Visio Divina is simply sitting with an image and taking time to reflect on the deeper points of faith that the picture is guiding us towards. By meditating on these three paintings of Mary, we hope you can enter into a deeper relationship with not only our Mother, but her Son that she always points us toward. God can speak to us and nourish us in images as much as in quiet prayer or scripture.

May is the month of Mary. For many of us, that sentence lands differently depending on the season of life we're in. If you're in the thick of infertility, loss, or grief, the month of May can feel like a quiet ache. And yet, here she is. Our Lady. Waiting. If your relationship with Mary is complicated? Good. You're in the right place. That's where most of us started, too.

The Annunciation has a very special place in my heart as a mom of loss and someone who has also experienced primary and secondary infertility. I always looked at it as this miraculous event where even when conception seemed impossible, it wasn't with God. It was hopeful that we might miraculously conceive. As I have gone through my own journey, I've gleaned deeper meaning from this intimate encounter with Mary, the Angel Gabriel and our Lord.