Eucharistic Motherhood: Empty and Full

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Empty and Full

I am meditating daily on the cross, asking God to let my ego and will be crucified with Christ.

As I am being emptied out of my ego, my vanity, my cares and concerns about me, what will replace it? Just emptiness? No, not for the Christian!

"Be filled with the Holy Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves. . . giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of out Lord Jesus Christ," (Eph. 5:20).
We are to be filled with the Holy Spirit! And how? One way is to be filled with thanks--one of His marks.

Giving thanks ALWAYS! This is repeated all through the New Testament (Phil. 4:6, Col. 3:17, 1 Thes. 5:16).

What is supposed to be all-consuming for us? Ourselves? Our wishes? Our plans? No! Thanksgiving to God, in the name of Christ. I am hoping to trade out being "full of myself" with being "full of the Holy Spirit" and "full of thanks."

Being thankful is a way of being loving. Love is the main goal!

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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.