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Discerning What

Discerning What's Best: Family Reflection Video

Strengthening family unity

In our culture today, we try to satisfy others and fit into the popular culture.

In doing so, we may overlook the sanctity of the family and its natural structure. As a result, our families are faced with the risks and threats of adultery or divorce.

As Christians, the essentials for us come from the teachings of the scripture and the Church. Jesus instructs us to “love one another as I have loved you.” Here he gives us a succinct invitation. There is no comprise.

We become imitators of Christ when we grow in our sacrificial love. We need to ask ourselves, “What is best for the folks around me?”

Let us pray,
as individuals and families, 

that we might fix our eyes on Jesus,
make Jesus the center of our family,
get to know him continually through reading the Word,
and continuously grow in love of God and neighbor.
Amen.

About 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.