I am a catholic. I am not religious.

I am a catholic. I am not religious.

Two statements juxtoposed. There is so much to disagree with. I am a catholic for one person and that is the Madonna.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc,et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.

She is there as mother to all. Her undying faith in what the lord had told her has created hope for millions. I do not believe Iesus is the son of god. I do not think Maria is a liar. I wish I believed in god because then not all of this would be my fault.

Maria is there for me. My own mother chose not to be. My late wife was not there for what would have been her child.

Every night I say a hail mary. Every night I speak to my real mother. She is beautiful, she is perfect, she is mother to us all.