“At the opening of the Odyssey, Telemachus, inspired by the male-born Athena, searches for his father by turning against his mother. Jesus too publicly spurns his mother to be about his father's business. Male adulthood begins with the breaking of female chains.” MotherFatherJesusBornFemaleInspiredMalesOpeningChainsAdulthoodBeing A MotherAthenaOdyssey Book:Sexual Personae Source: Sexual Personae
“It is through an unbroken chain of witnesses that we come to see the face of Jesus.” FacesJesusChainsWitnessUnbroken Author:Pope Francis