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SUMMARY:Margarita Mooney Clayton's "When Mary Calls"
DESCRIPTION:The CIC is delighted to welcome Dr. Margarita Mooney Clayton for a presentation of her book\, When Mary Calls: Surprising Encounters with the Mother of God\, on Wednesday\, June 10\, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT. After the talk\, stay for a booksigning with Dr. Clayton and a light happy hour social. \nRSVP to join this program in-person or virtually through the livestream. \n___________________\nJune 10th Schedule: \n\n5:45 PM: Doors open for check-in\n6:00 PM: When Mary Calls presentation by Dr. Margarita Mooney Clayton (in-person and livestreamed).\n7:00 PM: Booksigning by Dr. Clayton and happy hour\n8:00 PM: Evening concludes\n\nWhen Mary Calls will be available for purchase at the CIC bookstore. \nAbout the Book:\n\nA young Protestant man from the Bible Belt experiences miraculous healing at a Marian shrine in Ireland. A Methodist woman 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.” \nIn an age of spiritual hunger and cultural confusion\, people from Protestant\, Catholic\, and Orthodox backgrounds are turning to Mary as their spiritual mother. \nPart spiritual memoir\, part theological exploration\, When Mary Calls 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. \nThrough 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. \nWhen Mary Calls 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.
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