Author: Allen Hébert
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To Prom or Not to Prom, That is the Question
A few years ago around this time of year, I made an inquiry on my Facebook Status, “To Prom or not to Prom, that is the question”. I figured I might get a few responses, but after 36 comments over the course of 3 days from 21 different people, it seems there was no lack…
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The Mission of the Family to Evangelize
The Mission of the Family is to Guard, Reveal and Communicate Love and this sixth talk of the 2014 Central Texas Retreat for Families provides some food for thought on this subject. Fr. Nathan Cromly, CSJ, delves into the mission of the family to evangelize other families and the world. Intro Music courtesy of K4J All audio recordings of the…
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How to Be a Father after God’s own Heart
The world needs strong, faith-filled fathers who are seeking to love as God loves.
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Are You a Slave?
Slavery is a very powerful word, no one wants to be a slave, but many unknowingly are. According to Websters, Slavery is “submission to a dominating influence”. Many people associate the term slavery with the Israelites in Egypt, or with African-Americans in the Southern United States. While the evil of forced labor and captivity are…
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Are you Afraid of Dying?
Family Funerals Funerals, everybody loves attending them, right? If you are like me, you don’t look forward to attending a funeral. Depending on who died, it may be a very somber event. In my forty five years on this earth I have attended funerals for the young, old and everyone in between. Funerals are a…
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Reflecting the Love of God
A Godly marriage should be a reflection of the love that we see between God the Father and God the Son. Their love is given freely and completely without anything held back. This love is faithful and continuously fruitful as manifested in the person of God the Holy Spirit. How can we reveal this type…
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Being Under Satan’s Yoke (BUSY)
Do you always feel like you are running late, falling behind, or rushing around like a chicken with your head cut off? If so you are not alone. My wife and I feel like this on a regular basis, especially around the end of the year. A popular Catholic speaker, Jesse Romero, likes to remind…
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Practical Discipline
We live in a society where discipline is not viewed in a positive light. Many parents think that it is better to be their child’s best friend instead. The results have been a society of immature adults. If you are interested in my thoughts on why discipline is so important for our children, our society…
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Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child
Our society has become a society of children, there is ample evidence to back up my claim. Think about how a child acts, they have a short attention span, they easily change their mind, they see something in the checkout line at the grocery store and they want to buy it. If a child doesn’t get…
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New Years’ Resolutions, Family style
A New Year for many, means a new start, a blank page on which to write on. While this may seem silly to many, changing our habits can be difficult and a new year could be just the world event that helps us to resolve to do some things different. Here is a list of…