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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
There was a sentence in the worship aid Magnificat that said, "Christ loves us because of who He is, not because of what we do." It was followed by another that said, "we do not earn Christ’s love by proving our goodness, nor do we lessen our love with our failures." Lent for many has been a time for introspection and seeking reconciliation.
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I was at a luncheon with a Catholic author and writer, a woman who spoke of interviewing a prominent American actor. The actor is host of a television documentary about world religions. He professed no particular religious affiliation but was impressed with the questions posed by the Catholic interviewer and he asked her a question. "Why did God make women so good?"
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It was not until I read a commentary about the first reading that everything said in that reading could be said of the millions of Ukrainians who were forced to flee their homeland because of the war, or peoples of other nations who today are also fleeing because of the conditions in their country. They too are exiles.
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As a priest confessor I am humbled by those who come and admit that at times they lost their way, their hearts had hardened, that they had closed their eyes and shut their ears to the ways of the Lord. It is difficult to confess these things, especially knowing, as we heard again today, that walking in the ways of the Lord is to our advantage and will lead us to prosperity.
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And Jesus said, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill." Listening to the questioning of a nominee for the Supreme Count of the United States, she was asked if she intended to abolish or change laws by her interpretations. It is a question that many nations have faced, and an issue that is broached in the Gospels.
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The other afternoon I was closing-up the ministry when three first year college students came by to visit. They were curious about the building that was set apart from the rest of the campus. I asked if the wanted a quick tour of the Museum of Family Prayer.
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