This piece is inspired by a talk I gave to a local parish women's group in 2016. I'll split it into three parts. The first: Who's Calling? My daughter is two years old. For her, when you call someone, you see their faces. Admittedly, she calls few people - namely her grandparents. And she knows …
The “after”- the backside of a birth
I wrote about my newborn's hospitalization on my doula's blog...
Who is Macrina?
I had the pleasure of speaking at a Women Deacons Prayer Service at St. Agnes Catholic Church in San Francisco last year. This prayer service focused on Saint Macrina, the younger. Never heard of her? Neither had I... My daughter got a caterpillar for her third birthday a few weeks ago. Side note: try not to give toddlers living things for birthday presents… well, unless they’re going to reveal a mystery about the Creator of the universe. Then, I guess,it’s okay. So, my daughter received a caterpillar as a present …
Is God ashamed of being called ‘she’? Are we?
Where I come from, mistaking a boy for a girl is a serious offense. Sure, everyone mixes up a neutrally-clad infant in a stroller—“Oh… what a cute little girl.” (“Ahem, that’s my son.”) A parent is not usually deeply insulted by this mistake. But the stakes get higher as we get older. Where I come …
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Molleen Dupree-Dominguez 