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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
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My mother started praying the Rosary with me as an infant everyday as she held me in her arms. With Mary, she introduced me to Jesus. She shared with me her love of Jesus. I realize now that I was already living the truth that is the core of Saint John’s First Letter that we hear these days: God is Love.
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An elderly man in Oklahoma calls his son in New York and says: "I hate to ruin your day son, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce. We've survived 45 years of marriage….and that much misery is enough." The son was shocked. "Dad, what are you talking about?", he yells. The old father explained, "We can't stand the sight of each other any longer."
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Learn more about our faith | Seasonal Reflections
Despite the saccharine depictions of the Nativity found on so many greeting cards and coffee mugs, there is nothing sentimental about the accounts of Jesus’ birth put forward in the Gospels. There is, however, much that God wishes to communicate to us about Himself through the words of the inspired authors.
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Learn more about our faith | Seasonal Reflections
Today, a light has shone upon us, for the Lord is born for us. This is truly a holiday booster maybe not as colorful as the article I read, about the long lines of giddy kids in candy-striped pants, toddlers in holiday shirts adorned with tiny Christmas trees, kids wearing thick Irish sweaters, moms and dads, cradling paper cups of hot coffee waiting the for arrival of the jolly, white-bearded man in black boots and red velvet suit.
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I am blest to have served as a priest for 17 years in our Holy Cross ministries in Peru. I love Christmas in Peru. As night falls Christmas Eve there is a quiet that settles, a sense of waiting. Christmas Eve Mass is celebrated around 10 pm. The Churches are packed for beautiful celebrations as the feast begins and people return to their homes, yet there is still a sense of waiting – until midnight!
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The prophet Isaiah described God’s commitment to Israel and its people. God assures people that He continues to be among them. With the Israelites, there was a moment when they felt abandoned - but we know how, with great tenderness, God took them back. With His ever enduring love, God took pity on them.
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