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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
An elderly man in Oklahoma calls his son in New York and says: "I hate to ruin your day son, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce. We've survived 45 years of marriage….and that much misery is enough." The son was shocked. "Dad, what are you talking about?", he yells. The old father explained, "We can't stand the sight of each other any longer."
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Holy lives of inspiration | Seasonal Reflections | Strengthening family unity
Friends, there is a splendid, magnificent, grace-filled, experiment you might want to know about and possibly take up in the New Year. It is called a NOVENA, a nine-day exercise in prayer that just might change the trajectory of your spiritual life for the better in 2022.
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Many of our health care workers and public servants feel crushed by the demands upon them to care for so many people at risk during the pandemic. Hospitals fear collapse from another round of pandemic surging. Exhaustion and depression are stalking many people due to isolation and mixed messages about ways to cope with health and safety. Today, December 20, is the darkest day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight.
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When Lucille Ball died in 1989, they celebrated her funeral at Saint Monica’s in Santa Monica, California. Lucille Ball was a comedic genius who entertained millions of viewers weekly on 100 episodes of the “I Love Lucy” show. Whether she lit up the television screen stuffing her cheeks with chocolates on an assembly line, or brawling with an Italian peasant woman as they both turned from stomping grapes to stomping on each other - everyone fell in love with Lucy.
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Learn more about our faith | Why pray?
In the first three Chapters of the Book of Genesis, we hear about the creation of the world and all things in it. The story of creation is not a documentary that yields an accurate historical or scientific data. It is a spiritual lesson in story form telling us as much about God as it does about creation. Please notice that there are two stories of creation.
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What do we know about Andrew? Haven’t we all known someone like him? On fire, zealous, impatient to tell good news to others? Every family seems to have someone like him. There are two accounts of Andrew’s call as an apostle by Jesus in the Gospels.
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