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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
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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Celebrating family life | Holy lives of inspiration
I grew up being expected to eat what was served, even lima beans! Fortunately, my mom is a great cook, so everything looked and tasted great, but still, there was the expectation that she knew what we needed to grow up healthy.
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Can you imagine sitting in a small closet-like space for eleven to sixteen hours per day in all types of weather listening to people’s struggles?
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