"To win back for Our Lady the flowers of the field": Ecology, Stewardship, and Prayer in the Mary's Gardens Apostolate
The Mary's Gardens apostolate was co-founded in 1951 by Edward A. G. McTague and John S. Stokes, Jr. It originated as a horticultural expression of the Marian ethos of mid-century U.S. Catholicism. At the same time, the apostolate was intended not only as an act of Marian devotion but also as a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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US catholic historian
Year: 2025, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 51-76 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDB Roman Catholic Church NBJ Mariology |
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| Summary: | The Mary's Gardens apostolate was co-founded in 1951 by Edward A. G. McTague and John S. Stokes, Jr. It originated as a horticultural expression of the Marian ethos of mid-century U.S. Catholicism. At the same time, the apostolate was intended not only as an act of Marian devotion but also as a recovery of an entire worldview that approached nature as a witness to its Creator and Redeemer, inspiring the praise of God and virtuous living. The apostolate continued despite the waning of Marian devotions after Vatican II, and Mary Gardens remain part of the living tradition of Catholicism. |
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| ISSN: | 1947-8224 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: US catholic historian
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cht.2025.a960200 |
