Marie Azzarello, member of the Congregation of Notre Dame, works in educational ministry. She is presently a well-known adult educator in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. Luke’s gospel image of Mary, mother and first disciple of Jesus, in the Annunciation, the Visitation and Pentecost (Acts of the Apostles) inspire her life and have been the source of numerous retreats, workshops, and recent articles that present Mary as the archetype of Christian discipleship.rnrnrnMarie is the author of Mary, The First Disciple, A Guide for Transforming Today’s Church and Mary and the Maternal Face of God, Reimagining Ourselves as Church.
Marie Y. Azzarello
