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- Great insight into Churchill's political & social philosophy
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Savrola: A Tale Of Revolution In Laurania By Winston S Churchill
Winston S. Churchill
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Savrola is Winston Churchill's first major literary effort and his only full-length work of fiction. Published in 1900, the novel's subtitle, A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania, reflects the story's modern political focus. Laurania, a long-established republic, is subjected to the autocratic rule of President Antonio Molara, a former general who has become known as the Dictator. Savrola, the man of the multitude, leads the democratic effort to restore the political liberties of the people. When the register of eligible electors is mutilated and the popular franchise compromised, a riot breaks out and the stage is set for a fight to the death between Molara and Savrola over who will rule Laurania. General Molara enlists the assistance of his beautiful wife, Lucille, to undermine Savrola's influence with the people. But Lucille falls in love with Savrola, who is equally moved by the beauty and charm of the First Lady. As is indicated by the last chapter's title, "Life's Compensations," all ends well in Laurania. After the violent troubles of the revolution, Molara is dead, Lucille and Savrola are united, and the Mediterranean republic returns to peace and prosperity.
Savrola contains the seeds of Churchill's exceptional talents as a statesman, a political philosopher, and a man of literature. The ambition of Savrola to rule foreshadows Churchill's own life-long career as the greatest democratic leader of the past century. In the novel, Churchill the thinker explores the challenges of securing democratic order and avoiding mob rule. He sketches a model of the education needed for modern statesmanship and describes the kind of rhetoric that appeals to a modern democratic people. Elements of Churchill's literary style in the novel anticipate the greatness of his later prose works that would merit him the Nobel Prize for Literature.
This edition of Savrola contains extensive introductory materials, notes, an appendix, and is lavishly illustrated with reproductions of the André Collot woodcuts made for a limited French edition of the work.
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Review Savrola by Winston .S.Curchill.......2007-05-03
The frailties and strengths of human nature, political in-fighting, battles, wars, forbidden love, philosophy and revolution. They are all here, vivdly portraded in this, Winston Churchill's only novel.
It is basically, a good story, well told and superbly written, in that confident direct and compelling manner, which all experienced readers will undoubtedly recognise as the hall-mark of a literary master.
A mastery which over a lifetime of some ninety plus years, produced forty-three book length works in seventy-two volumes, including the masterpieces "A History of the English Speaking Peoples" and " The Second World War". A massive achievement, which was finally recognised by the award of that supreme accolade, the Nobel Prize For Literature.
Written in 1897, "Savrola" first appeared in serial form in " Macmillan's Magazine" , and, first published, in book form, by Longmans Green, New York, in 1899, this early and unique Churchillian masterpiece has since appeared in various editions, including Hodder and Stoughton's SevenPenny Library, in the 1930's.
Although it is said to be much underrated, it does, without doubt, reveal much of Churchill's emerging political philosophy, and I found it totally absorbing.
I would heartily recommend it to all readers, especially enthusiasts of the Life and Times of Churchill and all serious students of politics and military history.
It is a riveting read I couldn't put it down!!!
Diane Sharrock May 2007
Great insight into Churchill's political & social philosophy.......1998-08-29
Written when he was 23, Savrola was Churchill's only novel. It embodies his personal philosophy on life, which was to govern his later military and political career. For those who know of his later exploits, it provides an amazing foreshadowing of events in his own life. Though the plot is sometimes clumsy, there are flashes of poignancy in his prose that are deeply insightful for a man of his age.
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This incredible tale follows the exploits of Batman and Superman as they meet in the late 1930s and encounter each otheralong with colourful menaces including the Joker and Mr. Mxyzptlkacross the decades. Along the way, as the two heroes establish their own families, the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight pass on their missions and names to a new generations of heroes: their own sons and daughters!
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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03
A fun romp through the generations : a look at some what ifs, if the Kent and Wayne families were more closely linked.
