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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
So now that I am firmly in my 40’s, I get called “ma’am” almost exclusively. I climb the stairs — at my fastest speed — at the breakneck pace of my two-year-old ascending normally. I notice how everyone looks younger than I do.
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In recent years, as I have intentionally tried to explore overall purpose in life and how marriage and parenting fits into that from a Catholic lens, the role of praying for my family has been one clear piece as we journey together towards heaven. I have discovered that linking prayer to routines can help with consistency. Here are some of the ways that I currently pray for my husband and our five girls throughout the rhythms of my daily routines.
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Autumn and Natalie Merchant are similar. I get all sentimental, sad and discontent when Natalie Merchant enticingly sings…
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It was a sweet and gratuitous offer from Father, one that I didn’t want to accept. He kept calling it a contemplative retreat — whatever, it was a silent retreat, and I live an eremitic life.
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As parents, we instinctively prepare our children for every kind of weather, coach them on the right attitude on the field and off, all in order to keep them physically and emotionally safe.
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I am proud to be Catholic and a member of a thriving parish (Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon.) So why do I bring this up?
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