Lou Gehrig, Mayo Clinic, and Me

I’m not facing the life-threatening obstacles that Gehrig faced, but I am facing some obstacles of my own. And I’ve been asking myself if I could honestly say, I’m the luckiest (wo)man on the face of the earth.

I don’t think I could at first, but I’m getting there, and for the same reasons that Gehrig got there.

Why is May the Month of Mary?

In Catholic churches and homes around the world, May altars – special places dedicated to Mary, Mother of God – have been erected. Some have pictures of Mary, some have statues of her. Most have bouquets of flowers and many host a crown of flowers for the Queen, symbols of her beauty, purity, and virtue.

It’s a wonderful custom, but do you know why Catholics celebrate May as the Month of Mary?