Mary Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/mary/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Sat, 26 Dec 2020 13:37:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png Mary Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/mary/ 32 32 Why Catholics Venerate Mary https://mind-at-work.com/why-catholics-venerate-mary/ Sat, 26 Dec 2020 13:27:58 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=4299 At this time of year, every Christian’s thoughts turn to the beginning of what is known as “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” and their focus is rightly on the babe in the manger, the Son of God, the Savior of the World. But my thoughts also turn to Jesus’ relationship to the woman who brought [...]

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]]> Meditating on the Nativity https://mind-at-work.com/meditating-on-the-nativity/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 18:21:49 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3049 In 1223 in the Italian town of Grecio, the crèche was first displayed by the man who, it is said, was most like Jesus—St. Francis of Assisi. From that time until this, over the course of almost eight centuries, Christians have displayed crèches in their churches, homes, and public places. Although some are small and [...]

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