"If the heart is not praying, the tongue is labouring in vain."

By Wally AridaEmailed to readers July 9, 2007Dear Friends:On Wednesday, August 15, Catholics all over the world will celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. To help us better understand the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in our Christian lives, we begin this issue with an explanation of the "Doctrine of the Assumption." Then we have an article about "The Original Mary: Our Lady's Life Before the