Eucharistic Motherhood: Day 47--The Big Push

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Day 47--The Big Push

The kids are undertaking a BIG PUSH for the end of the school year. The tests and interrogations are relentless! The kids are studying so hard. I am truly in awe that Clare and Leigh are learning Spanish--taught in Italian--as well as Italian. Golly! What intensity!
Annie's school just started online streamed class time--very funny that they are changing platforms now. And how it happened is even more hilarious (and totally typical): the first hour was supposed to be taught by the IT director who set up the platform; he lost connection 10 minutes into the hour and could not get back on! The kids all chatted for the remaining 50 minutes! So funny.
I am homeschooling Sebastian: we are doing entomology (bug science!) and reading. Today we are taking up Shakespeare--we'll see how that goes!

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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.