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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
AnneMarie Miller reflects on five powerful fruits she has observed from taking her young children to daily Mass.
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What do we know about reconciliation within the Family? I want to share a story about forgiveness that a mother told me about an interaction between her and her daughter. Also, make sure you read the Family Activity found at the end of this post!
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"If you are willing and obey you shall eat the good things of the Lord." The Lord had a lot to say in both Scripture readings today, including telling us that we shall eat the good things of the Lord. To secure these good things: hope, happiness, joy, and peace, He asks us to be willing, and to have ears to hear.
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Just like Peter, James, and John descended from the mountaintop experience of the Transfiguration of Jesus, so too do we move from spiritual mountaintops to the tough stuff of life.
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Sometime when I engage a penitent in conversation, I reference a thought I either heard or read by Matthew Kelly, the Australian Catholic motivational speaker, who talked about our having a good self, a better self, and a best self.
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Notice how God is portrayed as a caring father in today’s gospel. Just as a human father provides good things for his children, God is also a loving provider. Which one of you would give your child a stone when he asks for bread? Jesus said today that he would do no less.
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