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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
On Monday we heard the exchange in Matthew’s Gospel that Jesus had with a young man who asked Jesus about becoming one of his followers. Jesus told him to keep the commandments. The young man said he already did that. What else would he need to do. Jesus said, sell what you have, give to the poor and come follow me.
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I was having lunch with a grown nephew the other day and I saw him picking away at his food, separating out little flecks of green which appeared to be parsley or some other green vegetable and I was reminded how finicky he was as a child when it came to eating certain vegetables.
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Jesus must have had extraordinary appeal as evidenced in the people who kept following Him. What did they see in Jesus? What was it about His person that was so appealing that people wanted to be around Him, close to Him?
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There are times when bible passages use examples to make a point, to teach a lesson … when to repeat them can be awkward and sometimes embarrassing. The temptation is to avoid any reference to them. The passage today from the prophet Jeremiah presents us with this dilemma.
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I first met up with Bridget of Sweden when I moved to Rome in 1986. One of my responsibilities was to acquaint visiting members of my congregation to some of our history in Rome.
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We celebrate today the life of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, a young women and member of the Mohawk Indians of North America who resisted pressure from her tribe to marry and instead entered the Jesuit mission near Montreal. At the age of 23 she made her public vow of perpetual virginity. She remained faithful to her culture devoting herself to good works and praying for her fellow Mohawks.
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