May

 Northerners love the month of May which is technically the last month of Spring . We appreciate her sunny days and May flowers especially after enduring long, cold winters. The month was named after the Greek goddess Maia; the goddess of growth; however, Catholics dedicate this month to our Blessed Lady, Mary, the mother of Jesus. This month is a natural harbinger of renewal and growth; new life and fertility; motherhood and babies. More recently, May has devolved into a battleground against new life and motherhood. Some of us have been around since the start of this battle. No silly, not since Eve’s ejection from the Garden of Eden; but, since the start of the fight for abortion and women’s rights. Granted, that’s why some of our grandchildren may be tempted to consider us as old as dirt! Kidding aside, these two issues  [and the Vietnam War] became front and center for me during late adolescence and extending into my whole adult life. I would like to tell you about my views...