Depictions of family life on the big screen have altered greatly over the decades. Yet the appeal of a strong and nurturing maternal figure has endured. With Mother’s Day approaching, movie fans may want to take advantage of the fact that numerous films featuring impressive moms are currently available for streaming.
Donald DeMarco explores motherhood, and its depth, through a theological perspective borrowing the “I-thou” terminology of Martin Buber. He writes “But there is something far more profound that occurs in the mother-child relationship.”
Along with other women religious and their friends, Sister Jabro pulled off a grand party at the Cobina migrant shelter in Mexicali: live music, piñatas, ice cream, dancing with the sisters, manicures and face masks, which some of the women delighted in, sunburnt after days of walking in the desert.
Standing before an image of the Virgin Mary, Wojtlya’s father told him, “From today on, she will be your mother.”
“I’m not sure she remembers my name, but she knows this man across the table holding her hand loves her.”
Sister Constance is considered a spiritual mother by many of the residents, who said they will honor her on Mother’s Day.
We can honor special women in our lives, even those not gifted with the physical role of motherhood.
Just in time for Mother’s Day, a handful of bishops shared memories of their moms on a recent podcast by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
