In the pages that follow, I will make three main points. First, I will discuss Mary as the Mother of God. Then I will present all the other prerogatives that flow from the chief prerogative, her divine motherhood. Finally, I plan to address the liberation of Mary, that is, the evolution of Marian thinking to contemporary forms. Mother of God The Church teaches that since Mary gave birth of the Son of God, she was …showed first 75 words of 1479 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1479 total…whom God and human creativity have repeatedly endowed with the attributes of holiness. She is a profound reminder of the presence of the holy in ordinary life. New portraits of Mary will continue to arise as long as men and women seek to know who they are and why they are here. Until the portrait of Mary is complete, she will remain as much a challenge to us as she is a comfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**