The month of May is filled with celebrations, special moments for families, Mother’s Day, First Communions, Confirmations, Graduations, Memorial Day. Mother’s Day. It was the death of her own mother in 1905, that prompted Ann Jarvis of West Virginia to honor the sacrifices her mother and all mothers make for their families. In 1914, Congress passed… Continue reading Celebrating Moments in May with Gratitude, Joy, and Love
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A Mother’s Heart
A reflection shared from parishioner and friend, Sandy Spencer.Sandy spent 25 years as a Missionary in Guatemala. Friends, this is a Mother's Day story. This story comes back to my memory because it is Mother's Day. With a special heart, mothers come to know that community and belonging are a right for every human being. The nurturing, life-giving quality of LOVE is not biologically, nationally, or racially determined. Mothers know this from their hearts. This Mother's Day, I go back in memory to Guatemala. I remember Bonifacio Coz. He was five months old when his tuberculous grandfather hobbled into the clinic with him. Bonifacio's mother died – maybe a week before. The father was in the army. Boni weighed 3½ pounds. He did not look human. The fight for life in this little person was incredible. Every two hours, 1½ ounces of milk – after every feeding – vomiting – diarrhea. And yet – he lived. A young Indian mother whose own child was very ill was watching Bonifacio. After two days she said,“That little boy is hungry for more than milk from a bottle. He needs to feel a heart that beats with his own.” “What do you want to do?” “I want to give him my own breast to feed from; I want his hand to… Continue reading A Mother’s Heart