Happy Mother's Day

image of Mary, allegedly based on the
Face of Jesus as on the Shroud of Turn

It can be so hard, sometimes, to remember why we do it, and why it's worth it. But then the other day at Costco I saw a bumper sticker: "Better late than pregnant." And I remembered: Our path to heaven, to holiness, to selflessness, always is through other people. And we mothers? We create people! And by doing our utmost to show them the way to Beauty, Truth, and Goodness, we find it ourselves.

And this mother? She shows us how.

Happy Mother's Day, mamas.