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2/3/2010
Link: http://catholic-sf.org/news_select.php?newsid=6&id=56833
Catholic San Francisco
"Potpourri: Finding the real Mary"
February 3rd, 2010
By Jane L. Sears
With the demise of the global apparition craze so prevalent several decades ago, the search for the Blessed Mother is once again available to us in the non-confusing, Church approved shrines offering peace instead of subjective hysteria. This is the time of year when we celebrate one of the most beautiful days honoring our Blessed Mother, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (Feb. 11).
Idealistic images of the Blessed Mother have always ignored the many petty variables that form human personality and behavior. But several decades ago, this venerable treatment of the holy Mother of God was shattered by a brash, chameleonic figure of “Mary offering a mix of “messages” ranging from apocalyptic warnings not recommended for the faint hearted to banalities that were often more cloying than pious.
Recognizing that problems arise when people try to find the Blessed Mother within the narrow limits of “visions” and “messages,” the Church cautions against extremes that must be avoided in Marian piety.
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