Rather, we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother cares for her children. With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the Gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to us. (1 Thes 2:1-8)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082625.cfm
Pope Francis caused quite a stir in the Vatican when he was baptizing infants in the Sistine Chapel and gave permission to the nursing mothers to breastfeed their babies if they got hungry. Of course, Pope Francis was not being disrespectful of the Sacrament of Baptism nor of the sanctity of the Sistine Chapel but rather was simply following in the footsteps of Saint Paul. https://youtu.be/KVMu_KCSRzE?si=B4nCkOh8vFGEYqrc
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Tuesday XXI, Ordinary Time
