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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
I had one of those interesting conversations with my sister as I visited her home on Sunday and shared a bowl of soup. We catch up on the latest although the latest is usually about her weekly visit to the hairdresser, her son’s days at a group home and local happenings.
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There are stories about our ancestors in the faith that are important for us to hear over and over again, because they affirm the truth of what Jesus said today in the gospel: that the Kingdom of God is among us and that Christ continues to suffer and be rejected.
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Saint Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru. He entered the Dominican Order and served as barber, a farm laborer, and an infirmarian, where he became well known for his special care of the sick and the poor.
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These days there are so many “bent over” men and women; their spirits depleted by the lingering effects of COVID-19, the divisiveness of the political campaign in this and other countries, the civil unrest in scores of countries where people have taken to the streets to air their grievances.
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A survey was done recently to find out where people go to find out information about the weather. The daily lives of many people are impacted by the weather.
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Saint Theresa of Avila, born in Avila, Spain in the year 1515 was a women of remarkable integration: she worked as hard as Martha at the many tasks of establishing convents of the Carmelite reform, but she drew her energy from the hours she spent sitting at the feet of Jesus and listening to him. She was a mystic, a religious reformer and one of the outstanding masters of prayer.
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