Visiting a Friend: Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. on May 6th, 2019

Visiting a Friend: Family Reflection Video

This is the work of God, that you believe in the One He sent.

I read today about churches in Bavaria; that they are places of highly-esteemed worship. An author in prayer observed the many others who went in and out of the church, each one with purpose. Not to drop in, or because it was a convenient place to get out of the wind; they all came to see the Lord as one would visit a friend. They came with intention and brought their whole selves to the church.

God offers us friendship and with friendship you do not compromise; you enter into it fully. If we believe God is a friend to us, how do we make our visits special? What do you see God as to you?

Lord, we humbly pray to be friends to you as you are to us all the days of our lives.

For additional reading: Today’s Readings

About Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.