Holding Jesus: Reflections on Mary, the Mother of God
ALFRED MCBRIDE, o. praem., holds a diploma in catechetics from Lumen Vitae, Brussels, and a doctorate in religious education from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. He has written many books, includingThe Challenge of the Cross: Praying the Stations;Staying Faithful Today: To God, Ourselves, One Another;A Short History of the Mass;The Story of the Church; andA Priest Forever: Nine Signs of Renewal and Hope. He resides in a Norbertine priory in DePere, Wisconsin. In 2011 he received the catechetical award from the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership.