The World's First Love: A Moving Portrayal of the Virgin Mary
by Fulton J. Sheen
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Author: Fulton J. SheenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-09
ISBN: 0898705975
Number of pages: 276
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Book Reviews of The World's First Love: A Moving Portrayal of the Virgin Mary
Book Review: A Magnificent Achievement
Summary: 5 Stars
A beautiful book on Our Blessed Mother -- remarkably thoughtful and incisive, and very well written. Moreover, for a book first published 50 years ago, "The World's First Love" remains fresh and relevant. To be sure, some aspects are a bit dated: Communism is not the threat it was in 1952, and the same is true of atomic war. Also, Archbishop Sheen has proven to be more optimistic than history has warranted. He more or less predicts, for example, that within 30 years (that is, by the 1980s) the world would have pretty much seen the Light that is Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Tragically, that wasn't true 20 years ago, and it's certainly not true today (if the sewage was up to our waist in 1982, it's up to armpits in 2002).No matter. This is a beautiful book on Mary, and I heartily recommend it (along with "A Woman Clothed with the Sun" as a delightful companion piece).
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