{"product_id":"motherhood-a-poetics-of-our-lady","title":"MOTHERHOOD A POETICS OF OUR LADY","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eThe Church does not arrive as a proposition. She arrives as a Mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; box-sizing: border-box !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eIn these meditations on beautiful images of Our Lady, Father Michael Rennier seeks not a theology to define but a poetic fascination with maternal mystery. Mary is revelatory, her humble Motherhood unfolding truths of endless depth—and every mother shares in her spiritual motherhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; box-sizing: border-box !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eJust as Dante beheld Heaven in the eyes of Beatrice, Heaven is reflected in the eyes of our mothers. In loving us, they are looking directly at Jesus. The everyday mother, raising her children and making a home, is covered in the mantle of Our Lady—her humble work is God's chosen way to bring grace to birth in the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; box-sizing: border-box !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eMotherhood: A Poetics of Our Lady\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003e is for all who want to deepen their relationship with Mary; and is an especially uplifting and inspiring read for mothers, highlighting the beauty of their vocation even when it is not recognized by the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; box-sizing: border-box !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; box-sizing: border-box !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: .2pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFATHER MICHAEL RENNIER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: .2pt;\"\u003e is a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, where he serves as Vice-Rector of the Oratory of Ss. Gregory and Augustine. A convert to the faith, he was ordained a Catholic priest in 2016 through the Pastoral Provision for former Anglican clergy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; box-sizing: border-box !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm 0cm 1rem 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: .2pt;\"\u003eHe is married and the father of six children, serves on the editorial board of \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eDappled Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, and writes a regular column for \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box !important; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eAleteia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. 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