When the Baby Marvelously Repays the Mother for Her Sacrifice

When the Baby Marvelously Repays the Mother for Her Sacrifice

The mother-child relationship is intimate and emotional. The mother gives everything to the baby that develops in her womb in an act of love. Such touching solicitude and sacrifice explain the universal appreciation of motherhood. It might also explain the antipathy of the left, which hates all links of dependency and sees … Read more

Turning Women Into “Gestators” Is the Way to Abolish Motherhood

Turning Women Into “Gestators” Is the Way to Abolish Motherhood

The present manifestations of feminism are mere phases of a process that seeks the annihilation of women. It seems a contradiction. Feminism claims to glorify women and their accomplishments. Women’s Studies departments worldwide are supposedly dedicated to the study of women’s achievements and the denouncing of the “oppression” they have suffered over … Read more

Good Times Return, but Not Babies

Good Times Return, but Not Babies

There is an unwritten rule among those who watch the economy. When times are good, families have more babies. Across the board, the fertility rate of women of all ages goes up and the population is replenished. Young populations and prosperity are co-related and desired in healthy economies. However, that is not … Read more

Two Portrayals of Motherhood, Natural and Supernatural

Two Portrayals of Motherhood, Natural and Supernatural 2

This miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is arguably the most studied representation of the Mother of God in the world. There are two things which make it particularly unique. Firstly, it is, so to speak, a self-portrait that was miraculously handcrafted, for the Aztec people, by Our Lady herself. Her … Read more

The Mother: Love, Affection, Goodness, and Mercy

The Mother: Love, Affection, Goodness, and Mercy

  The following reflections are taken from an informal lecture given by Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira on May 24, 1995. His words have been translated and adapted for publication without his revision. –Ed. Our Lady is the archetype of all mothers. Sometimes, a child senses her maternal goodness symbolically through the ambience of a … Read more

The Virgin Mary

The Virgin Mary 1

Table of Contents Introduction — Our Life and Our Sweetness Chapter I — The Immaculate Conception Chapter II — The Nativity of the Virgin Mary Chapter III — The Holy Name of Mary Chapter IV — Mary’s Life in the Temple Chapter V — The Annunciation Chapter VI — The Divine Motherhood … Read more