Best Fulton Sheen Book!

Very deep book but presented in simple to read, fairy tale style language .

As always, Bishop Sheen takes my breath away with his eloquence.

There’s much more to this than Marian theology. It gave me lots to think about, but I was slightly disappointed that he mentioned things as though they were facts, with no mention of sources for the “facts.”

Bad Catholic that I am, I've always found it much easier to talk to Mary than to God. She seems so understanding and empathetic.

Fulton Sheen in a mystical way reveals the beauty of Mary. He has so much passion for the faith. Highly recommended.

Archbishop Sheen is brilliant! I could have highlighted at least half the book of his wise quotes!

A very good book to meditate on the role of the Virgin Mary in the Redemption.

Fulton Sheen is an excellent writer. He has the ability to put beautifully into words mysteries that are naturally difficult to verbally pin down. His insights helped me to appreciate and understand more completely the significance of Our Blessed Mother.

Not my favorite of Sheen's. He is brilliant as always, but there was something I just really struggled to get into about this book. Usually I will eat up anything about Our Lady, but I had to slog a bit through this one. I would tear through the chapters while I was reading it, but I just always struggled to actually pick the book up. I can't really describe why.

Easily the best Catholic teacher in American History, Archbishop Fulton Sheen outdid himself in this classic work about Catholic devotion to Mary, Mother of God. Many of you are familiar with Bishop Sheen as the outstanding teacher who held primetime TV audiences in fascination during his 1950s and 60s show "Life is Worth Living." But you may not be aware that Bishop Sheen as written a number of great books on Catholic teaching. And each of these books have the same outstanding arguments and excellent teachings that Bishop Sheen presented in his TV show.

The most amazing part of Bishop Sheen's teaching is that he makes obscure theological points extremely relevant to the modern reader. He mixes humor in with excellent reasoning to create a book that is both enjoyable and convincing. Bishop Sheen explains to the reader why devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is not just acceptable for the lover of God, but it is downright indispensable to having a full relationship with Christ. He explains how Mary was Jesus' first and most devoted disciple, and how through her commitment to God she restored to mankind the kind of love that God created us to live out. Bishop Sheen ties in the nature of love with Mary's love of Jesus. He shows us that a devotion to Mary will help us to love in a more pure way. And through her suffering he shows how Mary participated in the sacrifice of Jesus, the most beautiful act of love in the universe.

Before I saw this book on Amazon I was unaware that Bishop Sheen had ever written a book on Mary. After I read it, I am amazed that any Catholic should not read it too. This book is the best explanation of Marian devotion in print today. It is perfect for Catholics, for non-Catholics who are interested in Marian devotion, and for those non-Catholics who feel that Marian devotion is nothing more than a revived paganism. All of them will benefit greatly from this book. So, in short, I recommend this book to anyone and everyone!

"...jer se zaljubila u Ljubav samu, u Boga."

I am a bit torn on this one. I did not fully agree with a tiny bit of comment regarding another faith in one of the chapters, but it's still an excellent piece of work, re-acquainting me to Our Lady, and for which fact I am entirely grateful.

Furthermore, Archbishop Sheen is an intelligent writer and one hardly comes across logical fallacies in his arguments that when one actually does, it becomes a little difficult to let it go. At one point, and only one, I felt that he - intelligently and smoothly - executed a circular reasoning that one cannot help but feel that it was not simply out of negligence. I felt a little intellectually manipulated and that's why I couldn't let it go. On the otherhand, it may perhaps have made me like him more because amidst the rational (though no less beautiful) flow of his argument, one suddenly sees outbursts of passionate writing, reflecting his reverence for the Divine Mother and Son.