For many years, Belinda Brasley, M.Div., and Deacon John Brasley, M.Div., have been sharing their passion with couples and families, taking an honest look at the ups and downs of family faith, parental hope and married love.
- April 16, 2012
- Breaking bread together
The simple act of sharing a meal together helps us trust one another, get to know each other better and really understand each other. Families who take the time to break bread together can easily relate to the two Emmaus disciples and their post-resurrection encounter with the risen Christ.
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- April 4, 2012
- Eight days a week
"Why do we go to Mass every Sunday?" Catholic parents are likely to hear this question at some point from an inquisitive child.
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- March 21, 2012
- Dying to new life
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life." (John 12:24-25)
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- March 2, 2012
- Can you hear me now?
Mark 9:2-10 tells the story of the Transfiguration. Jesus takes Peter, James and John, his closest disciples, apart from the others to climb the mountain. The purpose of their climb seems to be for God to announce that Jesus is “my beloved Son.” That message seems to come through loud and clear, but there’s more to the story.
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- February 7, 2012
- Through the roof
The Gospel story of the paralytic and his friends (Mark 2:1-12) has important lessons for today's families.
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- December 9, 2011
- Making holiday memories
It's Advent and that means it is time to get together with family and friends. It can be a time for memories to be made and familial bonds to be formed and strengthened. It also can be a time of tension and stress. Pushed and pulled by grandma and grandpa and mom and dad and siblings and cousins, we sometimes can feel like avoiding holiday visits.
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- December 7, 2011
- Our Advent wreath
We keep a family Advent wreath on our dining room table during the season of Advent. We light the candles each night at dinner as part of our table blessing, adding a new candle each week at Sunday dinner.
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- November 17, 2011
- Thanksgiving Day table blessing
Thanksgiving Day provides a great opportunity for families to join in prayer and thanksgiving for the many gifts and blessings we have received.
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- November 3, 2011
- Time out
I took the time last weekend to go on a retreat. The opportunity was offered to me several months ago. Although I wrote the date on my calendar, it took me a long time to register. It was hard to make the commitment to spend a weekend away from home.
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- October 31, 2011
- The Day of the Dead
El Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) or All Souls Day, is a festival celebrated in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, and other areas of Central and South America, and by Latin Americans living in Canada and the United States. Despite its morbid symbols of skulls, skeletons and death, it’s truly a celebration of the lives of loved ones who have passed into eternal life.
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