St Clement of Rome Catholic Church

Already bruised by the skirmishes of life, we grown-ups let kids take refuge in a world of dreams, make-believes and incredible feats made easy by super-heroes. We do not want them to be scarred and traumatized by an early brush with the real world in which we must live. Alas, the world of grown-ups reserves many unpleasant surprises. At times, unceremoniously, we can be thrusted into surreal situations in which we would feel numb, disoriented, enveloped in darkness, trudging hesitantly through thick clouds.

As a son, husband, father, and deacon who presides at numerous baptisms, I have often marveled at the life-giving love that mothers provide. After their initial cooperation with God in bringing new saints into existence, they then settle into a lifelong journey of caring for them. To paraphrase the thirty-first chapter of Proverbs (31), “a woman’s work is never done.” Forever giving, a mother’s love is an eternal gift of love that never ends.