Hannah, Her Son, and the Holy Family

Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but they're probably not the ones we would automatically think of. We see this in th ...  Show more

Friends, a great professor of mine at Mundelein Seminary, Dr. Richard Issel, once said, “If you want to be happy, stop worrying about being happy and get on with becoming fulfilled.” We find something similar in Jordan Peterson’s observation that “self-consciousness is equivalent ...  Show more

Pastor Julie Kahwagi shares from Romans 12:1-18 to illustrate what the family of God is all about using examples from the life of Joop & Berbel Griffioen as we bid them farewell off to the next chapter in their missionary life. القس جولي قهوجي تشارك من رومية ١٢: ١-١٨ عن خصائ ...  Show more

What’s the relationship like with your family? Learn about the importance of strong familial ties in Islam. 

Yunan Frédéric, a Syriac Catholic priest living in Bethlehem with his Latina-American wife and their three children, preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family, even though the Syriac Church does not observe this feast in its liturgical calendar. For the past two years, he has serv ...  Show more

For most of us, the Christmas season means quality (and quantity) time with family!

Family can bring so much joy—but it can also surface pain, resentment, and grief, among other unwanted challenges to the holiday season.

Whether you’re hosting your extended family ...