Fr. Kevin Drew: The Connection of Cana and Calvary: Two Weddings

Some years back, long before I was ordained a priest, I would call my mother on the phone.  When she answered, I got into the silly habit of saying, “Hellooooo, woman.” I’m not sure why.  I think I saw an actor in an old movie say that to his wife.

One day I called home and after saying, “Hellooooo, woman,” my mother laid into me: “What are you calling me woman for?  Who gave you the right to be calling me woman?”  I stammered, “Well, Jesus . . . He called His mother woman.”  There was silence on the other end of the line.  Then, in a softened tone, my mother responded, “Oh. Well, that’s different.”

Some time went by, and I kept regularly calling home.  One day when we were speaking, there was a pause in the conversation.  My mother broke the silence, saying: “You never call me woman anymore.”  Ha! …

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