this journey. I never set out to become a professor who would teach Mariology classes. But in my graduate studies I found myself developing a number of research papers on Mary and the Bible, and eventually I wrote a doctoral dissertation on this topic and have continued to publish articles and books expounding on the Marian texts in the Bible. Over time, biblical passages about Mary and their implications for Marian doctrine and devotion became one of the main topics for my study, prayer, and teaching.But along the way I also have found myself drawn to learning more from Scripture about the person of Mary herself--the young woman of Nazareth who dwelt in Galilee some two thousand years ago and was called by God to a most extraordinary vocation. What would it have been like to have been Mary? What would the angels message have meant to her? What might she have been going through during those early years of Jesuss childhood--experiencing the humble, poor conditions surrounding her sons birth, hearing Simeons prophecy about a sword piercing her soul, and later on losing her child for three days and then finding him in the Temple? And what was God asking of Mary at those pivotal moments in Jesuss adult life--at his first miracle at Cana and at his death on the cross? Admittedly, the Bible does not offer a lot of detail about Marys experience, but the sacred texts do provide some insights that can serve as windows, however small they might be, into Marys soul and the particular spiritual path upon which the Lord was leading her. In pondering Marys journey of faith more, I have found new inspiration and encouragement for my own walk with the Lord and a desire to imitate her more in my life. Thats why, even after many years of writing and teaching on Mary, in a sense I honestly feel I am only beginning to know her. This book is the fruit of my personal journey of studying Mary through the Scriptures, from her initial calling in Nazareth to her painful experience at the cross. It is intended to be a highly readable, accessible work that draws on wisdom from the Catholic tradition, recent popes, and biblical scholars of a variety of perspectives and traditions. With the riches of these insights, we will ponder what her journey of faith may havebeen like in order to draw out spiritual lessons for our own walk with God. While there are many heroes and saints in the Bible who have qualities we can imitate, we will see that Mary stands out in Scripture as the first to say yes in the new covenant era and as a premier model of faith for us to follow. It is my hope, therefore, that whether you are of a Catholic, Protestant, or other faith background, this book may help you to know, understand, and love Mary more, and that it may inspire you to walk in her footsteps as a faithful disciple of the Lord in your own pilgrimage of faith. Chapter One, Mary Walking with God I knew what my eleven-month- old daughter was thinking. Josephine stood by a chair holding herself up, contemplating her first step, but not sure she wanted to let go. I was kneeling down only about five feet away with my arms open wide, ready to catch her if she fell. With a big smile on my face, I cheered her on. "Come on, Josephine! You can do it! Let go and come to Daddy!" She smiled back, and I could tell she was ready to make the move. She let go, abandoning the security of the chair, and stood all on her own for the first time. Would she now take that risky first step? "Come to Daddy, Josephine! You can do it!" Suddenly her knees started to quiver. Her legs began to shake, and the look on her face changed from excitement to horror. In a panic she desperately reached back for the chair and caught her balance just in time. She clung on for dear life, wearing a sad look of fear as if to say, "No Dad. I dont think I want to try this." But I egged her on and encouraged her to give it another shot. She eventually let go of the chair again, but this time, when her legs began to tremble, instead of going back to the chair she came wobbling toward me. She fell five steps forward and landed in my arms--her first steps! She laughed and crawled back to the chair to try it again. Seven steps on her second attempt. Back to the chair. We played th Details ISBN0385348053 Author Edward Sri Publisher Random House USA Inc Year 2017 ISBN-10 0385348053 ISBN-13 9780385348058 Format Paperback Imprint Random House Inc Subtitle A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 232.91 Qualifications PH D Publication Date 2017-10-15 Pages 176 Short Title Walking with Mary Language English AU Release Date 2017-10-10 NZ Release Date 2017-10-10 US Release Date 2017-10-10 UK Release Date 2017-10-10 Narrator Matthew Beard Illustrator Gary Martin Birth 1927 Death 1990 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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