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  1. Thank you very much for this article. It helped me today to swallow the frustration and anger I felt at a humiliating situation, which kept me sleepless the past two days. After reading this article, Mother Mary to whom I have been praying about it, helped me to let go of that anger etc. and to accept the persons and the situation which caused it.
    Thus I had a glimpse of what Mother Mary’s profound humility is all about.
    Keep writing.

  2. Great reflection! I’ve been saving it on my desktop to read :) Humility why do you have to be so hard! Mary, Mother of our Lord, be a mother to me always! Especially during my times of pride (way more than times of humility, fo sho!). My boys are great practice in developing this virtue as has been motherhood, so hopefully someday I’ll be good at intentionally developing it :)

  3. Thanks for the timely reminder that the Mother of Our Lord was very humble. From her fiat, through the birth, life and death of Our Lord, to the fact that we only hear from her a few times in Sacred Scripture, she is an example to us that humility is valued greatly and allows us to be used greatly, to evoke change for the better in our world.
    Think of “The Little Way” of St Therese of Lisieux or Blessed Mother Teresa. They lived lives of humility and yet they left great spiritual legacies for us.
    Humility is a good thing, but not easily grasped. Pride must fall first.

  4. Ok, I’ve done the whole marker rant so, so many times. It’s so easy to talk about how we should be humble, and then actually act humbly. I fail, fail, fail at this so often because motherhood gives us no shortage of opportunities.

    Thanks for the eloquent and honest reflection Carolyn, well done!

  5. <3 This was a shot to the heart, so to speak. Me thinks I need to better examine my conscience each day and get back to confession soon. At least my priest is always "glad" to see me! ;)

  6. People of Walmart. Sigh. I decided that I had to give up prowling that site for a good laugh. I also had to give up my junk TV. I heard Leah Darrow speak a few years back, and she called those things “other people’s brokeness.” And why would I want entertainment out of that.

    But it is so good. Hence why I need to keep practicing this virtue. A lot.

  7. I knew you would nail it. And you gave me a nice kick in the pants with your reflection on Our Lady. So, so beautiful.

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