Black Nativity - " Mary Did You Know " --- Beautifully Done! (867 hits)
Why Esteem Mary, Mother of the Messiah you might ask? Watch the Black Nativity perform, "Mary Did You Know" and you will have that answer for what many have known ! Also you might like article, " Venerate Mary" below at link.
One Conversation with a Catholic Friend Has Stuck With Me Through the Years. "I'm just not a fan of how you Catholics venerate Mary," I said to my college friend Erica...
Looking back at this conversation with Erica, I realize that I didn't really know what I was talking about; rather than understanding Roman Catholic theology, I was parroting what I'd heard others say. My comment was knee-jerky rather than thoughtful and informed.
Erica replied, more graciously than I deserved, "You have to understand that through the veneration of Mary, women are given a model of how to follow God's lead. Jesus is a great example, of course, and we follow him. But he was still a man—and we're women. Mary is a wonderful model for us because she shows us how we, as women, should follow God."
That threw me for a loop. First, Erica answered my question even though I'd probably sounded like a jerk. Second, it was a good answer. I've remained Protestant in my faith and practice, but this Advent I've been thinking that Mary teaches us, ....
