Eucharistic Motherhood

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

We were there on Bastille Day--what a birthday for Clare, to be there on that day!!
I took her and Mary to the parade on the Champs Elysees--what we mothers do for our children (I loathe parades)! :)
The fireworks at the Eiffel Tower were truly amazing to watch, since it was for us a once in a lifetime event!
We took Clare to the Galleries Lafayette and got her some casual dresses. It was a BLAST. She loved it. Many of us also got parisienne hats and a pair of shoes from street vendors. That was really fun. So by the end of the day, Clare was decked out in a hat, dress and shoes! She was positively adorable!

Who wouldn't want these as their birthday cake??

A birthday of a lifetime!

Happy birthday, Clare!!!!!! We love you!!!!!!

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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.