The Bat-Mite Mxyzptlk team up is a classic. A lot of fun. Very nice work by Byrne here. This is very much in the vein of the Impossible Man stories, at Marvel, or Fantastic Four type work that Byrne put together on that run.
Must buy for John Byrne Fans!.......2007-01-12
I love John Byrne's take on the possible progression of the Batman/Superman legacy. It was interesting to see the different time periods and the children of the 2 icons. I found it amusing that we never see the face of Batman's spouse, which leaves us to speculate which woman finally got Bruce to settle down.
A good, fun read.
A Good Idea Squandered On Bad Art and Campy Writing.......2005-09-08
Superman & Batman: Generations, An Imaginary Tale is a good idea for a story: "What if Superman and Batman aged in real time as the decades pass. What would there lives be like?"
I thought the story was decent but the artwork reminded me of Sunday newspaper comic strips. The writing was very campy. Example: Batman calling Robin "Old Chum"?? I thought I was watching the '60's TV series.
Another flaw in the story: You are constantly teased by repeated appearances of Bruce Wayne's wife whose face remains hidden. You never get to know who she is in the story.
If you're a die hard fan of Supes and Bats, you'll like this story. I'm used to reading and enjoying the "Superman/Batman" series (top notch artwork and great writing) so this book was a let down for me.
A Creative Reworking of the World's Finest.......2003-10-08
This is an imaginary tale. One set in a different sort of comic universe. One where the characters age at a normal rate. Central to the story are two classic heroes, Superman and the Batman.
Skipping ahead through time in ten-year increments (with a final chapter taking place earlier than the rest), we follow the careers of Superman and Batman as well as their personal lives; spouses and children. There are some classic villains thrown into the mix but this is really the story of lives and not individual adventures.
Byrne does a very good job of capturing the look and feel of the comics' eras the stories are set in. He even includes the original inconsistencies in the universe (i.e. Superman originally could not fly (leaping in single bounds) but Superboy could). Unfortunately, information like this that was included in the original introductions were cut from this collected edition thus causing some confusion.
Some of the book is very dark as with aging comes dying. There are arguments, strife, separations and mysteries. Who did Bruce Wayne marry? We don't know as her face is never shown. But the effect of these generational glimpses is one of a complete story that is entertaining all the way.
Quite Boring.......2003-09-05
When I saw this Batman & Superman combination, from John Byrne no less, I was excited to pick it up. Boy was I disappointed. The concept is intruiging and the whole premise attempts to humanize superheroes but I found the whole story boring and quite uninteresting. It was almost half over before I began to more than bored but then the whole thing was unbelieveable (I know it's only a comic) and the end was really weak. The whole thing would have been better if it had been told in an epic format and been a little darker. I noticed a sequel is coming out but based on this story I recommend avoiding it altogether!
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Generations 2.......2004-12-09
Summary: Generations 2 is John Byrne's follow-up series to Generations. It includes eight interrelated stories set eleven years apart involving the aging superheroes of the DC Universe in era-similar stories. While Generations followed the careers of Batman and Superman very closely, Generations 2 expands the scope of the series to include Green Lantern, the Flash, and Wonder Woman as well as the Justice Society/Justice League of America. The stories aren't as cohesive as those in Generations, but still fit together well in conjunction with the first series.
Writing: In Generations 2, John Byrne has the unenviable task of keeping track of many similar characters over eight stories and trying to keep their personalities straight. He does this, but none of the characters proves to be very inspiring and none of the dialogue is particularly clever. On the other hand, the script is deft in keeping the story flowing and explains what can't be seen on the page. It's vanilla, but it's homemade vanilla hand cranked by your grandfather.
Since the stories are supposed to be era-similar, the plots might seem weak at times. I'll therefore try to discuss each chapter in turn.
1942: This chapter loosely connects two stories, a JSA story with Superman and a Batman. Neither is particularly complicated, and both insert the reader into the middle of the action. The JSA story is a Giant Nazi Robot story and the Batman story is a Nazi Conspirator story. Both are fun stories and together serve to connect the series to Generations, but neither is a full story on its own.
