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

Father Pinto Paul, C.S.C.

Father Pinto Paul C.S.C., ordained a priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1999, worked with tribal populations in northeast India as a missionary for ten years. In 2010 he came to the US for further studies. While working as a campus minister at Stonehill College, he assisted pastors in local parishes, led seminars and workshops for teachers and students in the US and earned a master’s degree in Educational Administration from Boston College and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Lesley University, Cambridge. He is currently working as the International Director of the Boston-based Holy Cross Family Ministries with missions in 18 countries.

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10 Commandments  |  faithfulness  |  parents

Family Reflection Video: Bring Out the Best in You

As a teenager, I was often resentful and disobedient. My father was a strict disciplinarian … and he was my hero and role model.

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faithfulness  |  family  |  pope

Family Reflection Video: Day To “Be”

If we are not interested in others, it can be a source of our unhappiness.

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children  |  repentance  |  sorrowful

Family Reflection Video: Crying for You

“My soap cleans only those to whom it is applied” said the soap maker. The preacher agreed, “It is the same with the gospel!”

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joyful  |  pope  |  saints

Family Reflection Video: Encounter and Witness

An encounter with the Lord is a prerequisite to transforming ourselves and becoming a missionary disciple.

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healing  |  strength and hope  |  touch

Family Reflection Video: The Touch

An 800-year-old experiment reveals to us that physical touch is critical to survival.

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mercy  |  parent  |  pope

Family Reflection Video: Get Real

“How good it feels to come back to him whenever we are lost! Let me say this once more: God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.” (Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium/The Joy of the Gospel)

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