Author: Allen Hébert
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The Secret of a Holy Family
12-28-2014 Feast of the Holy Family In the Beginning God the Father has a beautiful plan for the world. He created everything, the earth, the trees, the sun, the moon, the animals and birds of the air and us. He gave us free will so we could choose to love him in return for all…
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Pay Attention!
Raising a Holy Family The importance of being engaged in family life is key to raising a holy family. Our goal as parents should be to raise saints, also known as holy people, that will one day make it to heaven. On a more practical/secular level, we want to raise children that make good moral decisions, make good grades,…
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Joy in the Midst of Suffering
We are a Joyful People We are called to be a joyful people, not because we are always happy or that things always go our way, but because we are children of God and He loves us with a never ending love. Christians in the early Church had great joy and that joy was infectious,…
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Family Matters
My wife and I are the only members of our family to have moved away from our hometown, the rest of our siblings chose to make their home fairly close to our parents, but we moved a mere three hours west to a smaller city. So for the last 27 years we have raised our…
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Wearing Your Catholic Faith
We attended the Midwest Catholic Family Conference (in Wichita, KS) in early August of 2011 and stumbled across Faith Factory Catholic T-shirts in the Exhibitors hall. They had some great designs and a special deal for large families to purchase matching shirts ($10 per shirt). Here is a picture of us in our new Catholic apparel: We have found…
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The Mission of the Family to Guard Love
The Mission of the Family is to Guard, Reveal and Communicate Love and in this third talk of the 2014 Central Texas Retreat for Families, Fr. Nathan Cromly, CSJ, delves into the mission of the family to Guard Love. Intro Music courtesy of K4J All audio recordings of the talks from the retreat can be found on this page.…
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The Mission of the Family to Reveal Love
The Mission of the Family is to Guard, Reveal and Communicate Love and this fourth talk of the 2014 Central Texas Retreat for Families provides thoughtful reflection on the mission of the family to Reveal Love to the world. https://yourholyfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/f2819-4-reveal-love.mp3 Intro Music courtesy of K4J All audio recordings of the talks from the retreat can be found on this page.…
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The Mission of the Family to Communicate Love
The Mission of the Family is to Guard, Reveal and Communicate Love and this fifth 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 communicate love. Intro Music courtesy of K4J All audio recordings of the talks from the retreat…
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The Mission of the Family
The Mission of the Family is to Guard, Reveal and Communicate Love and this first 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 and provides practical advice on how to embark on this seeminly daunting task.…
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The Mission of the Marriage
The Mission of the Family is to Guard, Reveal and Communicate Love and this second talk of the 2014 Central Texas Retreat for Families. Greg and Julie Alexander, of the Alexander House, discuss the necessity of a strong marriage as the foundation for raising a holy family. https://yourholyfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/aa7eb-2-mission-of-the-marriage.mp3 Intro Music courtesy of K4J – Family by…