Tag: Motherhood

Dressing Like a Handmaid: The Brown Scapular

Taryn DeLong July 12, 2022 No Comments

“When news broke that the Supreme Court was planning on overturning Roe v. Wade, the protests began almost immediately. In some, women showed up at Catholic Masses dressed in the famous ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ costumes in protest of what they saw as the Catholic Church’s misogynistic meddling in American politics. What they missed is the fact that the most famous woman called a handmaid is described by that Church as the Queen of Heaven and Earth.” – Taryn DeLong

A Lasting Inheritance: Reflecting on Fatherhood

Christine Hanus June 15, 2022 1 Comment

“The more we suffer from a lack of good fathers in our present age, the more we want to pretend that fatherhood is not important. But what we need is healing from father wounds, not denial.” – Christine Hanus

Only God Can Convert: on Parenting and the Spiritual Life

MaryRuth Hackett May 14, 2022 No Comments

“As a parent, you introduce your child to the faith, and you live your faith life infused in everything you do, but you can not control or direct your child’s relationship with the Lord. Father Jacque Phillipe says ‘A plant can’t be made to grow by pulling it up’”. – Dr. MaryRuth Hackett

Woman–Happy Mother’s Day!

Rebecca Sande May 5, 2022 No Comments

“Whether you are single, consecrated, religious, or married; whether a physical mother or not, the feminine gift of maternity allows a woman to mother another. Through her body, in her thoughts, her words, and actions, women engender life in others.” – Rebecca Sande