Mary: The Model Of Motherhood
By DONALD DeMARCO Mary, the Mother of God, as Coventry Patmore has reminded us, is “Our only Savior from an abstract Christ.” There is implied in this remark an understanding of motherhood that is being challenged in today’s world where motherhood is being eviscerated by politics and redefined by reproductive technology.Mary conceived Christ, carried Him under her heart, and gave birth to Him. Through her flesh she gave her Son flesh. Her act of mothering provided Christ with a human form, one through which He could grow and feel and suffer as other humans do. She permitted the transformation of a God that we could not see or touch into one who is palpably human and identifiably one of us.…Continue Reading