{"product_id":"when-mary-calls-surprising-encounters-with-the-mother-of-god-margarita-mooney-clayton","title":"When Mary Calls: Surprising Encounters with the Mother of God - Margarita Mooney Clayton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA young Protestant man from the Bible Belt experiences miraculous healing at a Marian shrine in Ireland. A Methodist \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewoman sees Mary through \"a tear in the world\" and receives a life-saving warning. A world-renowned composer discovers that every musical composition \"is a little incarnation.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an age of spiritual hunger and cultural confusion, people from Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox backgrounds are turning to Mary as their spiritual mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart spiritual memoir, part theological exploration, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Mary Calls\u003c\/span\u003e is an emotionally resonant narrative tapestry of deeply personal, testimonial-style stories of Marian encounters today, reflecting Margarita Mooney Clayton's unique voice as both scholar and spiritual witness. Through seven compelling personal stories—including Clayton's own dangerous missions to help dissidents in her mother's homeland of Cuba—this book reveals Mary's maternal protection at work and explores how she binds believers to authentic faith communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough these contemporary encounters with Mary, Clayton shows how the Mother of God offers what our disenchanted age desperately seeks: an alternative to sterile rationalism and a path to authentic spiritual renewal. Each chapter shares a \"Pentecost moment\" that leads not just to personal transformation but to binding with the living community of faith. Mary emerges as a model of true creativity rooted in humility rather than self-assertion. The diverse expressions of love for Mary offer embodied devotional practices that bridge time-tested traditions and our mysterious longings for personal encounter with the divine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Mary Calls\u003c\/span\u003e demonstrates how the Mother of God continues to draw seekers into deeper relationships with Christ, transforming extraordinary encounters into sustained spiritual practices which offer meaning and to a world searching for hope.\u003c\/span\u003e240 pages, hardcover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviews:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Margarita Mooney Clayton reminds us of something the modern world has almost forgotten: that Mary is not a sectarian figure but the mother of ALL who follow Christ—Pentecostal, Orthodox, and Catholic. This remarkable book rekindles our sense of wonder at the mysterious partnership between the human and the divine. It invites readers to rediscover a faith in which heaven touches earth, and miracles lead us deeper into truth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Mary Calls\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis essential reading.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Eric Metaxas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand host of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSocrates in the City\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Eric Metaxas Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e*****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An encounter with Mary is unexpected in our time—because she’s almost universally misunderstood. Dr. Margarita Mooney Clayton traces the many ways over that wall of misunderstanding. First among them is Scripture, of course, and the beauty of biblical typology. I love this book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Dr. Scott Hahn\u003c\/span\u003e, the Father Michael Scanlan TOR Professor of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHail Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"spiritdaily.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51951911960893,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0474\/1706\/5627\/files\/whenma1.jpg?v=1783599238","url":"https:\/\/bookstore.spiritdaily.com\/products\/when-mary-calls-surprising-encounters-with-the-mother-of-god-margarita-mooney-clayton","provider":"spiritdaily.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}