For the Love of Mary - St. Paul Center

For the Love of Mary beckons the reader to a deeper relationship with the Blessed Mother. In it we encounter Mary’s maternal and feminine qualities, reflect on her sufferings, and feel her comfort. Fr. Klimek masterfully elucidates, too, Mary as warrior, fighting for her son. He guides us on a journey of encounter with Mary through the saints, mystics, and her various apparitions throughout the world. At its core, this readable work reminds us, ‘Saying Yes to Beloved Mary means saying Yes to Jesus.’ It is readily evident how Fr. Klimek’s personal love for Mother Mary helped him to produce this fine work as a labor of love for the Church.

Very Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R.

President, Saint Francis University

Erudite, pious, orthodox, and readable, For the Love of Mary is a fantastic book on Our Lady! The Franciscans have always had a tremendous devotion to Mary, and Fr. Klimek proves himself a true son of St. Francis by continuing to teach, preach, and write about the titles, privileges, and wonders of the Mother of God. Everyone who reads this book will find their hearts expanding and their minds contemplating the greatness of the Immaculata. I very highly recommend this book!

Fr. Donald Calloway, M.I.C.

Author of Consecration to St. Joseph

Fr. Klimek has given a valuable gift to us with this beautiful book. He has provided us with what we need to find a ‘path of love’ with Our Lady, the Mother of God. In moving vignettes, Fr. Klimek tells us of several saints—from St. Louis de Montfort to St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe to St. John Paul II—who credit the presence of Mary in their lives as key to their path of sanctification in Christ. Filled with moving stories, For the Love of Mary will inspire readers to develop or deepen their own loving relationship with Mary by inviting her into their inner lives.

Anne Hendershott

Director of the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of The Politics of Envy

If, as the author says early in this book, the mystic is one who not only loves but falls in love with God, then this book is the writing of a mystic. Fr. Klimek graces us by sharing a most intimately personal love of his Mother Mary. His love in relationship with her radiates through these pages in which we do not simply hear about our Mother. We meet her; we relate to her. Especially valuable is his treatment of the sorrowful Mother and her share in the passion of her Son—indeed her stigmata.

Fr. Thomas Acklin, O.S.B.

Professor of Theology, Saint Vincent Seminary, and Coauthor of Spiritual Direction and Personal Prayer

I found For the Love of Mary most edifying and nourishing of my faith and love of the triune God, of Jesus Christ, and of my heavenly Mother. Readers will appreciate the many beautiful quotes from Saints Bernardino, Maximilian Kolbe, Bonaventure, Catherine of Siena, Francis, John Paul II, and Faustina, as well as descriptions of their relevant works on Mary. The breadth and depth of the book and the constant impression on the reader that the author is indeed ‘in love’ with our heavenly mother Mary make this book a very, very special one. I recommend it enthusiastically and without reservation.

Josef Seifert

Philosopher and Founder of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and Family

For the Love of Mary beckons the reader to a deeper relationship with the Blessed Mother. In it we encounter Mary’s maternal and feminine qualities, reflect on her sufferings, and feel her comfort. Fr. Klimek masterfully elucidates, too, Mary as warrior, fighting for her son. He guides us on a journey of encounter with Mary through the saints, mystics, and her various apparitions throughout the world. At its core, this readable work reminds us, ‘Saying Yes to Beloved Mary means saying Yes to Jesus.’ It is readily evident how Fr. Klimek’s personal love for Mother Mary helped him to produce this fine work as a labor of love for the Church.

Very Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R.

President, Saint Francis University

Erudite, pious, orthodox, and readable, For the Love of Mary is a fantastic book on Our Lady! The Franciscans have always had a tremendous devotion to Mary, and Fr. Klimek proves himself a true son of St. Francis by continuing to teach, preach, and write about the titles, privileges, and wonders of the Mother of God. Everyone who reads this book will find their hearts expanding and their minds contemplating the greatness of the Immaculata. I very highly recommend this book!

Fr. Donald Calloway, M.I.C.

Author of Consecration to St. Joseph

Fr. Klimek has given a valuable gift to us with this beautiful book. He has provided us with what we need to find a ‘path of love’ with Our Lady, the Mother of God. In moving vignettes, Fr. Klimek tells us of several saints—from St. Louis de Montfort to St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe to St. John Paul II—who credit the presence of Mary in their lives as key to their path of sanctification in Christ. Filled with moving stories, For the Love of Mary will inspire readers to develop or deepen their own loving relationship with Mary by inviting her into their inner lives.

Anne Hendershott

Director of the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of The Politics of Envy

If, as the author says early in this book, the mystic is one who not only loves but falls in love with God, then this book is the writing of a mystic. Fr. Klimek graces us by sharing a most intimately personal love of his Mother Mary. His love in relationship with her radiates through these pages in which we do not simply hear about our Mother. We meet her; we relate to her. Especially valuable is his treatment of the sorrowful Mother and her share in the passion of her Son—indeed her stigmata.

Fr. Thomas Acklin, O.S.B.

Professor of Theology, Saint Vincent Seminary, and Coauthor of Spiritual Direction and Personal Prayer

I found For the Love of Mary most edifying and nourishing of my faith and love of the triune God, of Jesus Christ, and of my heavenly Mother. Readers will appreciate the many beautiful quotes from Saints Bernardino, Maximilian Kolbe, Bonaventure, Catherine of Siena, Francis, John Paul II, and Faustina, as well as descriptions of their relevant works on Mary. The breadth and depth of the book and the constant impression on the reader that the author is indeed ‘in love’ with our heavenly mother Mary make this book a very, very special one. I recommend it enthusiastically and without reservation.

Josef Seifert

Philosopher and Founder of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and Family

For the Love of Mary beckons the reader to a deeper relationship with the Blessed Mother. In it we encounter Mary’s maternal and feminine qualities, reflect on her sufferings, and feel her comfort. Fr. Klimek masterfully elucidates, too, Mary as warrior, fighting for her son. He guides us on a journey of encounter with Mary through the saints, mystics, and her various apparitions throughout the world. At its core, this readable work reminds us, ‘Saying Yes to Beloved Mary means saying Yes to Jesus.’ It is readily evident how Fr. Klimek’s personal love for Mother Mary helped him to produce this fine work as a labor of love for the Church.

Very Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R.

President, Saint Francis University

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