In A Fierce and Tender Love, bestselling author, speaker, and theologian Timothy P. O’Malley invites us to contemplate Mary, as a model of tenderness, hope, and renewal, and as the Church’s first and preeminent disciple. As O’Malley writes, “Mary’s vocation is also to be ours. Like her, we are called to find our meaning and our identity most completely in the tender mercy of God revealed in the face of the Son.”
Through personal stories, spiritual reflections, and deep theological insights, O’Malley shows us how Mary, as the Mother of God, Mother of the Church, and Queen of All Saints, guides us to Christ, teaching us how to live as true disciples. Along the way, we learn what it means to belong to the Church, to journey together through history as a pilgrim people, and to play our part in the “revolution of tenderness” that Pope Francis speaks of—a movement rooted in the mystery of God becoming human in a virgin named Mary. O’Malley helps us to see that in this time of renewal and hope, Mary offers us the key to unlocking both.
The book offers seven thoughtful meditations on Mary’s life, including:
- The Immaculate Conception as a model of true freedom
- The Annunciation as the wisdom to trust God
- The Visitation as a source of enduring hope
- The Incarnation as the revolution of tenderness that changes everything
- The Seven Sorrows of Mary, showing us how she walks with us in suffering
- Mary’s motherhood of the Church, calling us to deeper discipleship
- The Assumption as a glimpse of our own future victory in Christ
These meditations help us to walk with Mary, aligning our lives with hers and discovering renewed hope in Christ and in his Church. Through O’Malley’s guidance, readers will see how Mary’s life offers a sure path for navigating times of uncertainty, suffering, and our world’s profound need for spiritual renewal.
Holy Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us!
This book is part of the Engaging Catholicism series from the McGrath Institute for Church Life.
| Format: | Paperback book |
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| Product code: | AM803972 |
| Dimensions: | 5" x 7" |
| Length: | 160 pages |
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Ave Maria Press
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| ISBN: | 9781646803972 |
| 1-2 copies | $14.03 each |
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| 3-9 copies | $13.39 each |
| 10-49 copies | $12.76 each |
| 50-99 copies | $12.44 each |
| 100+ copies | $11.96 each |
Praise
In this inspiring and sensitive work, Timothy P. O’Malley shows how Mary’s journey as the Mother of God and first disciple, offers a path to hope and renewal in our individual lives and within the Body of Christ, the Church. With profound insight and heartfelt vulnerability, O'Malley illuminates Mary's life as the supreme example of the tenderness of God's gift of love. Rich in theological reflection and practical spiritual insight, this book is a must-read for anyone longing to be part of the ‘revolution of tenderness’ that Mary leads us into. This book is a gift for anyone seeking to deepen their relationship with Mary and with her son, Jesus Christ.
At the dawn of the third millennium, St. John Paul II gave the Church across the world this charge: ‘to contemplate the face of Christ, and to contemplate it with Mary.’ I'm deeply edified by Timothy P. O'Malley's probing contribution in this book to the appeal of the late Holy Father. A Fierce and Tender Love aligns so beautifully with the many and varied works the Holy Spirit is inspiring in our Church today.
Timothy P. O'Malley has a keen appreciation into what is truly needed to bring the Gospel to our current age. Today, a revolutionary tenderness is needed to break through the clutter of unbelief, and Mary shows us the way. O'Malley's insights illuminate her tender strength and inspire a deeper, more compassionate faith. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the transformative power of Mary's love. It is like Google translate for Marian devotion.
Timothy P. O'Malley's characteristic ability to re-propose traditional teachings accessibly and persuasively is once again on display, now on the doctrine of Mary, Mother of God. Pope Francis recently exhorted the Church to renew our appreciation of this mystery at the heart of the Christian religion. O'Malley's book takes a giant step toward furthering the Holy Father's intention to instill in the Church an ever-deeper love of the Mother of God.
The contemplation of Mary’s tenderness opens readers to life, sweetness, and hope. Timothy O’Malley’s book about a mother’s love for Christ her son is a prayerful pilgrimage of hope that refreshes the soul and the Church. A profound book!
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