Why Mary: Her Role in God’s Plan (Evangelization Guide)

by Kenneth J. Howell

Publisher:

Catholic Answers

, 2005

Overview

While all Christians—and even people of other faiths—agree that Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, her role beyond this is not as clear. In Why Mary?, you will come to understand why it is our Christian duty to venerate Mary as both the first Christian and the Mother of our Savior. From Mary’s perpetual virginity to her bodily Assumption into heaven, this guide will provide you with explanations—drawn from Scripture and Church Tradition—of the four Marian Dogmas, as well as Mary’s role as spiritual Mother of the world.

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Key Features

• Offers clear explanations of key Catholic doctrines
• Presents clear answers to difficult questions
• Includes guidance for Catholic living

Contents

Top Highlights

“By taking Mary up to heaven, body and soul, God the Father showed us that he intends for us to live with him in the bliss of heaven.” (Page 16)

“He cannot have God as his Father who does not have the Church as his mother” (Page 18)

“The New Testament seems to teach clearly that having a personal relationship with other Christians is important. And those who are in heaven are certainly Christians. Christ wants us to love those who love him (cf. Matt. 25:31–46). If Jesus wants us to love his Mother, then what does a relationship with Mary look like? The kind of love that is appropriate for Mary is honor or veneration.” (Page 20)

“If she had planned on having marital relations with Joseph, it would have been natural for her to conclude that this promised child would be conceived by that union. But her question suggests that she had no intention of having relations with him; this is why she was perplexed by the angel’s promise.” (Pages 9–10)

“As Paul teaches in Romans 8:17 and 2 Timothy 4:6–8, suffering in this life is rewarded by God in the next. The Assumption reminds us that, as Mary suffered with her Son in a unique way, she also shares in his glory in a unique way by being the first Christian to be assumed.” (Page 17)

Product Details

• Title: Why Mary?: Her Role in God’s Plan (Evangelization Guide)
• Author: Kenneth J. Howell
• Series: Catholic Century Learning Series
• Publisher: Catholic Answers
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 24
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
• Resource ID: LLS:WHYMARY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:08:11Z

About Kenneth J. Howell

Kenneth J. Howell is director of the John Henry Cardinal Newman Institute of Catholic Thought and adjunct associate professor of religious studies at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he teaches classes on the history, theology, and philosophy of Catholicism. A Presbyterian minister for eighteen years and a theological professor in a Protestant seminary for seven years, Dr. Howell’s own reading on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist started him on a six year journey that eventually led him to Catholicism. He has authored several books, including God's Two Books: Copernican Cosmology and Biblical Interpretation in Early Modern Science and Why Mary?.