1953: This chapter has one main story and a lot of back story. The main story is Superman's fight to get off of a planet with a red sun. It also introduces a subplot that culminates in "1997" that is one of the most striking aspects of the series. The rest of the back story mainly deals with maternity issues.
1964: This is one of the three most cohesive chapters in the collection. Although there's some back story about Dick Grayson as the Batman and his fling with Batgirl, the story is mostly taken up with the formation of the JLA. I this series the sons and daughters of the original Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman join up with Wally West as Kid Flash in Infinity, Inc/Teen Titans style to form the Justice League while fighting Flash villains.
1975: This is another coherent story. This story is basically a team-up, a type of comic book common in the 70s. In this story Batman teams up with Dead Man to help solve the problem of a phantom that's stalking the Joker. There is a Green Lantern subplot connects this chapter to the rest of the series.
1986: This is a coherent Batman story. It involves Batman's deepening obsession with crime-fighting, his conflict with the Gotham police department, and what the JLA does about it. This chapter has a rationale giving the story the grittiness that infected Batman comic books in the eighties. In this chapter Batman pursues a super villainess and is in turn pursued by the JLA. It also ties in with the Green Lantern subplot.
1997: This, like 1942, is actually a chapter with two stories. One is the conclusion of the Green Lantern subplot and the other is a Knightwing (Superman's grandson, Batman's adopted grandson) story where he fights with a random guy in a Supervillain Combat Robot.
2008: Here, a random Kryptonite-powered robot attacks Metropolis and the JLA tries to stop it. This story mostly connects Generations 2 to Generations.
2019: This is a story about Superboy and the young Bruce Wayne teaming up against the villain of Generations and seems to be an alternate first meeting to the one included there.
Generations 2 isn't well connected from story to story. Three of the individual stories are excellent and others are good, but the connections between them are the characters instead of the story. Most of the plot-based connections over time are actually Generations connections. I'm not sure if the series was designed to be read intermixed with the first series or not, but it certainly reads that way.
I'd like to give Byrne three-quarters of a star for the script and one-half of a star for the plots, so the writing gets one star.
Art: John Byrne is one of the premier superhero cartoonists today, and one of only a handful of really talented illustrators to continue to work on monthly comic books over several decades. Byrne has a cartoony style, but he can make very subtle distinctions between characters. In "1953" he has a panel, for example, with Wonder Woman as an adult talking to a "projection" of herself as a teenager, and they are recognizably the same person at different ages. He doesn't skimp on backgrounds, either. There are astoundingly intricate drawings of skyscrapers in Metropolis and elsewhere peppered throughout the collection.
One place Byrne really shines here is in giving the separate chapters a feel distinctive to their era. This is rather difficult because he's much more technically proficient than the earliest illustrators and no one would buy a comic book drawn as poorly as many of the WWII era comic books were. However, especially in "1953," "1964," and "1975," he does a great job. The revenant Batman in 1975 reminds me of several stories in the 1970s, for example. The art earns both its stars.
Conclusion: Generations 2 is a very enjoyable comic book on its own, even if it is a little fragmented. The three very cohesive chapters-1964, 1975, and 1986-are good enough on their own to justify the cost of this collection. Because the story relies on so much in Generations, I would read Generations before reading collection. The art is superb and the stories are good. Since there are no quarter-stars, I've only given John Byrne's Generations 2 four of them, but it's a large four.
Proof that comics can still be fun........2003-10-21
I loved this trade as much as the original Generation series. The Generation "Universe" has evolved into an interesting place full of new superheros and old favorites. This is one of those series where the concept was good was it was thought of...and then it was extremely well executed. Who is the new Wonder Girl? How can the ghost of Batman be haunting the Joker if Batman is still alive? What old foe of the JLA returns to battle the JLA's decendants in the future?
All of this and tons more in one book! Loved it!
