A collection of stories, poems, prayers, and commentaries that demonstrates the influence of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the lives of people around the world.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-367) and index
Contents:
Our ancestral great mother : opening blessing : totus tuus, I belong to you, Blessed Mother Meeting the lady in red : The first time ever I saw your face How the great woman was erased : our part in restoring her : Untie the strong woman She is the inspiratus for souls who suffer : The drunkard and the lady In humble, helpless love with her : Guadalupe is a girl gang leader in heaven Rise up! Even from bloodshed, says La Conquista, our lady of the conquered : Massacre of the dreamers : The Maíz Mother "Shirt of arrows:" she teaches protection of the vulnerable : no exceptions : The Memorare, remember! The uses of broken-heartedness, Mater Dolorosa ever bends near : The use of the seven swords through the heart Many kinds of prisons : the last woman standing : "Our lady behind the wall" Carrying the name of the mother : A man named Mary Forged in the fiery furnace : The black Madonna No one too bad, too mean, or hopeless : How the motherfuckers became the Blessed Mothers No racism, no discrimination, no one is an "untouchable" : The great woman appears to us daily Her names without cease : Litany of the Mother Road : chant of her incandescent names Compassionate Mother : restoring the soul after shock : post-abortion compassion : "the children she got that she did not get" The lasso of our lady for saving a life : "The drowning man" Holding fast to the soul : God has no hands : Comforting María, the ritual of Pésame The Great Mother inspires the little mothers : The Marys of Mother Africa Refusing the holy : no room for you here : The 'oh yes, there is too room for you here; ritual of La Posada Letter to young mystics following Holy Mother : Our Lady of Guadalupe : the path of the broken heart Los inmigrantes : we are all immigrants : the undousable creative fire : They tried to stop her at the border Mi madre, tu madre, la madre de ella, la madre de él, nuestra madre : my mother, your mother, her mother, his mother, our mother : The truth about how very hard it is to get into heaven That you be watched over andkept safe until we see each other again : closing blessing : Have you forgotten? I am your mother Beautiful words about the mother : some of the ways other creative souls understand relationship with mother Aymen, aymen, aymen, and a little woman : The highest prayer
