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

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Open Hearts! Family Reflection Video

It is springtime here and bursting with life! It’s the month of Mary and we just celebrated Mother’s Day and the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. I’d like to continue thinking of Mary … particularly noting how she chose three simple children.

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You Don’t Give Holy Orders – You Get Them

Whether a man is a deacon teaching Sunday school, a parish priest or the pope – all the levels of Holy Orders point to the High Priest Himself … Jesus Christ.

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Matthias and Me: Family Reflection Video

It is sometimes said of people who take on a new position or job that they will have a tough act to follow. Today however that would not be said of Matthias, the apostle who was selected to replace Judas who betrayed Jesus.

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The Holy Spirit – Get to Know the Mysterious Third Person of the Trinity

He’s wind, He’s fire, He’s inspiration -- but lots of folks don’t know a lot about the mysterious divine person called the Holy Spirit.

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Charisms of Holy Cross

The Cross, Our Only Hope - Part 2

Where do we go and who do we trust when the crosses of our own life come along? This week we'll finish our reflection on the third charism of the congregation: The Cross, Our Only Hope, recalling His Mother Mary at the foot of His Cross as our inspiration.

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The Perfect Centerpiece: Family Reflection Video

Seventy-five years ago yesterday, 36-year-old Father Patrick Peyton arrived in New York City to rehearse for a radio program to be aired the next day on 300 Mutual Network affiliate radio stations. As Father Peyton and his assistant, Father Woods, inspected the stage, Father Woods said, “It looks rather bare.”

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