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Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5 Colossians 3:12-21 Luke 2:22-40 This week, within the eight days after Christmas, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family. Thinking about this holy family is especially vital today, when the family is so much under attack by the "dark-side forces" in our world. We need to be clear about...
by Linda Schubert As a child of no faith I spent my early years on an isolated mountain ranch on the Northern California coast, attending a country school with 14 children, all grades in one room. With little socialization, I grew up introverted, insecure, with a stubborn independence I often attributed to my Dutch heritage....
Featured Favorite: Why I Remain Catholic – #WhyRemainCatholic I was created for Truth, created to be Catholic. There’s no going back from where I belong. Pope Francis: The Church is and must be the family of God – In today's papal audience, Pope Francis speaks on how the spirit of the family is the constitutional...
Genesis 2:13-24; Ps 128:1-6; Hebrew 2:9-11;Mark 10:2-16 Dear Holy Spirit, please give us Your wisdom on marriage. Is it obvious that the theme this weekend is on the union of a man and a woman. If you do any shopping you still see a young man and woman together and sometimes holding hands. The natural...
Pope Francis: Celebrations are the invention of God – Pope Francis begins series on three facets of family life: celebration, work and prayer contrasting obsession with work with celebration of the Eucharist CWG Live: Were you there? Did you feel the love? – Lots of love and hugs at the Catholic Writers Conference Live and...
General audience: The wounds of the family Vatican City, 24 June 2015 (VIS) – Following his recent catechesis on external threats to the family, such as poverty and illness, during today's general audience the Pope spoke about those wounds that are produced as a result of family cohabitation. In all families there are moments of...
General audience: the family and the downward spiral of poverty Vatican City, 3 June 2015 (VIS) – The living conditions that put the family to the test and render it vulnerable, starting with poverty, will be the themes of Pope Francis' catechesis starting from today, he announced to the twenty thousand faithful attending this week's...