Sentences with phrase «spiritual mother»

This is the highest vocation anyone could ever have, which eventually led her to the foot of the cross where she accepted the responsibility of becoming spiritual Mother to all God's people.

In creating and re-creating the authentic atmosphere of the living family of Christ, we see growing quite naturally the relationship of the celibate priest, re-living again the likeness of Christ as «alter Christus», to the larger family of deeply spiritual mothers and fathers, to whom he is himself bound by the bond of a most fulfilling and experienced love.

A highly spiritual mother of 2.

Sometimes they wanted to be on that pedestal, believing in their own ridiculous hype, but most of the time, our heroes and our patron saints, our spiritual mothers and fathers, didn't want to be elevated up there, anyway, and are secretly relieved when it comes crashing down.

Dorothy Day is my spiritual mother.

Mary Magagula and Evelyn Shongwe are my spiritual mothers and heroes.

Consecrated women are our spiritual mothers, though many seem to reject this self - understanding.

Why can't we have spiritual fathers (priests) and spiritual mothers (priestesses)?