"Mary's presence is prayer, and her presence among the disciples in the Upper Room, awaiting the Holy Spirit, is in prayer. Thus Mary gives birth to the Church, she is the Mother of the Church ...

One can feel the hum of prayer radiating through the stones that divide the building and create a floor for the Upper Room and a ceiling for the chamber of David’s Tomb. The Upper Room as it ...

The Syriac Orthodox Church of St. Mark is said to be built on the house of Mary ... this is the upper room where Jesus had the Last Supper. Here as well, those present pray together and listen ...

The collection was seen as an extension of the Upper Room's main business of creating and distributing devotionals internationally. The scene of the Nativities is the same, Mary and Joseph and ...

Originally published in 1985, Mary Monroe's engaging debut novel, The Upper Room, features Ruby Montgomery, an obese, indomitable character who steals her best friend's baby daughter and flees to ...