Introduction

From the second quarter of the 20th Century  there was an increasing interest in what was called “resourcement”. It was a movement (explained in the first reading) which sought to “return to the sources” of the Christian tradition. Emerging strongly between the 1930’s and 1950’s it began a transition that would culminate in the Second Vatican Council.

At the same time as intellectual movements were drawing the church to a new appreciation of its sources, new forms of apostolic action were emerging. The mother of Jesus proved the stimulus and the catalyst for much of this activity and social action. Catherine de Hueck Doherty began Madonna House and found a new perspective on Mary that framed her work and vision.Dorothy Day’s devotion and love of Mary permeated her work and writings. On a more apocalyptic front, the Blue Army, built upon the message of Fatima spread throughout the 1940’s and 50’s and continues to this day. This unit explores the threads that were challenging the church to look again at devotion to Mary - a challenge which led to the “new” mariology of Vatican II.

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		Resourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought
		The ressourcement of  contemporary  spirituality under the guidance of Adrienne von Speyr and Hans Urs von  Balthasar
		Von Balthasar and  Co-redemption
		Mary- A Biblical Treatise
		The Essential Mary
		Dancing the Magnificat
		Merton on Mary
		On Mary
		The Changing face of Mary

Catherine De Hueck Doherty and Mary (external links)

		Our Lady of Combermere
		A reflection on Our Lady of Combermere

Dorothy Day - on Mary

		On Mary (1)
		On Mary (2)

Discussion Topics

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Bibliography

S Benko, Protestants, Catholics and Mary;

L Bouyer, The  Seat of Wisdom;

E A Carroll, "A Survey of Recent Mariology," MarS 18, and  "Theology on the Virgin Mary: 1966 - 1975," T S 37;

J B Carol, Fundamentals of Mariology and Mariology;

H Graef, Mary: A History of Doctrine and Devotion;

R  Laurentin, The Question of Mary;

G Miegge, The Virgin Mary;

T A O'Meara, Mary in Protestant and Catholic Theology;

O Semmelroth, Mary, the Archetype of the Church;

E Schillebeeckx, Mary, Mother of the Redemption.

Rahner, Hugo, S.J. Our Lady and the Church. Pp.  12-21.

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