Tag: holy family
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The World Meeting of Families: A Catholic Conference
Day 1 A Catholic Conference In my professional career, I attend lots of conferences. I have attended conferences that had over 100,000 attendees, Networld/Interop was held in Las Vegas because it was the only city in the United States that had enough hotel rooms to house everyone, it also has not just one but many large…
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Just Getting There is an Adventure
An Arduous Journey Initially when we planned to attend the World Meeting of Families, we intended to take our time getting up to Pennsylvania, but then we were asked to speak at a parish event in the Austin area related to the World Meeting of Families. How could we resist? So we said yes, then…
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Learning To Love During Death
It’s Hard to Grow Closer to Someone you Know is Going to Die I grew up in a loving family, we were very service oriented — giving of our time, talent, and treasure to help those in need. My parents constantly set an example, to show love in everything you do; give of yourself to…
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The Foundation of the Family
After almost 22 years of parenting, we have tried just about everything, encountered just about every struggle and have learned a lot from others about what it takes to have a happy holy family. This year Denae and I will celebrate 25 years of marriage. What a great gift the past 25 years have been…
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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…
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Being the Servant of Others
“To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.” St. John Paul II Homily October 7, 1979 On Holy Thursday, the Gospel recalls the washing of the feet of the Apostles by Jesus. He…
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The Power of A Mother’s Prayer
The following talk was given by Denae Hebert, Co-founder of Your Holy Family, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Keller, TX in December of 2015 at the annual Strong Faith, Strong Family Retreat. In this talk, Denae ponders the following questions: She also offers practical advice on how to improve your prayer life.
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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 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…