Mary, Star of the New Evangelization

This anthology of Dr. James Likoudis’s essays in Mariology, entitled Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, offers readers a comprehensive look into the teachings and beliefs of the Catholic Church on one of Her most profound and rich fields of study. Within these pages, Dr. Likoudis establishes a strong foundation for an eventual 5th Marian Dogma, focusing on Mary’s roles as Mediatrix, Co-redemptrix, and Advocate, with an eye toward our separated Eastern brethren, and their understanding of the Mother of God. It is our hope that the conversation around this potential dogma, long delayed due to polemics, can, with the aid offered here, be significantly furthered, and that this aid will also resolve difficulties standing in the way of a long-awaited full reconciliation between East and West.The many Marian contributions of James Likoudis found within Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, edited by his grandson, Andrew Likoudis, may elicit the question: Another book on Our Lady? Yes, happily another book on Our Lady! How fitting that the ever ancient, ever new truths about the Mother of God be considered time and time again. . . . There is much about Our Blessed Lady herein that deserves our careful attention. — Monsignor Charles M. Mangan, JCL, Associate Professor of Theology, Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland As people are abandoning their Catholic faith for other denominations or no religion at all, Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, presents inspiring light for those who desire to deepen their relationship with God and for those looking for greater hope in the future of the Church. . . . Mary, Mother of Hope, comes to console us when we turn to her, and she becomes the Cause of our Joy. — Angelus Virata, Director of Evangelization, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, America’s First Cathedral In Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, James Likoudis covers many important themes such as Mary’s knowledge of her Son’s divinity, her role in the work of redemption, and her relation to the Church’s evangelizing mission. The main contribution of this volume, however, is its serious engagement with Eastern Orthodox Mariology on topics such as the Immaculate Conception, Mary’s predestination, and her mediation of grace. — Robert Fastiggi, PhD, Former President, Mariological Society of America; Member, Theological Commission of the International Marian Association; Corresponding Member, Pontifical Marian Academy With personal experience as a Greek Orthodox convert to Hellenic Greek Catholicism, as well as years of teaching, Likoudis analyzes Patristic, Magisterial, and Eastern liturgical texts to overcome contemporary confusions about Mary. His book illustrates how “the Church must breathe with both her lungs” (Ut Unum Sint, §54) in sharing our Blessed Mother with a world that does not know her as it should. — Gloria Falcão Dodd, SThD, Research Professor, International Marian Research Institute, University of Dayton The lifetime writings of Mr. James Likoudis constitute a living witness to the fact that an authentic Catholic can at once be entirely Marian, and also entirely ecumenical. Of like witness to the complementary goals of defending the “whole truth about Mary,” and the imperative for Christian Unity as profoundly embodied by Pope St. John Paul the Great, James Likoudis also comprises a contemporary theological and catechetical voice for full Mariological truth, not as an obstacle, but rather as a means to authentic ecumenical unity. — Dr. Mark Miravalle, St. John Paul II Chair of Mariology, Franciscan University of Steubenville; Constance Shifflin-Blum Chair of Mariology, Ave Maria University; President, International Marian Association (From the Foreword) Read more