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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Love thy Neighbor | Strengthening family unity
Back in the old days, in the Quincy public schools, grades 7-9 were called junior high. In ninth grade, many of my classmates and I had Mr. Jack Buckley for history class. Mr. Buckley was a gifted teacher and storyteller who could draw you into any historical period of time, causing you to boo the villains, root for underdogs, and cheer on heroes, and have you wanting to know what happened next, even after the bell had rung. But his greatest gift was how he convinced each of us that we had some talent or gift that we should share with our class and the wider community.
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Healing the family | Return to the Church | Strengthening family unity
In today’s gospel, we hear for the third time that Jesus goes to dine in the home of one of the Pharisees. And, once again, the controversy of healing people on the sabbath comes up.
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Can you remember what you wanted to be when you were a kid? It’s good to explore and dream about our futures when we’re young. But it’s even more important for us to dream beyond this world to the one in which we will spend eternity!
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I was finishing my homily Saturday morning when a priest friend called to talk about this past week’s tragic events and how he wanted to preach a message of hope on Sunday. We both agreed that the answer to our collective emotional suffering could be found in Jesus' response to the Pharisees in last Sunday’s Gospel when asked, “What is the greatest commandment?”
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Learn more about our faith | Return to the Church | Why pray?
Today, we hear that St. Paul confesses that even though he wants to do “the good,” he falls short; in fact, he doesn’t just fail to do good; he sometimes does what’s wrong.
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Strengthening family unity | Why pray?
Though they may have names and places that sound foreign to us, listening to and reading St. Paul’s letters is so real. Right off the bat, Paul speaks of Demas, who deserted him because he was “enamored with the present world.” He then lists the others who have left him and mentions that Luke is the only one still with him.
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