“As I got older, the role that I ended up (playing) on One Life to Live was a mother because, by then, I had a stable marriage - so I thought - and a beautiful son and mother roles became what I was doing well. I was still the Latina mom who very much related to people who love family. All those traditional values (were) coming back into my life.” PeopleWellsStillsBeautifulMotherValuesRolesSonMomTraditionalRelatedStableComing BackFamily LoveLatinaMother And SonTraditional ValuesOne Life To Live Author:Patricia Mauceri
“Broke up created a crisis...in every circumstance because a family gets blown apart. We all know what that does to a child. We all know what that does to a woman's identity. But, at the same time, it caused me to start to reevaluate all those things weren't able to stay intact - all the people's attention, all the success, the financial security. It didn't have any value.” PeopleKnowsChildrenDoeAbleValuesAttentionSecurityIdentityCircumstancesCrisisFinancialBrokeBroke UpFinancial Security Author:Patricia Mauceri
“I got the bad press and the blogging and the email threats because people really didn't understand. They thought I was anti-gay. That's not true at all. My spiritual mom has a gay son. Even he was telling his friends "No, that's not true. She's so accepting of me." That doesn't mean I accept his lifestyle. It means I accept him as a human person and as a creation of God and a person of value.” PeopleHumansMeanPersonsSpiritualValuesAcceptingCreationSonMomGayPressesThreatLifestyleEmailBloggingAnti GayBad PressGay Son Author:Patricia Mauceri
“We realized that there's a great need in many churches to use the power of the media...There are a lot of different ways to preach. You can preach by praising. You can preach by preaching sermons. You can preach by just giving someone food when they're hungry. There are people who will never darken a church door but they will come to see a play.” PeopleWayNeedsGivingDifferentPlayUseChurchDoorsMediaPraiseHungryDifferent WaysPreachingSermons Author:Patricia Mauceri
“When you hit the things that are relevant to the next generation, - it's a way for young people to feel like "Somebody understands me. Church is not irrelevant. I feel that my hurts are being addressed. Things that I am concerned about are being talked about."” PeopleWayFeelsYoungNextHurtChurchGenerationsConcernedRelevantIrrelevantNext GenerationUnderstand Me Author:Patricia Mauceri
