Our Lord is constantly pouring out graces upon mankind, yet only a few — those closest to His heart — know how to receive them. Sadly, countless graces are left unclaimed (likely many by you!) and are thus never allowed to further God's will on earth. How different our lives would be if we accessed God's grace more intentionally! Thankfully, God in His compassion gave us a perfect model for disposing ourselves to His graces and responding to them: the Blessed Virgin Mary. In The Imitation of Mary, Fr. Quan Tran shows you how to imitate the twelve essential qualities of Mary in order to unleash a torrent of graces in your life. He explains that, like any gift, grace must be received, opened, and used. As you learn how, you'll begin to acquire the temperaments, dispositions, and qualities that are most pleasing to God — and you'll serve as a channel of God's grace for others. You'll also learn:

"With reason Edith Stein has been called 'the most significant German woman of this century'. Her writings on woman are the fruit of both reflection and debate with other leaders of the Catholic feminist movement in German-speaking countries between the World Wars. ....." [from back cover]

In this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas becomes entangled in the deadly mind game of a vicious copycat killer... Summer, 2059. A man wearing a cape and a top hat approaches a prostitute on a dark, New York City street. Minutes later, the woman is dead. Left at the scene is a letter addressed to Lieutenant Eve Dallas, inviting her to play his game and unveil his identity. He signs it, “Jack.” Now Dallas is in pursuit of a murderer who knows as much about the history of serial killers like Jack the Ripper and the Boston Strangler as she does. He has studied the most notorious and the most vicious slayings in modern times. But he also wants to make his own mark. He has chosen his victim: Eve Dallas. And all Eve knows is that he plans to mimic the most infamous murderers of all...

This rich anthology of John Henry Newman's writings on Mary introduces readers to the personal devotion of one of the greatest churchmen of the last two hundred years in the English-speaking world. Drawing from the full range of Newman's work -- his letters and sermons, his spiritual and poetic writings, and his liturgical, pastoral, and theological texts -- this book is a dear guide to the progression of Newman's thought on and spiritual response to the Virgin Mary. These selected writings, together with a helpful introduction and notes by editor Philip Boyce, reveal how Newman contemplated Mary's place and dignity in the ensemble of Catholic doctrine. Grounded in Scripture and the thought of the Church Fathers, Newman's thinking illuminates the teaching of the Catholic Church on Mary while also drawing a distinction between immutable doctrine and devotion. Important too is the way that Newman's writing serves as a bridge between Catholics and Protestants.

The author follows the Blessed Virgin through the different mysteries and circumstances of her life, from her Immaculate Conception to her Assumption into heaven.