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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
It was a spontaneous conversation. I had just returned from a long absence when I engaged a gentleman in conversation. I talked about my trip, my experience with the vibrant faith I encountered, and he, in turn, shared a little of his own faith journey.
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The Scriptures today present us with two very different personalities, Solomon, and Jesus, different in appearance yet similar in that people came seeking what they had to offer. The Queen of the South, a significant personality in her own right, had heard about Solomon and his extraordinary accomplishments, including the temple and its opulence, and his wisdom in particular.
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In the Bible, Solomon praises God for the temple he has been honored to build, and prays. He prays that God will watch over this temple, listen to the prayers of the people who offer them, and pardon their sins.
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Once, the great Evangelist and Preacher, Billy Graham, found himself in a strange town to speak at a revival. The day before the event he was walking about town looking for the post office. Not finding it he stopped a young boy of 12 years of age and asked him if he knew where the post office was. He said, of course, and gave Rev Graham directions.
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Dear Friends, last summer at the NAPA Institute in California, we had a panel discussion on being Catholic in Hollywood. On the panel were two actors and a priest who served in Hollywood at Family Theater Productions. The actors were David Henrie, a committed, intelligent young Catholic who starred in the Wizards of Waverly Place, and Jonathan Roumie, who is now starring as Jesus in the ground-breaking show, “The Chosen.”
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If you live in the Easton area, you probably know about the ministry of My Brother's Keeper. Still, you may not know how this ministry - which brings food, furniture, and hope to thousands of people in the area - was started, in prayer, by a local couple who were just living ordinary lives, until they had two extraordinary experiences...
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