Monday, December 22, 2014

The God of Surprises (& Marco Romano's 14th-century Annunciation)


Fr. James Martin, S.J. takes the Annunciation image above, two statues by the 14th-century gothic sculptor and artist Marco Romano of Siena, as his point of the departure for a reflection on the place of surprise in Mary's encounter with Gabriel, and our own surprise when God asks us to act in our own lives.  Do we say yes?  To hear Fr. Jim's reflection, click here!

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