On Holy Saturday

Note: this was taken from an informal, online share by David Armstrong and posted with his permission. Jesus is dead in the tomb. We should pause for a minute to acknowledge that at least in the external world, nothing was likely very perceptively different that Sabbath. Birdsong continued unabated; flowers went on blooming; Jewish families … Continue reading On Holy Saturday →

Motherhood and Sonship as the Image of God in the Theology of Mother Maria of Paris

Today has been the liturgical anniversary of the execution of Mother Maria of Paris in a gas chamber at the Ravensbrück concentration camp on Holy Saturday 1945. Her remarkable theological insights into motherhood as a basic aspect of the divine image in each of us came to mind vividly for me this year during the … Continue reading Motherhood and Sonship as the Image of God in the Theology of Mother Maria of Paris →