Children do not establish a family, only the love of the two in matrimony under God does. I look at Saints Anne and Joachim, and how they direct us back to their daughter, who directs us back to her son, Love itself. If they can still have hope in God despite their pain and uncertainty, maybe I can take the first step in simply uttering a small, "Love I trust you".

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.