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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Catholic Motherhood | Rosary Stories | family prayer
Catholic Mom contributor and best-selling author, Samantha Stephenson, shares what meditating on the Joyful Mysteries teaches us about Christian suffering. I don’t know much about Saint Pius V, but I know this: He was not of melancholic temperament. Only the brightest of optimists could take the collection of events we now know as the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary; “The Disastrous Mysteries” might have been more apt. Meditating on these Mysteries helps us to embody the Christian charism of seeing the good in the most desperate of circumstances.
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Family Rosary | Rosary with kids | family prayer
Learn how to pray the Rosary with children in a simple, engaging way that fosters a deeper relationship with God through imaginative prayer practices. Bring the Children to Me And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” (Mark 10:13-14) Like all faith traditions, the Catholic Church has been losing its children to the secular world for the past 60 years. How would the world be different today if children and parents had learned simple ways to pray?
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Homily Video | Learn more about our faith | family prayer
Today’s first reading helps us to see that sometimes we simply need a reminder. For we can forget what God has done for us. Amid the busyness of life, fatigue, or even success, we can forget how many times God has been patient or helped us. All the times He’s forgiven us and given us another chance. And, at times, we can become discouraged by our failures and lose sight of God’s grace at work in our lives amidst the struggles.
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Catholic Family Fun | Parenting | family prayer
Discover 10 simple strategies to bring hope and restoration to your life and the lives of others, from engaging your mind to spreading kindness. If you are feeling overwhelmed, tired, or in need of hope, take a moment to discover 10 simple things you can try today to restore your life and renew your heart. Give yourself permission to pause, take one small step, and rediscover hope—you might even find that you have more hope to share with others, too! This Labor Day, take a break, gather the family, put down the phone, and restore peace and hope through expected pathways. Read on for this Catholic Dad's inspiring and easy-to-follow advice.
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Catholic YouTube | family prayer | fostering vocations
Few things in modern America are more countercultural than becoming a Catholic deacon, priest, or sister. Why would people want to give their lives and freedom and limit their own choices just to serve Christ in the Catholic Church? On Aug. 18, Family Theater Productions seeks answers to those questions in a new YouTube series titled God Calls: Catholic Vocation Stories. Producer on the series is Jay Cooney (Christopher Award-winning Special Abilities: Living Fully With Down Syndrome, Telly Award-winning Grace in Grief: Hope After Loss), with help from FTP producer-at-large Father Vince Kuna, C.S.C. Together, they gathered the vocation stories of several men and women who’ve taken this path -- a deacon, priests, and religious sisters -- and learned a few things themselves along the way.
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Miraculous Medal | everyday miracles | family prayer
Katherine Doyle describes four miracles she personally witnessed after receiving a Miraculous Medal during a time of crisis. I remember my grandma always wearing a Miraculous Medal. Hers was silver and small. She was deeply devoted to Mary, but unfortunately, I never asked her how this came to be. The question never occurred to me. Reflecting back on this, I see this missed opportunity as a testament of my youth. Her religiosity was profound, and I just assumed she was always like that. Grandma went to Mass every day and was an active member in her parish. My grandparents unfailingly recited their nightly Rosary after dinner. The light would flicker off her rosary and her Miraculous Medal as I would watch her pray with her eyes closed, so focused on God.
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