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Telephone: 617-542-6440
Prayer Request Line: 617-553-4100
The Good Word: 617-542-0502
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December 31, 2017
The Feast of the Holy Family
This season offers us the opportunity to spend time with family, or at least reflect on the meaning of family in our
lives. Currently in the American Catholic culture, we notice that generally each succeeding generation is less
interested in church than the previous generation was. This has long-term implications for future staffing, facilities,
and many other aspects of future church life. The Shrine’s location in a vibrant downtown neighborhood has
mitigated some of the associated problems, but it has not made them vanish entirely.
If you have insights or reflections on your positive or negative experience in trying to pass on your faith to later
generations, I’d be interested in hearing about them. In your experience, what works and what doesn’t? How does
the American culture help or hinder your attempts to pass on your faith? Are there things that the Shrine or the larger
Catholic Church could do to assist people in passing on their stories of faith? How do we best support one another in
this endeavor? Each of us should examine our personal faith story and identify the most inspiring aspects of that
story. What’s the best way to tell that story? Who needs to hear it? Are we all trying hard enough to pass on our
story?
May your story of faith inspire and enlighten family and friends in the coming week.
Now available!
Light your
votive candles online by visiting:
The Emmaus Ministry
stanthonyshrine.org/ Serving the Spiritual Needs of Grieving Parents
light-a-candle/ Whose Children Of Any Age Have Died By Any Cause
No Matter How Long Ago
One-Hour Retreat 1st Sunday of the Month
Shrine Auditorium Classroom after the 10 a.m. Mass.
Go to www.emfgp.org
Or call Diane, Paul’s Mother, at 617-542-8057.
“SELMA”
Movie Viewing and
Discussion with
Fr. Gene Pistacchio, OFM
In honor of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
we will be watching the
movie, “Selma” followed
by a group discussion
about equality and social
justice.
This event is sponsored by
the 20’s/30’s Young Adult
Group but it is open to all.