Deacon and the Mrs.: November 2013

I believe it was when I was nursing my fifth child five years ago that a friend gave me a holy card of Our Lady of La Leche from the shrine of the same name in St. Augustine, FL from which she had just returned. Admittedly I never heard of it, but it was a beautiful image and something that I could definitely relate to.

Since that time I have held that holy card in a devotional book that I've picked up from time to time.

I'm recounting this because St. Peter's List has a post of twenty images of Mary nursing the baby Jesus (well actually 19 as the last one is a painting of St. Bernard with a statue of Mary that 'came to life'). The post certainly affirms the maternal of our Blessed Mother.

About Us

Deacon Joe is a permanent deacon in the diocese of Pittsburgh. He serves his ministry of charity at a county jail and works by day in federal law enforcement. Joanne is a homemaker and former communications coordinator. We've been married for 25 years and are the parents of six children ages 24-3, and one grandchild (and another on the way!). Our life is intricately bound by our beliefs as Catholics. How we live our lives, how we interact with others, and what is important to us is reflected in our beliefs that we are created in the image of God and that everything that we do should give glory to God. This blog reflects our desire to balance living in a secular culture but striving to do God's will. Ad majorem Dei gloriam!