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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Holy lives of inspiration | Why pray?
An elderly cousin called me the other day. I say elderly because she is in her early 90’S. She was in a bit of a panic.
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Holy lives of inspiration | Strengthening family unity
Traditions say that the apostle Bartholomew made it as far away as India to evangelize and after some time, followed trade routes up to Armenia! That’s a pretty impressive missionary career! He and his good friend, the Apostle Jude, got the evangelization off to a good start.
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Today is the feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. I beg your indulgence as I share part of a sermon from this great Christian figure of the 12th century.
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Celebrating family life | Holy lives of inspiration
I grew up being expected to eat what was served, even lima beans! Fortunately, my mom is a great cook, so everything looked and tasted great, but still, there was the expectation that she knew what we needed to grow up healthy.
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I was having lunch with a grown nephew the other day and I saw him picking away at his food, separating out little flecks of green which appeared to be parsley or some other green vegetable and I was reminded how finicky he was as a child when it came to eating certain vegetables.
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Celebrating family life | Holy lives of inspiration
Before Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, New England had appeared in one Super Bowl and lost. Then Bill Belichick and Tom Brady came along and led the Patriots to 11 Super Bowls and 6 Championships in 20 years. This data merely makes the connection between the Patriots and today’s saint. The connection: a gridiron. The saint: Lawrence the Martyr.
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