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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Learn more about our faith | Why pray?
Like any good parent, teacher, or coach, Jesus prepares the first disciples and us when He says, “From now on, I am telling you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe that I AM.” In this case, Jesus, during His teaching about serving others in God’s Name, mentions that one of them will betray Him.
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Celebrating family life | Why pray?
Just being with you for less than 24 hours, having “seen with our own eyes and touched with our own hands” (cf. 1John 1:1) what the Risen Lord in your midst has accomplished and continues to accomplish through Holy Cross Family Ministries, especially with the signing of the Memorandum of Collaboration a while ago between the International Confederation of Christian Family Movements and Holy Cross Family Ministries, there’s more meaning to our acclamation in the Responsorial Psalm: Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord!
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After reading and reflecting on today’s Word of God, two verses stood out…can you guess what they were? The first was, “We are disgusted with this wretched food!” And the second is when the Pharisees ask Jesus, “Who are you?” When I was a kid, the first time I missed my Mom’s cooking was my first camping trip with the Boy Scouts. But it was only for a weekend. In today’s first reading, the Israelites are in the desert; it’s been a long journey; they’re tired, hungry, and thirsty, and to make matters worse, the food they do get isn’t home cooking.
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Strengthening family unity | Why pray?
Let me share a heartwarming story that has inspired me, and I hope it will inspire you too. The parents, particularly the mother of two grown-up boys, are going through a difficult time. Their boys had a fallout and have not talked to each other for over a year. One of the sons hardly talks to his parents and consistently shows an angry face. Communication at home has become scarce.
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Return to the Church | Why pray?
Occasionally I do a general cleaning of my room, mainly to get rid of items that have accumulated over weeks. One afternoon, as I was cleaning the drawers of my table, an envelope sent by a friend caught my attention. It had only the word “Enjoy” written on it. I had kept it safe for later use but had forgotten about it.
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Return to the Church | Why pray?
Jonah is one of the most attractive characters in the Bible. The most beautiful surprise in the book of Jonah is that the most unlikely candidate for holiness, the ever-hated Assyrians, turn to God. The same Assyrians who had destroyed the ten northern tribes of the Hebrews (2 Kgs 17) and destroyed Judah (2 Kgs 19). Even though these people were among the cruelest in biblical history, Jonah managed to bring them to repentance.
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