De Maria numquam satis : the significance of the Catholic doctrines on the Blessed Virgin Mary for all people

Who is the Blessed Virgin Mary? Why is she significant for all people? How is she at work alongside her Divine Son, Jesus Christ, in redeeming and bringing us into union with the Blessed Trinity in this life and the next? De Maria Numquam Satis considers these and other questions through a collection of essays that explain the primary truths of the Catholic Faith regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary in a way that is at the same time "ever ancient and ever new." Immaculate conception: historical and ecumenical perspectives -- Robert L. Fastiggi -- "The Lord has created a new thing on the earth: the woman must encompass the man" (Jer. 31:32): the divine maternity of our Lady and the relationship of Jesus and Mary as an event of redemption and divine revelation -- Judith Marie Gentle Perpetual virginity of Mary and New Testament textual criticism -- Margaret A. Schatkin End of our Blessed Lady's earthly life, her glorious Assumption and their implications for today -- Paul Haffner Virgin made church: reflections on Mary in the Franciscan tradition -- Edward J. Ondrako Old Testament background to John Henry Newman's mariology: his explanation of key Marian texts, titles and typologies in both Anglican and Catholic doctrine and devotion -- Nicholas L. Gregoris Marian coredemption at the heart of the Christian mystery -- Mark I. Miravalle Divinely given "into our reality": Mary's maternal mediation according to Pope Benedict XVI -- Kevin M. Clarke.