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Here is the review.
Non-Fiction/Inspirational
AMAZING GRACE FOR MOTHERS by Emily Cavins and Patti Armstrong, eds.
Ascension Press, 1932645268, $12.99
RATING: 10/10, ALL
It would be logical to assume this latest installment in Ascension’s
Amazing Grace anthology series would have made for a more appropriate release in May, being an ideal Mother’s Day gift. That the book is initially made available in September of this year, however, is not wholly inappropriate. September is the month Catholics traditionally observe the birthday of Our Lord’s Mother, and the Blessed Virgin is surely represented in other feast days throughout the month. It is the frequent mention of Mary by the many contributors to this book that sets Amazing Grace apart from its Chicken Soup and Chocolate For the Soul counterparts. Amazing Grace for Mothers, like other books in this series, is a welcome inspirational that, while strong in its Catholicity, provides inspiration to readers of any Christian sect.
While mothers are the focus of this Amazing Grace volume, not all
contributors are mothers. Indeed, many are husbands, sons, daughters, and people writing about mothers who more spiritually, if not biologically, theirs. Browsing through the first section of the book will yield a familiar sermon, one perhaps heard during a Mother’s Day Mass, by Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty called “The Mother.” Though his words do not immediately lead off Amazing Grace for Mothers, his brief treatise sets the tone for the rest of the volume. “The most important person on earth is a mother,” Mindszenty wrote. “Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature.” The other one hundred tales in this book stand testament to this.
Amazing Grace for Mothers showcases through such humor and warmth the many facets of a mother. It is a book for any mother of faith, suitable for any time of year. As Cardinal Mindszenty observed that a mother is capable of building a “dwelling place for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby’s body,” so this book makes for a perfect tribute.
AMAZING GRACE FOR MOTHERS
Available from Amazon.com, BN.com, BooksAMillion.com
Here is the review.
Non-Fiction/Inspirational
AMAZING GRACE FOR MOTHERS by Emily Cavins and Patti Armstrong, eds.
Ascension Press, 1932645268, $12.99
RATING: 10/10, ALL
It would be logical to assume this latest installment in Ascension’s
Amazing Grace anthology series would have made for a more appropriate release in May, being an ideal Mother’s Day gift. That the book is initially made available in September of this year, however, is not wholly inappropriate. September is the month Catholics traditionally observe the birthday of Our Lord’s Mother, and the Blessed Virgin is surely represented in other feast days throughout the month. It is the frequent mention of Mary by the many contributors to this book that sets Amazing Grace apart from its Chicken Soup and Chocolate For the Soul counterparts. Amazing Grace for Mothers, like other books in this series, is a welcome inspirational that, while strong in its Catholicity, provides inspiration to readers of any Christian sect.
While mothers are the focus of this Amazing Grace volume, not all
contributors are mothers. Indeed, many are husbands, sons, daughters, and people writing about mothers who more spiritually, if not biologically, theirs. Browsing through the first section of the book will yield a familiar sermon, one perhaps heard during a Mother’s Day Mass, by Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty called “The Mother.” Though his words do not immediately lead off Amazing Grace for Mothers, his brief treatise sets the tone for the rest of the volume. “The most important person on earth is a mother,” Mindszenty wrote. “Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature.” The other one hundred tales in this book stand testament to this.
Amazing Grace for Mothers showcases through such humor and warmth the many facets of a mother. It is a book for any mother of faith, suitable for any time of year. As Cardinal Mindszenty observed that a mother is capable of building a “dwelling place for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby’s body,” so this book makes for a perfect tribute.
AMAZING GRACE FOR MOTHERS
Available from Amazon.com, BN.com, BooksAMillion.com
