Faith and Family
Faith and Family for August 9: Jesus Walks on Water
READ
MT 14:22-33
After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone.
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by Father Greg Friedman, OFM
Faith and Family for August 2: Feeding of Five Thousand
READ MT 14:13-21 When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked ...
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Faith and Family for July 26: The Kingdom of Heaven
READ MT 13:44-52 OR 13:44-46 Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has ...
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Faith and Family for July 15: Parable of the Mustard Seed
READ MT 13:24-43 OR 13:24-30 Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds ...
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Kids and Their Changing Faith
In the over 20 years that I’ve been writing for this magazine, I’ve seen tons of letters from parents worrying about their children’s faith lives.
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Faith and Family for July 12: Parable of the Sower
READ MT 13:1-23 OR 13:1-9 On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood ...
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Faith and Family for July 5: The Praise of the Father
READ MT 11:25-30 At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. CLICK ...
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