Comments on: Fruit of her womb http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/05/fruit-of-her-womb/ a few graffiti on the wall of life Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:53:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Justin Anthony Knapp http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/05/fruit-of-her-womb/#comment-4229 Justin Anthony Knapp Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:55:43 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/?p=734#comment-4229 Doug, Thanks for your response, which I just read. Mary is endlessly fascinating to me. I'm reading Pelikan's Mary Through the Centuries along with some essays on Our Lady. Fascinating. -JAK Doug,

Thanks for your response, which I just read. Mary is endlessly fascinating to me. I’m reading Pelikan’s Mary Through the Centuries along with some essays on Our Lady. Fascinating.

-JAK

]]> By: steph http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/05/fruit-of-her-womb/#comment-4210 steph Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:16:37 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/?p=734#comment-4210 I think they're beautiful. I don't see a weird theology. It inspired me to read the story again - and it's a beautiful story. I think they’re beautiful. I don’t see a weird theology. It
inspired me to read the story again - and it’s a beautiful story.

]]> By: doug http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/05/fruit-of-her-womb/#comment-4208 doug Sat, 31 May 2008 19:58:31 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/?p=734#comment-4208 It was the centenary of the year the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception had been defined. I assume also it meant that Pius XII felt like it. Marian spirituality (partly, I think, because of Fatima, but also as a badge of RC identity) was strongly associated with anti-Communism and so a Marian year was in part a way of getting at the (especially Italian) Communists. It was the centenary of the year the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception had been defined. I assume also it meant that Pius XII felt like it. Marian spirituality (partly, I think, because of Fatima, but also as a badge of RC identity) was strongly associated with anti-Communism and so a Marian year was in part a way of getting at the (especially Italian) Communists.

]]> By: Justin Anthony Knapp http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/05/fruit-of-her-womb/#comment-4207 Justin Anthony Knapp Sat, 31 May 2008 19:26:47 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/?p=734#comment-4207 What does Year of Mary 1954 (Annus Marianus) mean? From what event are Marian years dated? -JAK What does Year of Mary 1954 (Annus Marianus) mean? From what event are Marian years dated?

-JAK

]]> By: doug http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/05/fruit-of-her-womb/#comment-4204 doug Sat, 31 May 2008 14:26:59 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/?p=734#comment-4204 Er .. what's weird? Two women celebrating God working through their pregnancies? Er .. what’s weird? Two women celebrating God working through their pregnancies?

]]> By: roger mugs http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/2008/05/fruit-of-her-womb/#comment-4203 roger mugs Sat, 31 May 2008 14:09:59 +0000 http://www.metacatholic.co.uk/?p=734#comment-4203 pretty statue... weird theology pretty statue… weird theology

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