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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
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I want to share a story that has been circulating lately, a story of an Uber driver named Marcus and a passenger named Mr. Patterson. One evening Marcus picked up an elderly man at 11 PM who handed him five addresses and said, "Drive me to these places. Don't ask why until we're done." First stop: a house in the suburbs. The old man sat in the car, staring at it, crying silently. "This is where I grew up. Okay. Let us go to the Next stop." Second stop: an empty elementary school. He got out, walked to the playground, and sat on a swing for twenty minutes. "I taught here. 43 years. Best job I ever had." Third stop: a diner. He went in, ordered coffee, but he didn't drink it. Just sat. Looking around. "My wife and I had our first date here. 1967."
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Daily Family Prayer | Lent activities | mysteries of the rosary | pray the rosary
With Lent 2026 beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, February 18, it’s the perfect time to renew or build a habit of prayer with your family. Family Rosary would be honored to accompany you as we all work to integrate prayer, fasting, and almsgiving into our lives. Subscribe to our blog emails, visit FamilyRosary.org, or follow us on any of our social media channels to discover daily inspiration for praying together, especially the Rosary. Our Lenten content will offer rich and meaningful ways for families to enter more deeply into prayer—featuring resources that support praying the Rosary using Visio Divina, Lectio Divina, and Scriptural reflections. Daily inspiring homily videos taken from our weekday livestreamed Mass — join us in person at The Father Peyton Center, listen during the live broadcast, or watch later at your leisure.
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“Guard against the leaven of the Pharisee and Herod...” Jesus is cautioning his apostles against letting bad influence corrupt their lives. During my time in the formation house, it was interesting to see some young men especially those who were struggling with their discernment journey. Instead of dealing with their weaknesses rightly, some used to find it easier to seek relevance and security by trying to rally people around their weaknesses, acting as victims of being misunderstood. Implicitly and gradually becoming the bad apple.
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Cause for Canonization | Family Rosary | Father Patrick Peyton
How do you measure success in your family? Venerable Patrick Peyton wanted families to measure their success in prayer. His famous message, “The family that prays together, stays together!” Venerable Patrick Peyton was a priest with a mission that still inspires families today and will continue to do so for many years to come.
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Catholic Momcast | Lenten plans
Maria Morera Johnson and Allison Gingras discuss their Lenten plans. To listen to this week's podcast, simply hit "play" above, or subscribe in iTunes, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.
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Marriage | St. Valentine's Day | catholic family life
Catholic Mom contributor, Laura Vazquez Santos, reflects on how small acts of respect, sacrifice, and tenderness teach children what real, Christ-centered love looks like. February always arrives dressed in red and pink, with Cupid’s arrow carrying heart-shaped chocolates and the gentle pressure to make one day in the year especially romantic. The world tells us that Valentine’s Day is the height of love and that flowers, dinner reservations, perfectly filtered photos, and grand gestures meant to sweep someone off their feet are the epitome of love. And while those gestures can be sweet and absolutely part of a healthy marriage, they are only the faintest echo of what Christian love is meant to look like. For Catholic spouses, Valentine’s Day is not a single calendar event. It is a vocation lived moment by moment, a daily choice. It is the quiet, unglamorous work of two people trying to lead each other to heaven. In our homes, in the chaos of raising children, and in the unpredictable rhythms of family life, we have the opportunity not only to celebrate our marriages but to model for our children what real love actually looks like.
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