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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Today, we celebrate the life of a man who, like Jesus in Nazareth, dared to walk among the marginalized and forgotten. We remember St. John Bosco, the priest who saw not just the mud on the boots of street kids but the potential for grace and greatness within them.
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Healing the family | Why pray?
Within the scope of today’s first reading and gospel are tragedy and grief and faith and healing … all parts of the lived experience for each of us to one degree or another. In the first reading, we hear of King David’s son, who had betrayed him, ultimately falling prey to Joab.
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Healing the family | Return to the Church
On Sunday and now, today’s gospel reveals Jesus’ authority over evil. In both cases, men’s souls have been captured by Satan. No human action can save them, either by their own efforts or anyone else. Only Jesus can set them free.
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Parenthood | family life | prayer
I don’t know if I have been able to write ten lines without being disturbed … I am not telling any lies when I say that I am writing practically nothing. (Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul) She had snuck out to the convent garden to write, hoping to make progress on Story of a Soul in her very small pocket of free time. But she had been constantly interrupted, as usual, and the process was painfully slow. I underlined her words and sat back. “I am writing practically nothing.” Oh Thérèse, I thought. I feel you.
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Marriage | family life | love
It’s one thing to marry, it’s another to keep the love alive over decades. Longtime-married couples have much to teach other couples, married or not, but perhaps even more to teach people starting on their marriage journey. Family Theater Productions, which brought you Catholic Central, PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON and The Dating Project debuts a new YouTube series that visits with long-term spouses offering advice and encouragement on keeping their vows truly “until death do us part.”
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This week, the Church gave us the opportunity to reflect on the lives of different holy men and women. We had the memorial of St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr; we celebrated St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church; we celebrated the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle; and today is the Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, close collaborators in mission with St. Paul the Apostle.
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