Eucharistic Motherhood: happy blogging

Saturday, December 25, 2010

happy blogging

So what is this all about anyway? It's about me. It's about my personal discoveries of how I do home (and how I do NOT do home, based on my mistakes!), how I do kids (and how I do NOT do kids), how I do happy marriage (and how I do NOT do marriage), and how I do happy-on-the-inside. WHAT I CAN'T BELIEVE IS THAT I AM (happy on the inside)! I am not the author of this happiness--like a child, it has just plopped in my lap. Clearly, it is not mine for keeps, but rather, something to share. And so I shall...AS KATHRYN-UNFILTERED.

I have GREAT friends and extended family whom I adore, and who are the ones who prompted me to do this in the first place. It makes me happy to think that my beloved sisters who live so far away--even in Europe--can be closer in a way through this blog. I love to think that my brothers can be a part of my life in a new way. My parents--well, my parents are probably the only people who will ever read this blog anyway (I love you guys)!

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About Me

Born in Texas, raised in NYC, I earned my Ph.D. in philosophy and married a gorgeous theology student who rides a motorcycle and looks like James Dean. We now have six kids, are based in Irving near the University of Dallas where my husband teaches theology and where I sometimes teach philosophy. We currently live in the Castelli Romani, just outside of Rome, Italy. In addition to teaching some semesters and raising our 6 wonderful children, I am studying theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. Passionate about the vocation of motherhood, I founded a Catholic mother's ministry, Mighty Is Her Call. Our retreats and blog can be explored here: https://mightyishercall.com.

My book, Motherhood: An Extraordinary Vocation was released August 2021.

What's Special about Motherhood?

Motherhood is patterned on the life of Christ, particularly the Eucharist, in a way that no other vocation is. Some mothers shed blood for their children in childbirth--just as Christ shed his blood for us, a gift we celebrate in the Eucharist. Some mothers nourish children with their own bodies--just as Christ nourishes us with his body in the Eucharist. Mothers give themselves up in countless ways for their children--just as Christ gave himself up for us: "This is my body, given up for you." Every aspect of our day, from feeding our children, to cleaning up their messes, to disciplining them, to listening attentively to them, to hugging them, to laughing with them, to cherishing them, reflects the ways Christ gives himself to us. Motherhood is a role fashioned in the image of Christ, more so than perhaps any other vocation. It is singularly close to and reflective of the Heart of Christ.