Coincidentally, the current issue of "Magnificat" features a cover photo of an endearing and very striking wooden sculpture of St. Anne homeschooling Mary. It dates from the early 1500s. Pierre-Marie Dumont's reflection on it, pp. 6-8, is happily titled "The Imitation of God's Grandmother." I think the ending rhymes with your own thoughts, Regina:
"Thus, thanks to the genius of the Master of Saint Benedict (the sculptor), we have the chance to rediscover the heights to which an inspired artist dared to invite Christian mothers - and of course now, in our post-Christain civilization, he invites grandmothers as well as mothers."
Coincidentally, the current issue of "Magnificat" features a cover photo of an endearing and very striking wooden sculpture of St. Anne homeschooling Mary. It dates from the early 1500s. Pierre-Marie Dumont's reflection on it, pp. 6-8, is happily titled "The Imitation of God's Grandmother." I think the ending rhymes with your own thoughts, Regina:
"Thus, thanks to the genius of the Master of Saint Benedict (the sculptor), we have the chance to rediscover the heights to which an inspired artist dared to invite Christian mothers - and of course now, in our post-Christain civilization, he invites grandmothers as well as mothers."