Mary, a one-in-a-million mother

Mary is a wonderful name that carries within it all the values I am particularly attached to. I don't have a special story about Mary, because I have grown up with her all my life. I was raised Catholic, in a community that shared common values. I can’t list everything that Mary has given me and taught me throughout my life. Without realizing it, her values have taken root in me: her resilience, tolerance, acceptance of others, self-sacrifice, and the infinite love of a one-in-a-million mother...

In this world we live in, we are tested all the time. If our values are not firmly anchored in us, we can get lost. We need to remember what makes us true Christians: the love of our neighbor.

Cecilia Attias, founder of the Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women