Tag Archives: Family

To the Domestic Church

Jesus Christ was born into a family, a domestic church of Joseph and Mary, husband and wife.  God’s plan for humanity was the family, from which faith, hope and love springs forth to others. Woman was created to be a … Continue reading

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Pope Leo XIII on Marriage and Family

Pope Leo XIII provided some important teachings in his Encyclical Rerum Novarum (“of new things” or “condition of labor”) on the natural origin of marriage and family life, an area in which he warns civil government intrusion would be “a … Continue reading

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I Drew Him Out of the Water

When the child grew, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as her son and called him Moses, for she said, “I drew him out of the water.” (Exodus 2:10) Pharaoh feared the Hebrews.  He had Hebrew baby boys … Continue reading

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