Word: orphanhood
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Family life is the cornerstone of Don Zeno's method. The very idea of orphanhood, he thinks, is a pagan one: "Every child needs a mother ... not just a caretaker or someone to give him money." Among the Little Apostles the role of mother is a vocation: most of the foster mothers who sign up take a pledge to remain unmarried. Though Don Zeno does not consider the pledge as binding as a nun's vows, he feels strongly that a foster mother's marriage upsets the life of her "family," and he insists that she leave...