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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

Father Boby John, C.S.C.

Father Boby John, C.S.C., ordained a priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross in 2008, worked as a pastor and as an educator with tribal populations in Northeast India for thirteen years. Originally from Kerala, India, Father Boby grew up with three siblings. He is a dedicated and detailed educationist with experience in educational leadership. He is currently working as an executive assistant at the world headquarters of Holy Cross Family Ministries, North Easton, Massachusetts.

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Love thy Neighbor

Count Your Blessings - Weekday Homily Video

Anyone involved in managing schools, parishes, businesses, or workplaces where there are several employees knows that the parable of the workers in the vineyard is not a recommended model for dealing with employees. Giving equal wages for unequal work or giving unequal wages for equal work will always cause unrest.

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Love thy Neighbor  |  Why pray?

What More Do I Need to Do? – Weekday Homily Video

Many young Indians, especially from the IT field, immigrate to the US and other countries in search of jobs and to build a bright future. But a few young Indians leave their high-profile jobs in multinational companies abroad and return to India to take up something creative and fulfilling.

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Celebrating family life

Two Souls Guided by a Divine Purpose – Weekday Homily Video

Legend has it that when Napoleon Bonaparte conquered a new land and entered into battle, he ordered his troops to burn their ships. As far as Bonaparte was concerned, retreat, withdrawal or surrender was not an option on the table. They were there to conquer and stay. History narrates that in 1519, Captain Hernán Cortés landed in Veracruz, in the Gulf of Mexico, to begin his great conquest. Upon arriving, he ordered his men to burn the ships. There was to be no possibility of turning back.

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Power of Forgiveness  |  forgiveness  |  healing through forgiveness  |  homily

What Forgiveness Means - Weekday Homily Video

There’s a little story about some United States military veterans of Vietnam standing by the Vietnam Memorial in Washington. When asked about his captors in Vietnam, one of them said, “I’ll never forgive them.” His friend replied, “Then it seems that they still have you in prison, don’t they?”

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Holy lives of inspiration

Prisoner Number 16670 - Weekday Homily Video

“I don’t know what’s going to become of you!” How many parents have said that to their children? Or how many of us have grown up hearing this? Maximilan Kolbe was a naughty child. Whenever Maximilian Mary Kolbe heard this comment, his reaction was, “I prayed very hard to Our Lady to tell me what would happen to me.”

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Strengthening family unity  |  Why pray?

Peace During Life's Storms

Saint Matthew’s emphasis on Jesus' wondrous deeds enables him to reveal Jesus’ true Messianic identity. In the Old Testament, Moses commanded the sea with his rod; Joshua with the Ark of the Covenant; Elisha with the prophet's mantle, but Jesus calms the Sea of Galilee with His Word.

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