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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
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Right now, in the United States, the news of the presidential campaign is a constant: what one candidate says about the other, questions about the vice-presidential candidates, and what all of this will mean for the next four years of our lives. Today’s saint is a good reminder of what is possible when we unite faith in God with our works here on earth, including family life and our civic duties.
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Today, Catholics around the world unite in marking the feast of the Assumption of Mary, a solemn commemoration of the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven. On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Dogma of the Assumption, declaring, "The Immaculate Mother of God, the Ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory."
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In a world that often favors loud voices and harsh confrontations, the life of Saint Maximilian Kolbe shines as a beacon of love and sacrifice. His heroic act of selflessness amidst the horrors of Auschwitz reminds us that true courage lies in choosing love over hate and forgiveness over revenge.
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Imagine for a moment that you’ve had a major disagreement with someone, and then unfortunately you both get arrested and taken to prison. That’s part of the life story of today’s two saints, Hippolytus and Pontian. The first, Hippolytus, was a priest and prominent theologian in the second and third centuries. He is credited with writing a prayer that became part of the Eucharistic prayer used at most daily Masses. Hippolytus also often disagreed theologically and pastorally with popes. In fact, he would do battle with four popes who would become saints; that’s quite a track record. It was the final one of his life, Pope Pontian with who Hippolytus was arrested with and banished to Sardinia by the Emperor Maximus.
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An older man collapsed on Brooklyn Street and was taken to Kings County Hospital. From a faded address in the man's wallet, the hospital authorities tried deciphering the name and address of a marine, who appeared to be his son. They then made an emergency call for the marine. When the marine arrived, the older man reached out his hand feebly. The marine took it and held it tenderly for the next four hours until the older man died. After the man had passed away, the marine asked, " Who was that old man?" The nurse said, "Wasn't that your father?" "No," said the marine, "but I saw he needed a son, so I stayed."
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Grandpa's Garden | Grandparenting | Summer | catholic family life
Once, during my college years, I had a summer job on campus. To provide for local transportation, I quickly traveled home and retrieved my old bicycle, dusted it off, and took it back to school. I often traveled a dirt road that passed through a large field surrounded by woodland. It was a quiet exercise in solitude, and it was beautiful. In the early morning, the dew glistened on the grasses, and at dusk, the mist rose from the earth and saturated the air. I always felt uplifted moving across that green expanse.
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