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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Healing the family | Why pray?
I want to share a story that illuminates an essential aspect of our faith and the challenges we face in the world. It involves a preacher and a manufacturer of soaps who met on the streets. The manufacturer, with a sneer, questioned the effectiveness of the gospel preached by the preacher, pointing out the presence of many wicked people in the world. But the preacher responded with a thought-provoking analogy.
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Healing the family | Return to the Church
How do we make sense of Jesus’ statement that He “… has not come to bring peace but the sword?” The first clue is
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According to Dr. James Dobson's book, Coming Home, Timeless Wisdom for Families, published in 1998, King Frederick II studied fifty infants in the 13th century to determine which language they would speak if they were never exposed to spoken words. Consequently, he assigned foster mothers to bathe and breastfeed the children but prohibited them from talking to them or cuddling with them.
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Healing the family | Strengthening family unity
In Father Willy Raymond's homily, he recounts a moving story of the importance of putting God and family first.
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Healing the family | Learn more about our faith
In the Book of Genesis, we learn that Abraham’s life doesn't always go smoothly, even after God blesses him and his wife, Sarah, with a son, Isaac, in their old age.
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Celebrating family life | Healing the family
The Church celebrates the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29th every year. On this day, we are reminded of the profound significance of these two great apostles in the life of the Church. Their unwavering faith, dedication, and willingness to embrace the cross serve as powerful examples for all of us, especially for families who seek to live out their Christian vocation.
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