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Waiting for Mary: America in Search of a Miracle
Waiting for Mary America in Search of a Miracle Author:Mark Garvey In the 1990s, Mary, the mother of Jesus, seemed to be appearing everywhereGeorgia and New York, Wisconsin and Arizona, Kentucky and California. Thousands thronged to these sightings, sometimes waiting weeks for a vision. What brought people from around the world to these random locations to wait, perhaps in vain, for a miracle? WAITING FOR... more » MARY is journalist Mark Garveys fascinating account of his search to discover the answer. On his journey, Garvey met with visionaries and skeptics, the faithful and the doubtful. WAITING FOR MARY presents the stories of believers, while also capturing Garveys feelings about his experiences. WAITING FOR MARY explores the innate human struggle to make sense of the world around us and our quest to find, within that world, a meaning for our lives. Ultimately, Garvey delivers an informed understanding, both religious and secular, of Marian sightings. Readers are offered a look at a world that is strange and captivating, moving and, in its way, miraculous. WAITING FOR MARY will be featured in an upcoming History Channel documentary.« less