Family Reflection Video: An Invitation and a Challenge!

By: Father Pinto Paul, C.S.C. on January 17th, 2017

Family Reflection Video: An Invitation and a Challenge!

You will not be remembered for what you received, but for what you gave. Today we reflect on Jesus’ invitation and challenge to each of us.

Jesus invites us to change our relationship with him and challenges us to live our Christian lives responsibly.

Dorothy Day who is considered a contemporary American saint once said, “You can easily do what I do, but by convincing yourself that I am someone special, you allow yourself to escape from your own responsibility.” Have you ever thought this about your own role models? Do you think you could ever achieve what your role models have achieved?

Talk with your family tonight about this invitation and challenge Jesus presents to us. Are you willing to do everything you can to be the best Christian for you and your family? How can you each accomplish this? Share your ideas in the comments below!

Jesus reminds us, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." (Matthew 19:21). God bless you.

For additional reading: Today’s Gospel, Mark 2:23-28

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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.