In the midst of it all we both experienced and manifested our grief in very different ways. Reflecting on it now, I see how my femininity and his masculinity contributed to the experience of this grief…
Read MoreThis feminine talent or capacity for loving which is built into my being is sometimes challenging to embrace. The Way of the Cross is built-in, too. As Scripture attests, Mary’s motherhood had both joys and sorrows, for Mary accompanied Jesus through the sweetness of His childhood as well as
Read MoreI was especially nervous walking out to the car that day because my hands were full with the picture, and I did not have a spare hand to hold his. I was also concerned that he would break away from my friend if she walked with him, knowing that she was not in a state to be running after him if he did so.
Read MoreWhen we are younger, we tend to think of life as constructed of linear moments, all building upon one another: we go to school, maybe go to university, get a job, get married, have children, retire. And all of these, in way or another, presuppose the moment before. And yet…
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