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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
“How are you?” “What are you up to today?” We can either pass over these daily questions or meet them with the quiet dread of our disquiet at the normal contents of our lives. We answer, “fine” and “nothing,” because we don’t find it worth engaging or because we are afraid to have to give voice to the meaning of what we do.
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In today’s gospel from John, Jesus is speaking to a group of Jews, his own people. But, like us at times, though they had heard his teachings and seen his works—they struggle to believe that He is the Son of God.
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ITE AD JOSEPH! GO TO JOSEPH! History and Pope Francis have infused these three words with layers of significance. Francis declared 2021 the year of Joseph. March is the month of Joseph, and in particular March 19, we keep a solemn festival in honor of Saint Joseph.
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“In a time of favor I answered you, on the day of salvation I helped you. I have kept you and given you as a covenant for your people.” (Isaiah 49:8). Today’s readings proclaim that Christ, the Word of the Father, is always guiding the personal life of each of us - and all of human history! The life of Saint Patrick is truly a testimony of that.
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Carolyn Astfalk offers simple suggestions, including a sweet treat, to foster your family’s devotion to Saint Joseph this year.
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Charles Shultz, creator of the Peanuts cartoons, once had Lucy observing, “life is like a deck chair.” “Like a what?” asks Charlie. She replies, “Haven’t you ever been on a cruise ship, Charlie? Passengers open the deck chairs so they can sit in the sun. Some, facing the rear of the ship so they can see where they’ve been, and others forward to see where they’re going. On the cruise ship of life, Charlie, which way is your deck chair facing?” Charlie thinks for a moment and replies: “Gee, I’ve never been able to get one unfolded.”
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