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

Father Jim Phalan, C.S.C.

Father James Phalan, C.S.C., is a Catholic priest, member of the Congregation of Holy Cross and the National Director of Family Rosary. He served as a missionary for many years travelling the globe to help people come to Jesus through Mary as part of the Family Rosary team. Now he is happy to be serving back at home in the USA!

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Love is the Fire! - Family Reflection Video

I would like to offer you a poem that I like very much. It’s called The Burning Babe, by Saint Robert Southwell, S.J. As I in hoary winter’s night stood shivering in the snow, Surpris’d I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow; And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near, [...]

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Let God In! - Family Reflection Video

"It is in Our Lady that God fell in love with Humanity." Since we celebrated the Annunciation last week I have been meditating on this thought that Caryll Houselander wrote in her beautiful work, The Reed of God. "It is in Our Lady that God fell in love with Humanity." This points to so much...

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Lenten season

The Annunciation: Choose Life!

The most important event in human history happened because a 14-year-old Jewish girl said “YES” to God. That’s amazing! Nothing compares to the death and resurrection of Jesus. It was the climax of His life which began when the Angel presented himself to Mary. Through her “YES," the Infinite Divinity truly united to Himself our all-too-limited humanity. That’s wonderful!

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At the Foot of the Cross with Mary - Family Reflection Video

The Mission had been really intense and finally they had some time apart with the Master. They had tried to find a quiet place and the crowds even followed them there, leading the Lord to feed 5000 men from five loaves and 2 fish! It was overwhelming for the disciples. What was going on?

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Seasonal Reflections

Lent 2022: At the Foot of the Cross

“Lent, are you kidding me?” one might comment. “Haven’t we had enough penance from Covid already?” However, Lent does indeed begin in a few days – and rather than another burden, it comes as a big help to us now!

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The Great Miracle - Family Reflection Video

So, we hear of Jesus performing a great miracle. He makes a blind man see. But what really happened? Did He not do it right the first time? He laid hands on him but then the guy doesn’t get fully cured, right? Then there’s the part about using His spit: that seems least pretty strange, doesn’t it? However, we certainly know that Jesus doesn’t make mistakes. So what's really going on here?

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