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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
The seed is the word of God. The word of God is performative. This is an amazing fact about the word of God. It accomplishes what it signifies. God said, "Let there be light!" and there was light. We see and hear God's word in many ways. Today's image is a Galilee panorama taken from the Mount of Beatitudes, which is believed to be the place where Jesus gave Sermon on the Mount. God speaks directly, and through His beloved Son, and His word is creation.
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Christi Braschler explains how arrow prayers and alarm clocks can help busy moms make time for prayer in their day.
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In our first reading today, we see a well-educated young Pharisee named Saul zealous for keeping the Jewish law. Seeing a conflict between the basic message of Christians that Jesus was the Messiah and the traditions of the fathers of Judaism, he has his sights set on removing Christians and their influence from the synagogues of Damascus.
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Patron of writers, Journalists and the Deaf. 1567-1622. As the elder son of a noble family in the Duchy of Savoy, he was intended to succeed his father as Duke. Instead, despite initial opposition from his father, he relinquished his place as eldest son to a younger brother to devote himself to the priesthood of Jesus Christ.
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Tina Mayeux proposes the Litany of Humility as a way to counter the temptations against humility and grow in holiness in a social media-centered world.
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After her son's recent Baptism, Cassandra Spellman considers the eternal ramifications of this essential sacrament.
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