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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Once a young businessman was sharing a compartment on a train with an elderly gentleman. When he noticed the old fellow quietly and intently praying with his Rosary, the young man made fun of him for his ‘superstition’ and told him that science had rendered the beliefs of religion irrelevant.
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Holy lives of inspiration | Why pray?
In today's Gospel, Jesus said, "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch." Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets."
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Return to the Church | Why pray?
Yates owned a barren sheep ranch in western Texas. During the depression, he could not pay his mortgage and was in danger of losing his ranch. With little money for basic needs, his family struggled to meet both ends. As they prayerfully waited with hope for God’s intervention, a crew from an oil company came into the area and asked permission to drill a wildcat well on the property.
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Holy lives of inspiration | Why pray?
Can you imagine sitting in a small closet-like space for twelve to seventeen hours per day in all types of weather while listening to people’s struggles? That’s what today’s saint, Saint John Vianney, did day after day, helping scores of people reconcile with God - and each other - through the sacrament of Confession.
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I used to drive by an abandoned house on my way to run errands, and it was definitely an eye sore to the neighborhood. In fact, I wanted it to be torn down. However, someone saw something special, or worthy of saving, about the structure of the house - and it's now undergoing an incredible transformation. It was reduced to its shell and is being rebuilt...
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Return to the Church | Why pray?
"You are damned if you do and you are damned if you don’t." You may have heard that expression. If you haven’t, there is an example of the sentiment in the reading from the Book of Exodus, in the exchange between Moses and God.
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