May 8 and May 13 are the feast days of Lady Julian of Norwich (1342-1416). She was the first woman to write a surviving book in the English language: Revelations of Divine Love. Julian was an anchorite, an early form of the Christian monastic. She lived in a simple room attached to the local church, receiving …
“Do not wean me, good Jesus, from the breasts of thy consolation….” The monk of Farne Let’s talk about the history of the metaphor of mother for Jesus. It starts with Jesus Himself, and moves right on through the minds of church fathers and theologians, to the middle ages. Caring for Children Jesus began this tradition when he …
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We think of Judas as the black sheep of the family during Holy Week. He made an unforgiveable mistake, right? So big that even Jesus pronounced “woe” to His betrayer (Matt. 26:24). A closer look at Matthew 26 shows us that Jesus had Judas covered. In fact, Matthew shows that all The Twelve failed Jesus …
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Last night, Sam slept on his own on his back. Due to an infant breathing disorder, he’s slept and breathed well only on top of one of us, since he was born. He only woke up kicking and arching his back twice. But I am so used to sleeping sitting up, and sleeping lightly, that …
Mother God Never Sleeps (And Neither Do I) Read More »
