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Holy Family of Jesus, Mary
and Joseph C
December 26, 2021
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

There He Sat

Mary’s heart must have broken. What mother on earth cannot imagine it, a missing child.

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser
OMI

Family Life As Sacrament

To say that family life is a sacrament is not to say that it will not be fraught with pettiness and frustration.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Tempted But Without Sin

How is the doctrine that Jesus is without sin compatible with this story in the Gospel about his mother’s having to search for him for three days?

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

The Holy Family

“Why have you done this to us?” This is the question that must be impressed upon all those who disturb the unity of the human family.

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Searching

Having compassion, kindness, humility, patience; bearing with one another and forgiving each other––is this easy?

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A Poem to
Sit With

J Janda

contradiction
could
bloom

in mystery

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