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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the story of three young men whom the king wanted to be burned but who were delivered from the furnace, is a story of faithfulness. These men refused to bow down and worship an idol. They were threatened with death, but they stood by their principles. As a result, God rescued them for their faithfulness.
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Holy lives of inspiration | Learn more about our faith
Today, we celebrate the feast of Saint Joseph. My guess is that we all know someone named Joseph, most of whom we call Joe. I’ve been blessed by knowing both good laymen and priests by that name, and each, in their own way, embody the virtue and holiness of Joseph.
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There’s a striking parallel with the incidents in the readings from the Book of Daniel and from the Gospel of John. In both stories, a woman, threatened by a crowd, is saved because one person intervenes and alters things. The stories, however, end very differently: one in peace and the other in violence.
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Family Activities | Saint Patrick | Venerable Patrick Peyton | family prayer
I have to tell you; there was quite a competition about who would have the honor of celebrating the Mass at the Father Peyton Center last year on St. Patrick’s Day. It was only settled by a DNA test showing I had the closest connection to Saint Patrick, but not how you might think.
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Lent activities | Special Needs Parenting | family prayer
I remember struggling as a college student to start a life of prayer, but by the time I graduated, I had disciplined myself to pray daily and constantly. Years later, when I became a new mom, I knew I should teach my children to pray from the early days of their lives. I am a mom to three kids with various sensory, learning, and physical needs, and with gifts given by the Holy Spirit since their Baptism. That is something I encourage you to keep in mind about your child(ren) as they might have additional needs. They, too, have been given the Holy Spirit, the Giver of gifts.
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Holy lives of inspiration | Love thy Neighbor
One of the most frustrating experiences in life is when you have to deal with an individual or a group of people who won’t believe your story because it is too good to be true! In the scriptures we see the story of Noah, who warned the world that it had become too corrupt that if people didn’t change something bad would befall them. But no one would listen to Noah’s story of the coming floods except his immediate family. We have the Prophet Jeremiah that no one listened to, the Prophets Amos, Isaiah, and Micah—whose message was not taken seriously.
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