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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
"Those who have never been told of him shall see, and those who have never heard of him shall understand." When St. Paul spoke those words, he was describing his approach to bringing the message of Jesus Christ to people. He was always in search of new territory, seeking out people who were unfamiliar with Jesus and His message for us.
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Today, All Souls Day, is about praying for deceased relatives, friends, and other souls in purgatory. This is a particularly difficult homily to deliver for two reasons. First, it touches a topic most of us don’t like to hear about: death and what happens after. We know we can't avoid it. But most of us think if we don't talk about it, it won't happen, at least not for a long time.
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"Oh, when the saints go marching in; oh, when the saints go marching in, Oh, how, I want to be in that number when the saints go marching in!" We’d sing that song every day in a big cafeteria at one of the meals served to the campers and counselors at E.C. Week at Camp Fatima in New Hampshire. The E.C. stands for exceptional citizens: people who have Down’s syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy, and so many other challenges that they face every day.
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Learn more about our faith | Return to the Church
Here in my hand is an ordinary acorn. Within this small acorn are all the makings of a mighty oak tree. It just needs time, sunlight, water, and earth to grow gradually into a mighty oak. What has happened here in the Northeast of the United States in the last few days? Strong winds and rains have wreaked havoc upon homes and roadways with uprooting trees and snapping branches and causing hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses to lose power. I hope you notice that very few oak trees have been toppled.
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The Apostles Simon and Jude: these guys were on fire! We don’t know much about them. They are paired together in one feast because after Pentecost they evangelized as a team. Maybe they seem to be in the sidelines because each shares his name with other apostles who seem to get more attention.
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Learn more about our faith | Love thy Neighbor
A story is told of a young boy in an Israeli airport who ran ahead of his father, and when the father caught up with him, he scolded his son. The father reminded the son that even though the father’s tone was severe he was still to address him as 'Abba,' using a word of respect that has come down to us this day; as a word of authority, intimacy.
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