Mother’s Day

Article

Reckoning With Birth

Birth is one of humanity’s most under-explored subjects. Minimizing birth diminishes one of the greatest powers humans have had: the creation of life itself.

By Jennifer Banks

May 26, 2023

Article

She is made of quiet that
survives the spear and
the song

Poem | Wolf Mother

By Michael Cadnum

April 27, 2021

Poetry

Article

From Mom to Mom

Why mom-to-mom salutations may be the most important ones to send on Mother’s Day

By Agnes R. Howard

May 8, 2021

Article

Theology in Motion

“God came into the world not in the blink of an eye, but in and through his mother’s womb—through the process of pregnancy, labor, and delivery.”

By Carrie Frederick Frost

January 18, 2022

Women in the Church

Theology

Spirituality

Article

Father Church and the Motherhood of God

From the archives: A dispatch from Doris Grumbach on a 1970 conference about women’s liberation in the Church.

By Doris Grumbach

January 7, 2023

From the Archives

Gender

Women in the Church

Article

“If breast-feeding is a right, then is not breastfeeding also a right?”

The Womanly Art of Arguing About Breastfeeding

By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly

February 29, 2012

Article

That I’m the cook in my own family is all thanks to my mother.

My Mother's Recipes

By Rand Richards Cooper

October 7, 2016

Article

Hard-Won Wisdom

Lucille Clifton’s re-issued memoir celebrates life, acknowledges difficult times, and recognizes beauty wherever it can be found.

By Clifford Thompson

January 15, 2022

Race

Nonfiction

Article

What the Church Owes Families

Without concrete policies like generous paid family leave, the Church’s pro-life rhetoric rings hollow.

By Annie Selak

October 15, 2020

U.S. Catholicism

Social Justice

Web Exclusive

Article

My Two Abortions

The need for abortion is evidence of our broken humanity, but our current response also shows our Church’s inability to respond fully to the female experience.

By Anonymous

August 27, 2019

Abortion

Spirituality

Article

In my mother’s case, her reluctance to share personal details was itself a revelation.

Mother Knew Best

By Jo McGowan

June 6, 2011

Death and Dying

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