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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
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Two giant statues of Saints Peter and Paul stand as guards at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. St. Peter holds the key on the right side, while St. Paul holds a sword on the other. These two figures stand as giants in the faith. Born and educated as a Roman citizen and as a righteous Pharisee, Paul was cruel to the followers of Christ. He imprisoned women and men believers and murdered some with his sword.
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Jesus says in the Gospel today, "Your ancestors ate manna in the desert, but they died. I am the Bread of life that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and never die" (John 6:49-50). God gave Adam and Eve all kinds of good food in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:16). Sadly, their craving to eat beyond what God had provided led to their downfall (Genesis 3:6).
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During the school year, it is customary to schedule parent-teacher conferences. When I was teaching, I enjoyed the conversations with parents and guardians. I tried to be positive and affirming in my observations. I hope I was a good listener.
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Anyone who’s gone on a road trip or long drive with family or friends knows what it’s like to get hungry or thirsty. And you probably know what happens next … the question: what do you feel like eating? It’s a miracle if there is a unanimous conclusion; most often, some in the group know what they want but don’t agree with the others, and then there are the people who say, "I don’t know what I want”.
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Just being with you for less than 24 hours, having “seen with our own eyes and touched with our own hands” (cf. 1John 1:1) what the Risen Lord in your midst has accomplished and continues to accomplish through Holy Cross Family Ministries, especially with the signing of the Memorandum of Collaboration a while ago between the International Confederation of Christian Family Movements and Holy Cross Family Ministries, there’s more meaning to our acclamation in the Responsorial Psalm: Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord!
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Let's remember St. Stephen today, who he was, and how he became the first Christian martyr. Why is his feast celebrated on December 26 and not today or tomorrow when we have the readings about his martyrdom? And following Stephen's story, let's see what is in it for us.
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