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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

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Saint Joseph The Worker

"Hard work builds character!" I heard this phrase from my father growing up as a begrudging teenager complaining about chores. I can bet that your father may have said the same at least once or twice.

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Attending the School of Mary

In his writing, True Devotion to Mary, Saint Louis de Montfort highlights ten imitation-worthy virtues of Our Blessed Mother. Some virtues we may already recognize in ourselves; others may offer an opportunity to grow in personal awareness as we work toward holiness.

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The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca (c. 1460, Italy)

In the 1460’s, artist Piero della Francesca was hired to create a fresco for the small town of Sansepolcro, Italy. Over seven feet tall, the fresco would depict a life-size Christ rising from His tomb. Sacred artwork of the time period usually had Christ floating above the tomb in a display of divine might, but Piero della Francesca decided to do something else.

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Behold the Lamb of God - Family Reflection Video

Dear Friends, Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen indeed! Alleluia! What a joy to keep experiencing the Risen Lord all around us this week, and realize that during the Octave of Easter all creation is charged with the 'Grandeur of God,' as Hopkins put it.

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The Incredible Hope of Easter - Family Reflection Video

Yesterday, the Boston Marathon took place, and thousands of runners of all ages and abilities attempted to run from Hopkinton to the finish line on Boylston Street in Boston as fast as they could. If you asked all but a few elite runners, the main objective was to complete the 26.2 miles and cross that finish line, not to win or place in the race.

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