Mosaic of Mary
St. Michael's Hospital Chapel in Toronto
[Photo By: KPA]
Fareed Zakaria, "host of CNN’s flagship foreign affairs show," interviewed writer "and I'm not even a Christian" (what is he, Jewish?) Bruce Feiler on CNN on mother's day. The topic was "Eve and modern motherhood" to discuss the book that Feiler wrote: The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us.
Feiler explains his choice of a female biblical character to represent Mother's Day by saying:
Being a mother...
"...in some ways is the main goal of the story. The first commandment - it's NOT the Ten Commandments. That comes in the Book of Exodus. It's in the book of Genesis where God says to them 'Be fruitful and multiply." This is the story of Genesis, of generations. In order for the story to succeed, we need this relationship to succeed. And that's in some ways one of the great discoveries of this journey that I've been on."He's talking about Eve of course.
I say: This is the mother who was kicked out of paradise for seducing her husband into betraying God! How about the purest of mothers, Jesus' mother?!
Fareed of course will never want to discuss that. And I'll bet Feiler has no sympathy for Christians despite his long trek through the Biblical land:
When I did “Walking the Bible [Fieler's travels to find the places the Old Testament stories took place]” it was a very personal journey...Were these stories real? Could I find the places where they took place?Turns out the CNN conversation was between the Muslim Fareed and the Jew Feiler. I had them both pegged.
Christianity is being debunked in such sophisticated and subtle ways these days that only the seasoned warriors can tell when it is happening.
Here is Laura at The Thinking Housewife writing on Mother's Day and her prayer to Mary:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of the Infant Babe of Bethlehem, and Our Mother, enkindle in our hearts the spark of youthful innocence. We know of thy great love for little children. It was to innocent children that thou didst deign to appear, revealing the Message of Fatima, and charging them with its propagation. We know no better way to show our regard for them, dear Mother, than to offer our prayers for all children, everywhere. Therefore, O Mother dear, we ask thee to watch over all children in all parts of the world, to guard and protect their homes, to preserve the schools wherein they learn, and to keep them from being tainted with Godless education. Direct them in their play and in all their works, that they may grow in age, wisdom, and the love of God. Grant too, Blessed Mother, that the prayers of our children may hasten the end of all wars of carnage and devastation, and grant unto this world an era of just and lasting peace. We pray that the world may return to Jesus, thy Son, through Reparation to thy Immaculate Heart.
Our Lady of Fatima, we beseech thee to inflame our hearts with the love of Reparation.
[Source: St. Gertrude the Great Sunday bulletin, Mother’s Day, 2017]
Below is Zakaria's interview of Feiler on the CNN program GPS.