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Motherhood’s gift of new beginnings

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Comedy for charity

BY JESSICA ROHR Correspondent

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen once described a mother as “God’s great cooperator.” With her whole being, she actively participates in God’s creative nature by carrying and raising children. Through her willingness to sacrifice and her openness to life, she brings flesh into the world, which the Lord infuses with an eternal soul. For the woman herself, when she becomes a mother, she receives a gift that brings out her greatest strengths and causes the greatest joy. For Corpus Christi mothers Jenny Hurt, Mariana Cady, and Victoria Velasquez-Feikles, all of this is true. With the help of friends, their spouses, and God, these women pour themselves into their maternal roles daily. That is something philosopher Alice von Hildebrand says is more valuable in God’s sight than “conquering the world or flying to the moon.”

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In the past, Jenny and Sean Hurt worked as Peace Corps volunteers in Malawi, Africa. Today, they have a different mission: keeping faith at the center of their family. Sean’s position as a geology professor at Del Mar College allows Jenny, who has a degree in philosophy, to be a stay-at-home mom to their children Teresa (8), Julia (4), and Francis (2). “Femininity is essentially a disposition toward nurturing, and motherhood is the ultimate expression of that disposition,” says Jenny. “There is no mother who has not suffered out of love for her children. Even a mother who has had an abortion cannot escape that pain. Every day requires me to put my children first. That is good for me, even if it hurts in the moment. Every day brings a new wrinkle, a little more strength, and an ever-increasing capacity for love.” A guiding goal in her and Sean’s marriage is to get the kids into heaven. With the aid of a family altar, they create

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