Tag: Prayer
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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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New Years’ Resolutions, Family style
A New Year for many, means a new start, a blank page on which to write on. Â 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. Â Here is a list of…
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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. Â He created everything, the earth, the trees, the sun, the moon, the animals and birds of the air and us. Â 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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Let the Children come, Overcoming Challenges at Church
Pope Francis recently said that “Children’s tears are the best sermon” and he encouraged parents to bring their children to mass even though they may cause a disruption from time to time. Â I agree with the Pope completely, too often parents stop bringing their children or stop coming to Church all together due to ugly…