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December 22
“First the Void came into being, next broad-bosomed Earth, the solid and eternal home of all.” –Hesiod
This cosmic source, Gaia or Mother Earth, gave birth to Sky (Uranus) and from their union came the sea, the land, and the first gods and goddesses. Many scholars attribute to Hesiod, a Greek poet who believed his inspiration came directly from a muse, a daughter of Zeus, the belief that the primary cosmic generator was female. The world was born of a mother.
I’m Kathryn Rombs, mother of six children and grandmother of one sweet baby girl. I live in Rome with my husband and the three children still under our roof. I am a Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas, where I have taught philosophy off and on for 15 years, most recently last year as an affiliate professor on UD’s Rome Program. While my doctorate is in philosophy, I am currently pursuing an STL in theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. I love Mighty Is Her Call, especially in its lifting up so many Catholic mothers and being a platform for their various talents, messages, charisms and gifts. I love that this ministry is a chance for the Church and world to see more clearly the sacredness of Catholic motherhood. Mothers empty themselves for their loved ones, just as Christ “emptied himself. . . and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:6-11). It’s a vocation that affords the chance to live a radical Christ-like calling.
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