My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord – December 5, 2010 January 11, 2013 news4 A Gentle Giant RememberedWhen Manute Bol died at age 47 in June 2010, the former NBA star from South Sudan was doing the thing he loved best: helping his beloved people of South Sudan. feature9 Christ as the Ultimate OfferingElliott Daingerfield’s Mural Cycleat St. Mary’s, ManhattanBy Dennis RavertyThe murals painted by Daingerfield in Saint Mary’s chapel are characterized by the overarching theme of offering — Mary’s offering of song, the Magi’s offering of gifts, our own offerings in the Eucharist, and finally Christ himself, who through his life and by his death becomes the ultimate offering. essay14 Let It Be to Me According to Your WordBy Patrick T. TwomeyPart of the deposit of Christian faith is the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary. books17 The Meaning Is in the Waitingand Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas MertonReviewed by Bruce M. RobisonIt is for us as for Mary a season of pregnant paradox. How something so big and complicated could have so small a beginning. other departments20 Sunday’s Readings22 People & Places