{"product_id":"gate-of-heaven-reflections-on-mary-the-mother-of-god-imitation-leather","title":"Gate of Heaven: Reflections on Mary, the Mother of God - Imitation Leather","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Becklo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSally Read\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Salve, porta,\" declares the ancient Marian antiphon \u003ci\u003eAve Regina Caelorum\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Hail, Gate of Heaven.\" This is just one of the countless titles lavished on Mary, the Mother of Jesus, throughout two thousand years of Catholic tradition: she is the New Eve, the Ark of the Covenant, the Seat of Wisdom, the Morning Star, the Mystical Rose--the list goes on and on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But is all of this emphasis on Mary unbiblical or unnecessary? What is Marian devotion all about? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGate of Heaven: Reflections on the Mother of God \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers of all backgrounds--Catholic, non-Catholic, and even non-Christian--a meditative summation of the Church's love for Mary. This unique collection features passages from Scripture, the \u003ci\u003eCatechism of the Catholic Church\u003c\/i\u003e, and various saints and spiritual masters; a rich treasury of prayers, poems, and hymns; and a foreword and poetry from Sally Read, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Pages: An Atheist's Journey to the Mother of God\u003c\/i\u003e. Structured around the four Marian dogmas, four Marian antiphons, and four key roles of Mary revealed in Scripture--Daughter of Zion, Mother of Jesus, Mother of the Church, and Queen of Heaven--these pages invite us into the Church's loving gaze, one that always looks through Mary to Christ, and through the gate to the heaven it contained. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Becklo is a husband and father, writer and editor, and the Publishing Director for Bishop Robert Barron's Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Heaven and Earth: From Either\/Or to the Catholic Both\/And\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also contributed essays for \u003ci\u003eWisdom and Wonder: How Peter Kreeft Shaped the Next Generation of Catholics \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Apologetics: Defending the Faith in a Post-Christian Era\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited multiple books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Hour: Meditations for Eucharistic Adoration \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eFlannery O'Connor Collection\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing is featured at Word on Fire, Aleteia, and Catholic World Report, and has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eInside the Vatican\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the \u003ci\u003eEvangelization \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e journal, and online at First Things, RealClear Religion, the Catholic Thing, and the Catholic Herald. He lives in New York with his wife, Elizabeth, and their four children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 7.38 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966788436269,"sku":"9781685782184","price":35.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/mjF8i-Fsme9781685782184.webp?v=1775538989","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/gate-of-heaven-reflections-on-mary-the-mother-of-god-imitation-leather","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}