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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
I call upon you; answer me, O God. Turn your ear to me; hear my speech. (Psalm 17:6)
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Like the man in my story, thousands of people today are struggling with separation and isolation.
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This Sunday we celebrated Father’s Day and I find myself continuing to think of and give thanks for my father. John Laurence Phalan. My Grandfather John wanted to call my father John as he was the first and only boy child. My Grandmother Helen wanted to call him Laurence. I don’t know why … They settled on John Laurence but then everybody called him Larry. My grandmother won that one!
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On the hillsides in Lebanon, Quebec, and France, bonfires light up the night on the feast of Saint John the Baptist. Let's reflect on the great precursor’s gift to us, and our response as missionary disciples.
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Jason Weirich challenges men to find the strength to be the type of man they are capable of being, and women to support their husbands as they face that challenge.
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As I read and prayed about today’s first reading, even though it dates back over two thousand years, the message seemed fitting for today. Now, most of us don’t receive threatening letters from powerful kings or other world leaders. Still, we do encounter other challenges to our faith in God.
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