Ahhhh! It’s Mother’s Day. The day we’ve all been waiting for . . . I’m sure we have all woken up rested and refreshed. All our needs have been anticipated, and each of us has been pampered all day. Cucumber water sparkles on our bedside table as we enjoy reading in our sundrenched room of …READ MORE
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Dearest Mothers, You Are Enough
I was scrolling through Facebook, when something caught my eye. A mom-friend of mine who works as a nurse managed to start her own successful sewing business online. As I looked at all her beautiful work and her daughters in matching outfits with bows in their hair, I immediately criticized myself. I can barely get …READ MORE
The Resurrection
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb . . . Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told her (Jn 20:1;18). …READ MORE
Coming Home
I have been thinking a lot this Lent about what it means to come home. At the beginning of Lent, we often read the story of the Prodigal Son, a story of rebellion and pride, followed by the father’s mercy and overwhelming forgiveness. Lent is a season when God the Father is calling us home. …READ MORE
An invitation to Transformation
God reveals himself through the beauty of motherhood—he speaks to our hearts and draws us in, initiating a life of fulfillment and holy satisfaction. Yet, when I wake in the gray hours of a dawning Lent, those early moments of my subconscious give me away—both an awareness and a longing are revealed. I am aware …READ MORE
Best of MIHC: The Hiddenness of A Mother’s Love
Christ calls us to love even when that love is poorly reciprocated or perhaps not even reciprocated at all. In a certain sense, this reality is deeply woven into the vocation of motherhood. It may even be the very heart of this vocation. A mother gives her own body, her whole life, and her whole …READ MORE
