Mary: The Second Eve

Most Catholics who know about Saint John Henry Newman are familiar with his journey from the Church of England to Roman Catholicism. What may be surprising is the key role that the Blessed Virgin Mary played in his conversion. Apart from the Papacy, devotion to Mary is perhaps the greatest stumbling block for the majority of Protestants. Yet Newman had already developed a devotion to Mary and a defense of some Catholic doctrines on the subject even while still a Protestant. Mary: The Second Eve is a short booklet composed of excerpts from St. John Henry Newman's masterful writings on one of his favorite subjects: Our Lady. His erudition as a scholar, citing Church Fathers and Doctors, and his devotion to the Blessed Mother are unparalleled. The truth of devotion to Our Lady in the Catholic Faith is here most exquisitely upheld, in particular over and against Protestant accusations. No English Catholic pen is better than St. John Henry Newman's, and here he is at his finest. St. John He