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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Recently I’ve rejoined the world of health and fitness after many years of neglect. Years of a sedentary lifestyle have taken their toll on my mental and physical health and it became obvious that I needed to make a change. So, I’m eating better (not perfectly, but better), I’m taking more time for leisure, and I’m getting more physically active by starting a running program.
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I grabbed my squirming toddler and hoisted him onto my hip, my eyes focused on the sanctuary. The priests and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion walked to their different stations and waited expectantly. Praying silently in my head, I walked up to receive my Eucharistic Lord.
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I read through the cheerful email addressed to our regional homeschool group from a new family who had moved into the area. Our children were about the same ages, I noticed. She had used all the code words to declare her preferences and to tell us exactly what kind of homeschooler, what kind of Christian, what kind of parent she was.
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A few years ago I made an appointment with the school principal to discuss a teacher I was incredibly unhappy with. And just to clarify, I am so not “that parent.” I am as un-involved as a school parent could possibly be. Dare I admit, to a fault.
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As the clock struck a new hour I could hear my great-grandmother’s voice whispering, “Remember to say, ‘I love you sweet Jesus,’ every time you hear chimes welcome another hour of the day.” It was little practices like these that taught me as a young child how subtle prayer can grow into something powerful.
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New death reopens unhealed wounds. The coarsest salt. There is a heaviness on my heart. It is where I bury my sorrows when I don’t know how, or just don’t want to live with them.
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