IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND HOLY

Immaculate Conception and the Holy SpiritThe Marian Teachings of St. Maximilian KolbeBy Fr. H. M. Manteau-Bonamy, OP"Apostle of a New Marian Age"St. Maximilian Kolbe's heroic martyrdom at the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz is world renowned. It is less known that the Polish Franciscan was a ground-breaking Marian theologian. Pope Paul VI called Kolbe "clairvoyant" in his anticipation of the Marian theology of the Second Vatican Council. Pope John Paul II called him an "apostle of a new Marian age."Immaculate Conception and the Holy Spirit is a brilliant analysis of the saint's insights on Mary's spousal relationship with the Holy Spirit, and her active role in salvation history. Using Kolbe's own writings, Father Manteau-Bonamy-- a master theologian himself-- weaves together a profound but accessible study of St. Maximilian's master thesis: That Mary Immaculate is the chief visible manifestation of the Holy Spirit's presence in the Church and the world.This work is especially relevant to