These are the times of year when we give special thanks for the gift of family. As we look around the church today at the sea of faces gathered to celebrate the birth of our Lord, we find a peace in knowing we are all here for the same reason…that we share a common bond...that we are all united with one another in and through a little Child. How our Catholic family has grown since that first Christmas!! So few people were gathered in Bethlehem around that manger: Jesus’ Mother, Joseph, a few shepherds, the wise men, and some animals. How few people were to be found at Calvary when the Christ Child was nailed to a cross 33 years later.
Today a multitude of people all around the world gather on these two special days: Christmas and Easter. Our family has grown!! How blessed we are to belong to God’s family…to have such a special connection to God, especially through the gift of Jesus in the Eucharist. We must remember to pray for the many people in our world, in fact right here in our own community, particularly our young people who feel so disconnected from family, friends, church, God…from life. If only they knew that there is a family right here at Sacred Heart ready to adopt them…ready to welcome them unconditionally. Let us allow God to use EACH AND EVERYONE OF US to...
