Family Reflection Video: All Roads Lead to Rome

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. on June 29th, 2017

Family Reflection Video: All Roads Lead to Rome

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Today we celebrate Saints Peter and Paul. Peter, “the Rock” on which the Church was built and Paul, the voice of the church.

At that time, it seemed all roads led to Rome and from Rome, Peter and Paul could travel those same roads to go out and boldly transform the world.

In our families, we too can pray to God and feel the chains fall from our wrists. Discuss what “chains falling from our wrists” means. Can you think of some examples? We must remain confident in the promise that as long as we go to God for help, the angel of the Lord will rescue us.

May Saints Peter and Paul continue to inspire Pope Francis, our bishops and all of us. I will pray for you and your family. Thank you for joining us today.

For additional reading: Paul’s reward for fidelity, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 and Peter’s confession about Jesus, Matthew 16:13-19.

About Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.