Jeff
How the DC Universe should be..........2003-10-21
Generations 2 is an ELSEWORLDS story that takes place mainly around Superman and Batman. The concept is that heroes actually first appear in the date their first comic appearence was and they age nromally from there (so by the 60's Bruce Wayne is in his 40s-50s with a kid of his own). The story jumps every 11 years and gives you small snipits of the DC Universe according to John Byrne's unique vision.
This is the book to read if you want to read about super-HEROES.
Worth Generations of PRAISE!.......2003-10-21
I thought G2 was an amazing read and the perfect example of John Byrne's excellent ability to tell complicated stories with faultless plots and an uncanny ability to understand his characters.
The comics of the "imaginary story" DC universe are my all time favorite comic books and give readers an unprecedented take on superheroes and how they would change and affect the world in "real time".
What stunned me the most about this series was the wonderful way it touched and connected with the first series and took the stories where no reader would guess until after the fact.
Also the ending where Superman helps Batman learn something he didn't know about his past was one of the most touching and heartfelt stories in a comic I have ever seen.
Buy this book; the artwork alone is worth the price.
Superman and Batman are Joined by Other Heroes.......2003-10-08
In this second volume of Generations, the stories jump ahead at eleven-year increments. While there is some additional information given about the Superman and Batman timelines from the first volume, most of the book actually concerns the lives of other DC heroes.
Once again we see classic heroes in a universe where they age and breed at normal rates. This could have been very good, but there was just not enough space. Too many heroes are introduced with little or no explanation. Some are better fleshed out than others and some secrets of the universe are revealed.
Generations was a wonderful book, but Generations II makes the reader feel that Byrne will have to fill in all of the years to make it work for the DC pantheon. But then that would eliminate the Generations idea. The adventures are entertaining, but we want to know more. Perhaps it would have been better to do a Flash Generations, Green Lantern Generations, Wonder Woman Generations, etc.
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- Historical Fiction or Science Fiction?
- A metaphor for American History
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The Smithsonian Institution: A Novel
Gore Vidal
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It's 1939, and a teenage math genius is mysteriously summoned to the Smithsonian Institution, where a crash program to develop the atomic bomb is being conducted in the basement. The boy turns out to hold the key to both the secrets of nuclear fission and breakthroughs in the time continuum. As he brainstorms with Robert Oppenheimer, he catches a glimpse of the coming war and becomes determined to ward off the cataclysm. In a race against time-and surrounded by figures from American history past and present, including Albert Einstein, Grover Cleveland, and Abraham Lincoln-he battles to save not just himself, but humanity. Gore Vidal has written some of the finest and most inventive novels in modern times. Readers of such bestsellers as Burr, Lincoln, Duluth, and 1876 will revel in this, his latest foray into the American scene. A brilliant and vividly imaginative tale about some of the key events of the twentieth century, The Smithsonian Institution is a dramatic masterwork of comedy and allusion.
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leave all preconceived notions at the door .......2005-12-27
The secret to enjoying this book is to leave all preconceived notions about narrative form, literary propriety and the space/time continuum at the door of THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Vidal has built a long and respectable career on such well researched, highly detailed and finely wrought historical novels as JULIAN, LINCOLN, 1876 and EMPIRE, but the imp in him periodically runs off the rails and turns out a MYRA BRECKENRIDGE, a DULUTH ... or this nifty little thing.
The plot follows its own outre inner rules of logic. It involves the mannequins in the Smithsonian's First Ladies exhibit, along with their not-so-dummy husbands; Charles Lindbergh; a seriously cracked Abraham Lincoln (now Curator of Ceramics); and an attempt to change history and head off World War II. It defies further description or condensation.
All those carefully-crafted novels about American political history serve Vidal well here. His Presidents pulse with life and (historically accurate) personality. A confrontation between George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt proves riveting, and Grover Cleveland - one of the book's chief delights - behaves exactly as Grover Cleveland reconstituted as part of a museum exhibit and helping to avert nuclear catastrophe.
