One day, in the school cafeteria, some of the children were getting loud at their table. I tried to quiet them down, but they didn’t respond very well. One little girl suggested to me, “Use your priest voice!”

What those children really needed was a mom voice. Remember Mrs. Cunningham on “Happy Days”? She was the only person on earth who could get Fonzie to eat his vegetables. She also was the only one who could call him by his real name – “Arthur.” 

It’s part of God’s providential plan that, before we ever can respond to a priest voice, our ears are born for and attuned to the frequency of Mom’s voice. Never underestimate the power a mother’s voice has to keep us on the right path and pointed toward God.

The whole world hasn’t been behaving very well lately. Thanks be to God for all you mothers whose voice can snap us back into shape. Keep using those God-ordained super-powers, Moms. Thank you and have a great Mother’s Day!

Fr. Dennis Zehren
Pastor

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