“I knew nothing; I was nothing. For this reason God picked me out.”

                     -St. Catherine Laboure

For Reflection:

Read 1 Corinthians 1:28-29. How do St. Catherine’s words reflect this passage from Scripture? How have I seen this to be true in my own life?

Full of Grace:
Women and the Abundant Life
Johnnette Benkovic
Pb 238 pgs
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Chapter One   Page 17
The Special Call and Gift of Woman

The Reality of Spiritual Motherhood

If the preeminent function of our womanly bodies is to bring life, as we have just discussed, the preeminent function of our womanly soul–our feminine spirit and psyche–must be to bring life as well. Our entire being is meant to be life-giving, life-producing. Our call to bring life to others, then, does not stop at the physical level, but only begins there.