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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
While growing up, I would hear adults say, “He or she has the patience of Job.” At first, I didn’t know who Job was. Still, I could tell by their tone and catching part of the story that the person involved was incredibly patient in a challenging situation—many times, it was said about a husband or wife or boss!
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Somewhere within each homily, I usually find myself saying, “my brothers and sisters.” This isn’t something I always did, but with each passing day of priesthood, I find myself increasingly seeing and understanding the reality of Jesus’ words today’s gospel, that “my mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.”
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I can remember way back when I was in eighth grade, after some adolescent gaffe, my Dad said one word, “Think!” As in, think about what you’re doing before you do it! He went on to say, maybe I should hang that word, someplace in my room, just like he had seen this slogan prominently displayed in the offices of IBM computers.
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Strengthening family unity | Why pray?
Right now, in the United States, we’re in the last leg of our election campaigns. People are making up their minds who they want to represent them in the government, and that’s the process. We pick a candidate, and they become our man or woman.
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The title of the popular 1960’s self-help book, I’m O.K.; You’re O.K., popped into my head as the antithesis of Jesus’ warning to the scribes and Pharisees in today’s gospel. In an age when we’re told to think positively about ourselves, many still wrestle with low self-confidence and even depression.
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Just before the pandemic lockdown, Deacon Frank saw his doctor. The doctor told him his A1C was very high. In other words, he was on his way to diabetes if he didn't make some significant changes in his body weight, exercise and diet.
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