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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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Family Reflection Video: Giving and Receiving

Mardi Gras is a pre-Lenten celebration with parades, throwing of beads and dancing through the streets. Many people wear masks to hide their identity ... but at the end of the celebration the masks are removed.

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Family Reflection Video: Procrastination

I’ll have time to do that tomorrow. Tomorrow I will live according to my priorities. Sound familiar? There’s a little procrastination in all of us.

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Family Reflection Video: Not for Me, but for You

If Jesus was sitting at your kitchen table, would you let him have the first pancake?

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Family Reflection Video: Made in the Image of God

I came across a Hungarian Proverb that said, “Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.” What do you think this means? Let’s take a few minutes to think about this together.

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inspiration  |  service

Family Reflection Video: Leavers and Takers

Do you consider yourself a taker or leaver? I wasn’t familiar with these terms until I read the book Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit. It had an impact on how I think about caring for God’s creation.

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Family Reflection Video: Love and Hospitality

“Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels” (Hebrews 13:2).

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