Hierarchy's Mary is vastly different from ours | National Catholic Reporter

Hierarchy's Mary is vastly different from ours | National Catholic Reporter by Sister Joan.  MGB: Mary was also rather the radical.  The Magnificant is a rather bold statement for social justice.  It is obvious who taught Jesus about both justice and, because she treasured all these things in her heart, his own divinity.  That is why he assumed she would understand when he went to the temple. She essentially said not yet.  At Cana she told him yet, even though he said his hour had not yet come.  Their love seems strong enough for a little back and forth sarcasm.  Jesus surrounded himself with formidable women.  Anyone living in Caphernum would have had to deal with the Rabbi's mother, Mary, and the Rabbi's wife, Mary Magdalene, while his brothers were likely among his cousin John's disciple's until Jesus called them.