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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Through the Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple, St. Joseph teaches us to commit to God’s plans for our lives.
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Laura Range discusses creative ways for moms of young children to weave the Rosary into family life.
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Today, Saint Paul makes the strong claim that "...the sufferings of this time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed to us." In this bold statement, Saint Paul acknowledges the hard parts of life, but also gives us a reason to persevere; in a word, Saint Paul offers us hope.
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Joseph had longed for that moment for a long time. This journey to the Temple would be another important act in his sacred duty as a Jewish father. He had named the boy and presented Him to the Lord the Temple twelve years before. The boy had been so receptive as Mary and he had schooled Him the ways of the Covenant. At the synagogue, as they heard the Torah and prayed psalms, it seemed that the boy was remembering something that was already deep inside Him. They knew well what the Angel had told them of the boy. Still, to see Him maturing in wisdom and grace was both wondrous and surprising. Now it was time to bring Him to the Temple again. A great moment; yet perhaps they should have expected the unexpected.
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Learn more about our faith | Love thy Neighbor
A story is told of a young boy in an Israeli airport who ran ahead of his father, and when the father caught up with him, he scolded his son. The father reminded the son that even though the father’s tone was severe he was still to address him as 'Abba,' using a word of respect that has come down to us this day; as a word of authority, intimacy.
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Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ! These words with which Saint John Paul II took the chair of Saint Peter on this day, Oct 22, 1978 still resounds in our ears and our hearts.
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