If we haven’t experienced maternal love on a human level, we can be inhibited from accepting the maternal love of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In fact, we can be inhibited from even comprehending such a thing. FROM FORGIVING MOTHER: A Read more
Quite often, the last thing those of us who’ve been raised without maternal love is to give any kind of credit to our mothers. However, they do deserve credit for at least one thing – they gave birth to us. Read more
Seeing your mother as a child of God may seem like an impossibility. Consider St. Paul. He himself admitted that he had been a terrible sinner. Yet God not only forgave him, but had an important purpose for him. FROM Read more
When you’ve been neglected or mistreated, it can be very hard to see your own worth. You get used to being downtrodden and can forget – or fail to believe – that you are indeed a child of God. FROM Read more
There is great misunderstanding about Catholic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, even among Catholics. That can make it difficult for people to turn to her for help, even though they desperately need her motherly love. FROM FORGIVING MOTHER: A Read more
Experiencing and coping with a troubled or abusive parent can leave you in a state of utter confusion. Although for a completely different reason, Mary experienced confusion as well. When the Angel Gabriel appeared to her, she was confused. Who Read more
Tragically, there are countless persons who have been wounded by negligent or improper parenting. Even more tragically, they don’t even know that healing is at hand. They don’t understand that Mary is the answer to their quest for hope, healing, Read more