Vidal writes for the most part with a cool and polished aloofness -- sardonic rather than impassioned. His sharp, shrewd wit gleams and glints throughout, sometimes with gentle, bemused humor; sometimes like a knife. But he holds strong views about what he terms the `American empire', and he drops the mask of unengaged bystander on one point: the tragic waste of young people killed in war. He makes THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION not merely clever but powerful.
[I am reviewing the unabridged audio cassette edition, read by the excellent Grover Gardner.]
a piece of junk.......2002-05-14
Sure, if you can get past his stereotypes of Native Americans and other ethnic groups; his homophobia; and his racism; then you might actually enjoy this book. I take that back. Mr. Vidal is so full of himself, so self-conscious of his sentences, that its impossible to focus on the story. He's always smirking and trying to show why he's smarter than someone else. It might be better if he picked up some of the classics and learned a lesson or two. Is he iconoclastic? No, just close minded.
Too Fantastic...Not Enough Substance.......2001-01-25
The back cover of this book was very misleading. I thought there would be a lot of science and philosophy and thought-provocation. However, I found this book to be contrived and the ending to be obvious. I read Vidal's "1876" and found it very dry until the last 30 pages or so. Those 30 pages made "1876" worth-while reading. This book never had that allure. If Black Holes and the Atomic Bomb interest you, the book "Black Holes and Times Warps" had a better description of both.
Historical Fiction or Science Fiction?.......2001-01-08
Centering around a main character named T., The Smithsonian Institution is part science fiction and part historical fact. T. is a child blessed with a gift for mathematics, and is enlisted by the government to help with the Manhattan project in the early 1940's. T. soon finds himself immersed in a world of greater fantasy than reality. He is hamming it up with Abe Lincoln, and discussing physics theories with Albert Einstein. As he searches for a way to end the war and create a nuclear bomb, T. finds that stranger things than normal are happening at the Smithsonian. T. soon finds himself consumed with time travel and changing history to stop a war that he knows will have a deadly outcome for himself. Gore Vidal has written a wildly entertaining book but it is not for the unimaginative. The reader must be willing to follow Vidal on his sidetracks and accept whatever strange conclusion they may have without using the historical reality available for judgement. Anyone who enjoys history and science fiction will enjoy this book, as long as it is not looked to for strict historical accuracy.
A metaphor for American History.......2000-12-13
This book is Vidal comment on the american society and how it came to be - and could be, and it is about presidency and running the country - and overall, quite philosophical and insightful view on the american condition. I think the other reviewers fail to see the depth of the work.
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"Nonstop action and a brillianly evocative setting make this another winner!"
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Dr. Lewis Tunney, a brilliant historian who had stumbled onto an international art scandal, was brutally murdered in front of two hundred guests at an elegant party at the Smithsonian. When his fiancee, Heather McBea, flies in from Scotland to learn more, Mac Hanrahan, the captain in charge of the case, takes a heated interest in her. And when two more murders are committed, Hanrahan has reason to worry about Heather's sleuthing. But Heather is stubborn and insists on going her own way--right into the arms of a killer....
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Always enjoyable!.......2007-05-30
I enjoy Truman's books and recently made a list of those I've missed along the way which led me to this earlier work. I liked the characters so much I didn't want this book to end. Her books always enliven history as well as offer a murder to be solved. This particular story would make a good movie as it includes jewels, castles, London, and White House venues.
Dastardly Deeds at the Smithsonian.......2003-04-07
Margaret Truman writes mysteries that capitalize on her terrific knowledge of Washington, DC, and impress me by moving right along to a solution. The plots can be a bit intricate, but that's part of the fun. In this story, Dr. Lewis Tunney, a historian, is murdered spectacularly on the balcony above the famous Focault pendulum in the National Museum of American History, during a gala attended by the Vice President of the United States. Captain Mac Hanrahan of the Washington police has the task, filled with political pressure, of solving the murder. He finds that Tunney had learned a devastating secret, and was murdered before he could reveal it. Hanrahan's task is complicated by the arrival in the United States of strong-willed Heather McBean, the Scottish fiance of Tunney. She sets out independently to find who murdered Tunney. But the murderer proceeds to kill others who might know Tunney's secret, and Heather finds herself stalked by the murderer. It all makes an enjoyable story.
