Posts tagged Holy Family
Meditation on the Presentation of Our Lord
Meditation on the Presentation of Our Lord

The story of the Presentation of Jesus, as found in the Gospel of Luke Chapter 2, has always been one of my favorites, and has held a special place in my spiritual life as an adult child of divorce. When our parents are divorced, separated, or in a difficult marriage, the struggles in their relationship become the dominant force in the house. … In this beautiful mystery of the Presentation, let us look at the Holy Family, and allow them to teach us and heal us in those places in need of the Lord’s light.

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Meditation, SaintsSister M. Lucia Richardson, OSFLife-Giving WoundsHoly Family, Presentation of Jesus, The Precepts of the Church, Gifts, The gift of a child, Mary, St. Joseph, marriage, trust, gratitude, siblings, Baptism, Eucharist, St Simeon senex, St. Anna the ProphetessComment
I Am Your Father, Too
I Am Your Father, Too

Though I hid, self-protected and continued to wear the masks that I thought gave me some value, Jesus never stopped seeking the real me underneath.  He never abandoned me.  All the while, He was patiently working on me, preparing my very calloused and guarded heart to be broken again through the second loss of my dad.  But this break would be healing and redemptive, because it would finally let Love Himself enter in.  And He came in through another father, His father and now mine – Good St. Joseph.  I truly believe everything started with my simple prayer after that providential homily.  St. Joseph became the guardian of my healing journey and continues to be my strong and faithful pillar along the way, in both explicit and sometimes hidden ways.

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Healing Journey, SaintsSister Maria FrancescaLife-Giving WoundsSt. Joseph, Mary, father relationship, Eucharist, death, anger, God the Father, Holy Family, inner critic, freedom, Holy Spirit, perfectionism, Divine Will, prayer, abandonment, forgiveness, gratitude, Grace Comment
Church Teaching on Being a Child of an Irregular Situation
Church Teaching on Being a Child of an Irregular Situation

Every human soul is of more value than the entire universe put together, and each person is created in the image and likeness of God.  No human being can escape the loving gaze of God, no matter what the circumstances of his or her origin.  No Catholic, and no person, should ever deem oneself of lesser value if he or she comes from an “irregular” situation, for God sees all, knows all, loves all, and desires to save all (1 Timothy 2:3-4).

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Church teachingBrett ManeroLife-Giving WoundsSt. Eugene de Mazenod, Pope Benedict XVI, Angels, Souls, imago Dei, marriage, analogy of faith, Gifts, St. Paul the Apostle, Mary, Holy Family, Immaculate Conception, Baptism, Holy TrinityComment
Spend time with the Holy Family this Advent and Christmas
Spend time with the Holy Family this Advent and Christmas

The only thing I can really control is my own internal, spiritual life (although I admit even that seems out of control at times!).  Right now, I want to do that by spending more time with the most perfect of families! The best part is that I know I am called to be a part of this perfect, intact family! I think that spending time with the Holy Family will keep me focused and restful.

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First-Person, AdviceStephanie GulyaLife-Giving WoungsHoly Family, holidays, spiritual lifeComment