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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

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Nicknames - Family Reflection Video

He was a master at tagging people with a nickname. Maybe because he himself was saddled with the Baptismal name of Octave. My grandfather loved his grandchildren and loved to saddle them with nicknames that reflected their personalities, especially the boys. There was "Bonhomme" for a male cousin, meaning good man. I have no idea to this day what his real name was because we always called him "Bonhomme."

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The Life and Faith of Blessed Basil Moreau - Family Reflection Video

Blessed Basil Moreau, as the Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is the spiritual father of all Holy Cross priests, brothers and sisters, like those of us serving in Family Rosary. He is the spiritual father of Venerable Patrick Peyton. Their lives bear some striking resemblance.

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The Heart(s) of Blessed Basil Moreau

Today is the feast of Blessed Basil Moreau, the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross. The celebration of a founder of a religious community takes on particular importance because a founder is the person whose life cast forward a vision for the whole future of that community. In a sense, the founder establishes the heart of the entire community–its life and movements and sensitivities all flow out of the founder. It is the same with the Catholic Church. With Jesus Christ as our founder, it is His love–which gives its own life for the life of the world, embodied in the Sacred Heart wounded on the Cross–which makes the Church what it is and makes Christians who we are.

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Courageous Faith - Family Reflection Video

Today’s first reading is a classic. It features the inexperienced and diminutive David against the seasoned and imposing Philistine, in a battle to the death. It doesn’t seem like a fair fight; that either man would ever be forced to face the other. And yet, David is victorious against all odds.

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The Intent of God's Law - Family Reflection Video

Robert Frost began his poem "Mending Wall" with "Something there is that doesn’t love a wall" and ends it with "Good fences make good neighbors." In today’s gospel, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees who criticize His disciples for plucking and eating some heads of grain while walking through a field.

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Liturgy with Littles: 6 Ways to Make Daily Mass with Kids more Doable

AnneMarie Miller discusses practical, simple ways to attend daily Mass with young children in tow.

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