Well done!.......2002-12-08
Another fascinating book by Margaret Truman.Another well constructed international plot! She obviously know the Smithonian, the world of international art dealers and Museum curators. and she does give the impression of having been in London and Edimburgh. it bring back memories. well researched
DISAPPOINTED!.......2001-03-31
This is the first book I have read by Truman and guess it will be my last. I was very disappointed in it. I had heard such rave reviews. The book was very confusing to me. To many people involved and to much detail about places, to many murders and all by same people, in to many countries. I stayed lost a big part of the time. That may be due to my lack of smarts, but I was still lost. Sorry. Mrs. Truman.
About like Truman's others so far.......2000-07-23
The dialogue in this book was somewhat better than that in Murder in the Supreme Court, but the characters were flat, the exposition was blaring, and the collusion required for the plot to work was pretty unbelievable, even for fiction.
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- The Episcopal Church makes room for Mary
- Fascinating reading for those interested in Mary!
- A profound contemplation digging deep into both scripture and faith in search of a better understanding of Mary and her legacy
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Mary: The Imagination of Her Heart
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Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faith
ASIN: 1561012602 |
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In this compelling work that combines theology, history, devotion, and meditation on biblical texts, the author examines Mary through the dimensions of prophet, matriarch, theologian, disciple, intercessor, and paradigm.
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The Episcopal Church makes room for Mary.......2007-07-25
As an Episcopalian who has nurtured a lifelong devotion to Mary the Mother of God, this book made me feel as if I can finally come out of the closet! A perfect blend of scholarship and personal experience, Duckworth's reassessment shows just what Mary offers both to individual Christians and to the Church as a whole -- and her observation that images of the Madonna and Child speak to us of the Incarnation as nothing else does is both poignant and powerful. An excellent companion book is Missing Mary: The Queen of Heaven and Her Re-Emergence in the Modern Church by Charlene Spretnak, as well as Spretnak's article entitled "Anglicans Make Room for Mary", also available from Amazon. Ave Maria.
Fascinating reading for those interested in Mary!.......2006-04-05
Reverend Penelope Duckworth, author of Mary: The Imagination of Her Heart, invites the reader to view Mary, not just as the mother of Jesus, but as the mother of an ever-growing and changing church that is learning to appreciate her many dimensions.
From a biblical and historical perspective, Duckworth addresses six of Mary's different dimensions: as prophet, matriarch, theologian, disciple, intercessor and paradigm.
Mary is interesting because so much has been written about her from a theological, historical and cultural viewpoint, yet the scripture references are limited. The greatest amount of biblical information is found in the Gospel of Luke.
Duckworth's book gives the reader an opportunity to delve deeper into Mary as a person and allows us to examine her historical influence. She becomes a real person, rather than an idea or fact of Christian life.
The study questions following the chapters offers the reader an opportunity think about, examine and reflect on Mary, the contemporary church and their own beliefs and experiences.
Armchair Interviews says: Mary: The Imagination of Her Heart is not light reading. It requires time and thought. But if you're interested in the subject and enjoy good writing, you'll find Duckworth's examination of Mary fascinating reading.
A profound contemplation digging deep into both scripture and faith in search of a better understanding of Mary and her legacy.......2006-02-11
Mary: The Imagination of Her Heart is a meditation on different perspectives of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Preacher and award-winning play author Penelope Duckworth discusses Mary as prophet, matriarch, theologian, disciple, intercessor, spiritual guide, and paradigm. Written in thoughtful prose accessible to lay readers and theologians alike, Mary: The Imagination of Her Heart is a profound contemplation digging deep into both scripture and faith in search of a better understanding of Mary and her legacy.
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