Mary was the reed through which Eternal Love was piped as a shepherd’s song
Through the witness of his own faith journey
Marcia Lane-McGee and Shannon Wimp Schmidt
yet most bypass the third person of the Holy Trinity in their spiritual lives
the textbook goes further by guiding students to recognize the sacred nature of the Church and engaging them to more actively participate in the living Body of Christ and serve as witnesses to the sacred Gospel in the world today
The Wisdom of the Body spiritual retreat Mary was the reed throughNamed one of the top 50 spirituality books of 2017 by Spirituality & Practice. The distorted view of the perfect female body created by popular culture, television, movies, and the media often causes women to become uncomfortable with their own bodies. Christine Valters Paintner, popular author of nine books and abbess of the online retreat center Abbey of the Arts, draws from Celtic, desert, and Benedictine traditions to help women connect with their