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The Holy Family
December 27, 2020
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

In the Shade?

These holidays always had and have a big footprint, even during the pandemic. That is why I wonder about placing the feast of the Holy Family between them.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

The Family as Church and Religious Community

What does it mean to live within a family? Too often we think of family mainly in terms of emotional intimacy.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Peace, Consolation, and Glory

A person who waits knows that what he wants depends on things outside his own control. Having to wait brings home to him his vulnerability and neediness.

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

The Good of the Family

Perhaps now more than ever, we need to beg God to “show us the value of family life and help us to live in peace with all men.”

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Reflections

Larry
Gillick, SJ

Past

There is not much we can do about the past except profit from it and perhaps repair some of it.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Faith as a Family

What would the world be like if everyone really loved each other person?

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A Poem to Sit With

J. Janda

The Gratitude

for my mother who bore me

who gave me the heart to embrace the universe

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