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Why Study Mary?, François Rossier
Why Study Mary?, François Rossier
Marian Library Faculty Presentations
Simple as the title "Why Study Mary?" may sound, Father François Rossier situates Marian studies in the broader context of Scripture and the Christian tradition. Making special reference to the Marianist tradition and its intimate connection with the University of Dayton's spirit and vision, he sees in Mary the "origin of theological reflection." It is a reflection that is documented not in a book, but in Mary's person. Being the "first theologian," she has a "concretizing function." She makes Jesus "tangible, concrete, accessible to our senses," but she also helps us "to get a sense of God's action and presence …
Marian Center And Library News Notes Vol. 1 No. 2, Marian Center And Library, Franciscan Fathers
Marian Center And Library News Notes Vol. 1 No. 2, Marian Center And Library, Franciscan Fathers
Father Alfred Boeddeker Collection
A revised version of the of the Marian Center and Library's first issue of News Notes, numbered volume 1, issue 2. Introduces goals and services of the San Francisco Marian Center and Library; lists Marian titles and devotions in 36 countries and the continent of Africa, indicating "As we receive additional images of Our Blessed Mother, the brief history for each will be added in future supplements to this our first News Notes." Reproduced typescript.
Marian Center And Library News Notes, Vol. 1 No. 1, Marian Center And Library, Franciscan Fathers
Marian Center And Library News Notes, Vol. 1 No. 1, Marian Center And Library, Franciscan Fathers
Father Alfred Boeddeker Collection
First newsletter of the Marian Center and Library in San Francisco, introducing the center's services and goals, and listing Marian titles and devotions in 36 countries and the continent of Africa. Reproduced typescript.