Appropo all the fuss of MySpace not allowing breastfeeding photos, a local
male Seattle talk show host asked listeners to state whether they thought
breastfeeding was sexual and thus out of bounds for public display and
scrutiny.  My comment was that the public art mentioned below was the
MySpace of the time. I emailed him the following links depicting Mary
breastfeeding baby Jesus and that it has stood the test of time in public
view over the centuries.  
Judy Ritchie 


Mary and Baby Jesus - a statue of the Virgin Mary nursing the baby Jesus, in
the gable of the Church of the Milk Grotto in Bethlehem. Picture by H.
Isahar, 1024x768
 
http://www.1000pictures.com/view.htm?cpaz/jesus-christ+f05-han-08100.jpg+x10
24+y768
http://tinyurl.com/258l5v
 
http://www.catholicmom.com/familychapel.htm

New Marian Chapel in Dedicated in Annawan 
By Amy Riedell,  
The Catholic Post 
A special thank you to The Catholic Post, The Catholic Diocese of Peoria,
and Amy Riedell for their generous permission to reprint this article.
ANNAWAN -- Amid a culture that often devalues breastfeeding and promotes
contraception, a newly dedicated Marian chapel at Sacred Heart Parish here
proclaims the "beauty of motherhood, nursing, and the mother-child bond." 
The Madonna Chapel, located in former office space off the rectory garage,
features seven paintings or artistic depictions of the Blessed Mother
breastfeeding the infant Jesus -- an ancient image of Mary that has been
portrayed by many religious artists over the centuries but is less familiar
to today's Catholics. 
 
The chapel also features five larger images of Mary nursing the baby Jesus
by 16th and 15th century artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo,
Andrea de Solario and Ferrari, De Fendente.

One comment:

"Our culture doesn't like breastfeeding," said Father Sauppe. "Many people
don't know the science behind breastfeeding," including the many health
benefits for both mothers and babies that he researched while writing his
paper.
 

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