I don't know if it was my state of mind at the time, or if I've been spoiled by reading almost exclusively on my Kindle, but I could not get through the hardcover version of this book. A couple months ago, I got the CD version and have already listened to it twice. What a beautiful, beautiful, and inspiring book. I now have almost all of "Dr. E's" books as audio books, and love them all.

Excellent but surprisingly not as psych-heavy as Women who Run. Could have included more psychology and theology.

a bas sam htjela da mi se svidi : ((((

I waffle between 2 and 3 stars because sometimes I deeply enjoyed and connected with the breakdowns featured in this book. Other times, I felt so frustrated and wanted to push again the construction of what it means to hold a relationship with Holy Mother. In the end, a worthwhile read in reconnecting with my own understanding, but difficult to recommend given the annoyances.

Beautiful, beautiful, stunning meditations on Blessed Mother in all her various forms. I never “got” who she was, even being a cradle Catholic. This revealed her to me- that she isn’t one dimensional- a kind of cold, European, distant statuesque woman, but rather a woman who is warm, embracing, and belongs to me as I belong to her. Absolutely an essential read for anyone who wants a closer relationship with her.

It was a really interesting book, raising several inspiring and important issues. However, I must say - and I was raised as a Catholic so I was pretty much an insider - I didn't like how Clarissa begins the book by saying she'll talk about something that transcends Catholicism and religion, and then spends the majority of the book describing things pertaining to different Catholic rituals. I don't know, it was sometimes a bit offputting.