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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Last night at home I noticed a small piece of paper that had fallen to the floor. As I reached down for the paper, I grabbed it quickly, ready to crumple it and throw it into the wastebasket. But, suddenly, I recognized the simple paper type and type of letters on it. And, so I stopped and read the words from the prophet Ezekiel: "I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you."
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The Mission had been really intense and finally they had some time apart with the Master. They had tried to find a quiet place and the crowds even followed them there, leading the Lord to feed 5000 men from five loaves and 2 fish! It was overwhelming for the disciples. What was going on?
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This could possibly be one of the best Lents that many of us will be making. Many of us have been living through stress and strain, and have suffered losses. During these past couple of years, because of the pandemic, there have been many complications and changes in our lives. Not only have our personal lives been affected by these circumstances, but unfortunately, for many of us, our spiritual life has also been affected.
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My brothers and sisters, each of us, as members of God’s family, is on an incredible journey of faith. Today, we see two points on Peter’s journey. When it comes to traveling from one place to another, I am definitely geographically challenged – before GPS I made countless side trips in my travels, and often wondered if and when I would reach my destination.
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Once again someone meets up with Jesus and strikes up a conversation. Today it is a young man who in all probability heard Jesus preaching to different crowds or heard about miracles that people were attributing to him, cures that were said to have taken place. The young man felt a stirring inside of him and was moved to ask Jesus what was this eternal life that Jesus talked about. Jesus answered him explaining the ten commandments.
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Several years ago, I read a great article by a local priest, Father Goldrick. He wrote about starting at a new parish, and telling the parishioners that he wanted to get to know them. And, to help them know him, he had written what he called "An Owner’s Manual for your New Pastor."
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