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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Holy lives of inspiration | Strengthening family unity
What a blessing! Imagine the blessing of living some thirty years in the same little village as Jesus. Maybe you and He escape the heat of summer as children by wading into the cool refreshing waters of the Sea of Galilee. Or He brings you into the workshop where you watch Joseph plaining a sturdy, sweet-scented, cedar board to be used for a family dining table.
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Holy lives of inspiration | Love thy Neighbor | Strengthening family unity
As a child my siblings and I loved to have guests come to our home. We were happy because we knew that a rooster would be prepared, and we would have the best food with special dishes and sweets. A guest coming to our home was like God coming. It was the time we were on our best behavior, especially if the guest was a priest or a nun.
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Years ago, when our children were in their late teens, a routine developed that my wife and I remember with great fondness. It was a simple, unplanned, casual circumstance. We found ourselves in a shared moment, part of a weekend day without the compelling school week schedule.
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I used to drive by an abandoned house on my way to run errands, and it was definitely an eye sore to the neighborhood. In fact, I wanted it to be torn down. However, someone saw something special, or worthy of saving, about the structure of the house - and it's now undergoing an incredible transformation. It was reduced to its shell and is being rebuilt...
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One day, a parishioner asked her pastor: "Father, why doesn’t God simplify things for us? Can’t He bring about peace by keeping good people alive and eliminating all those who are evil?" The pastor took his turn to pose a question, "If you are the mother of ten children, five of whom are behaving well, and five of whom are giving you terrible headaches, will you eliminate your bad children?" Immediately, the woman said, "Of course not!"
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Celebrating family life | Holy lives of inspiration | Strengthening family unity
Pope Francis has established the fourth Sunday of July to be celebrated from now on as the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. Yesterday was the first annual such celebration, and it came at the moment when so many elderly and grandparents have experienced neglect and isolation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel restrictions, nursing-home policies, and fear for their safety prevented loved ones from visiting and embracing grandparents.
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