Forgiving Mother: A Marian Novena of Healing and Peace - Softcover

Fenelon, Marge Steinhage

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1632532271 ISBN 13: 9781632532275

Publisher: Franciscan Media, 2017

Synopsis

Forgiving Mother offers you practical guidance and spiritual wisdom to begin your journey to wholeness of spirit. Highly recommended! — Lisa M. Hendey, author, The Grace of Yes

Marge Steinhage Fenelon knows the pain, fear, hopelessness, insecurity, resentment and anger of being raised by a troubled mother. She also knows the way out: Mary.

In Forgiving Mother, Fenelon deftly explores the ways the Blessed Virgin can provide comfort and healing if you truly desire it. Drawing from personal experience as well as wisdom from Church documents, Scripture, and the saints, Fenelon sketches a path from despair to peace. She offers concrete steps and prayers to help you deal with the painful memories, emotions and fears that are rooted in your past.

Part memoir, part spiritual guide, Forgiving Mother is a workbook for healing even the most deeply rooted pain. It also includes a novena, which you can pray alongside each chapter or as a final step in the healing process. You will likely find solace from going through the novena again and again, as you’ll find healing is a cyclical process—not a linear one.

You are a child of Mary and she loves you tenderly. She really, truly is your mother—given to you by our Lord as he hung dying on the cross. Jesus wants you to accept his mother as your own and to develop a deepening relationship with her so that she can fill the void that the past has left inside of you. And in her kind, motherly way, she will. What’s more, she will lead you to her son who, as God, is the ultimate source of all healing and peace.

Pray through it, meditate on it, and let Mary’s love sink into your heart and soul. Above all, be gentle with yourself. This is your healing process, and no one else’s. With the Blessed Mother’s help, you can become the whole, healed and truly cherished person you were meant to be.

The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible.

About this title

About the Author:

Marge Fenelon is a Catholic wife, mother, award-winning author and journalist, blogger, and speaker. She was awarded the 2015 Egan Journalism Fellowship, which recognizes exceptional journalists with demonstrated excellence in reporting for Catholic media.  She’s written for a variety of Catholic media including National Catholic Register, Our Sunday Visitor, CatholicMom.com, and Catholic Digest. She’s a weekly contributor to Relevant Radio’s “Morning Air Show” and is a popular guest on other Catholic radio and television shows. A popular speaker, she’s known nationally for her warm, personal style. She's written several books about Marian devotion and Catholic spirituality. Her book, Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena received a 2016 Association of Catholic Publishers Award for Excellence in Publishing. Marge and her husband are consecrated members of the Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt.

Review:

"In this incredible book, Marge Fenelon shares with us her touching story of healing and forgiveness. Containing wonderful insights from one of the holiest priests of the 20th century, Fr. Joseph Kentenich, Marge’s story is a testimony to the power of Marian consecration and the rosary. Pray the novena in this book, and allow Jesus and Mary to heal you, too!" —Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, author, Champions of the Rosary

"Forgiving Mother will lift your heart and soul from the pit of despair to the heights of heaven! Marge Fenelon presents a fascinating journey of a life affected by abuse and how she found comfort, hope, and peace through the compassionate, motherly love of Mary. You will experience the power of God’s love in a more meaningful way within the tender embrace of the Mother of Jesus. Forgiving Mother will inspire and encourage you to plumb the depths of God’s mercy in your own life, leading you to profound healing and deeper intimacy with the Lord through the heart of His Blessed Mother." —Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, author, Behold the Man: A Catholic Vision of Male Spirituality and Ignite: Read the Bible Like Never Before

"Are you broken by woundedness which keeps you from attaining peace, happiness, and the full potential of God's will for your life? Are you ready to "be well"? Let Marge Fenelon be your companion to a full and healing relationship with God through the beautiful and salvific intercession of our Mother Mary. Coupled with therapeutic remedies, Forgiving Mother offers you practical guidance and spiritual wisdom born of Marge's own personal experience to begin your journey to wholeness of spirit. Highly recommended!" —Lisa M. Hendey, author, The Grace of Yes
 "As someone who has struggled through the pain of broken relationships, Marge's book is a breath of fresh air.  It reminds us that most families are not exactly Norman Rockwell material.  And while as Christians we are called to forgive, reconciling, even with those in our circle of family and friends, sometimes may not be possible.  With the Blessed Mother as her guide Marge helps us navigate this emotional journey with hope that leads to the healing of our own wounded hearts." — Teresa Tomeo, media expert, motivational speaker, bestselling author
"This book will be an invaluable asset for those who need to forgive and be forgiven. Marge had courageously shared the story of her painful childhood experiences in order to bring others an awareness of a path for healing. Seeking the assistance of the Blessed Mother's guidance in prayer, Mary affirms all her children as they unite their experiences in a deepening relationship with her Son." — Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

"A masterpiece of spiritual insight and practical wisdom, Forgiving Mother is sure to lift readers out of the darkness of the past and into a present suffused with light, love, and healing. — Lisa Mladinich, author, True Radiance: Finding Grace in the Second Half of Life
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Franciscan Media
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1632532271
• ISBN 13: 9781632532275
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168