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

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One Body, One Spirit

Being a missionary in a multicultural context, sometimes, I received questions that helped me deepen my faith and strengthen my conviction to live for Christ. One day a non-Christian colleague asked, “When we distribute prasad (a sweet dish offered to gods or goddesses), we distribute to everyone present; why do you Catholics limit hospitality to your own? After all, Jesus had table fellowship with all!” Admittedly, I had to research and reflect a little more to give him a convincing yet realistic answer.

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God Guides the Covenant Family - Family Reflection Video

At Mass this week we have been hearing from the Book of Tobit. For those who haven’t been able to follow, today we are coming to the conclusion: after a very successful trip to Media, guided by the Archangel Raphael disguised as a human, Tobit’s son Tobias returns home to Nineveh and heals his father’s blindness through a remedy Raphael has given him.

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Cracks of Gold

Ellen Mongan recalls how she learned to mend broken friendships God's way.

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In Memory of Father Peyton - Family Reflection Video

Friends, Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., was in many ways a mystic who lived with one foot in heaven and one on earth. On this, the 29th anniversary of his death, I would like to share two simple glimpses into his charism: One is from an incident in 1953 and the second is a testimony from his mentor, Father Cornelius Hagerty, C.S.C., in 1963.

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A Renaissance Mary Garden

This painting was created around 1410, in the earliest days of the European Renaissance. The realistic people, lush colors, and the extreme attention to detail are all themes that dominated this great artistic period. What had not changed, however, was the love and devotion to Mary.

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Celebrating family life

Working at Prayer

My memories of elementary school from many years ago include frequent tests and quizzes, an abundance of daily desk work, and of course, homework. The teacher often displayed quality student work on classroom bulletin boards. Sometimes, in addition to the grade, marked in red ink, the teacher placed a sticker on the paper. It was gratifying to have a little sticker adorn one’s work, a star, a pumpkin in fall, a snowflake in winter, or some other seasonal splash of color. I’m not sure how often my work merited posting.

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