The Kingdom is a Person: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. on January 27th, 2020

The Kingdom is a Person: Family Reflection Video

A Congressman died and went to heaven. When he arrived, Saint Peter greeted him warmly: “Welcome, Congressman.”

I tell that funny story to get us thinking about our opportunity to vote for the Kingdom of God, for heaven on earth. The Kingdom is a person, the Lord Jesus. He is more powerful than the devil. Invite Him into your home and the Kingdom of heaven is there as well.

Every family that honors God and prays in the home is making sure that their house is not divided but is filled with the grace, joy and unity of the Kingdom of God in the Person of the Lord Jesus himself.

As our ministry founder, Venerable Patrick Peyton, got the world saying: "The family that prays together stays together."

For additional reading: Jesus and Beelzebul

About Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.