Category: God’s Plan for Family Life
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Be Generous with Your Time – 2019 Feast of the Holy Family
December 29, 2019, Feast of the Holy Family Greetings supporters and friends of Your Holy Family Ministries. We pray that your Christmas season has been and will continue to be filled with Faith and Family. We write to you with much joy after celebrating Christmas with most of our children who were able to travel…
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Your Family Can Heal the Church
September 8th, 2019 – 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (other years, Birth of the Virgin Mary) In January of 2019, Denae and I began writing a book to bring hope and healing to the Church and those who have been abused by members of the clergy. At the time I recall thinking about why God…
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Only You Can Form Saints
2018 Feast of the Holy Family “Thus says the LORD to his anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I grasp, Subduing nations before him, stripping kings of their strength, Opening doors before him, leaving the gates unbarred:” Isaiah 45:1 Dear Your Holy Family Ministry Supporters, Just as Cyrus had doors opened for him, Your Holy Family…
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Being Poor in Spirit
December 30th, 2016 – Feast of the Holy Family A Family that is Poor in Spirit, is a Happy Family The Beatitudes are the successor to the Ten Commandments, the fulfillment of the Law given by God to his people. The Rich Young Man approaches Jesus and asks what he must do to inherit eternal…
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What God has Joined, Let No One Divide
Your Family was started on the day you got married, and after you took your vows. The presider may have uttered words similar to the ones above. It not only applies to you and your spouse, but also to your entire family. The world many times seeks to separate what God has joined together. Living…
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Advice to New Parents
The Keys to Raising a Holy Family When speaking with new parents I often get asked what advice I have for them as they begin their family. It makes sense, they have a blank slate and they want to do everything they can to ensure success and happiness for their children. So for all of…
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Only the Good Die Young
Billy Joel wrote a very popular song back in the 70s named Only the Good Die Young. It is a very upbeat and catchy song in which he sings about prayers, rosaries, confirmation and Catholic family life. The only problem with the song is that the author is not very happy about his encounters…
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Wow, that is a long time!
This past New Year’s Eve, my wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. We decided to make it a big deal and so we let our adult children throw us a party to celebrate the joyous event. They rented a nice hall, brought in our favorite live band, had the event catered, bought a…
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Happy Feast of the Holy Family 2015
As is our tradition, each year on the feast of the Holy Family, we publish an article about our ministry, recap the year and look forward to next year and what God may be calling us to accomplish for His glory. This year is doubly special as Denae and I will celebrate our 25th wedding…
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Love Will Win The Culture War
… One Family at a Time I believe that the cultural battles today are a direct result of a lack of joy-filled families. The scourge of abortion, declining birth rates, increasing divorce rates, and a pervasive hedonistic lifestyle can all be traced to a breakdown of the family. According to Blessed John Paul II in Familiaris…