
Faith and Family for July 11: The Mission of the Twelve
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus sends out the disciples to share his message with all those they encounter, but warns that they may not always be welcomed.
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In this week’s Gospel, Jesus sends out the disciples to share his message with all those they encounter, but warns that they may not always be welcomed.

Christians today are commissioned to take a message to the world that is more and more prophetic, more and more calculated to meet with rejection.

The hand of God works not only in visions and dreams, but in the seemingly detached decisions of men which God weaves into his divine plan.

Like St. Maria Goretti, we must strive to forgive all, just as God does.

Seeing God smile back—captured in the eyes of loved ones—can be called the Way of the Family.

The Lord’s messenger gives Jacob a new name–Israel–which he would bear from then on. The new name shows that Jacob was to be the ancestor of God’s chosen race.

St. Joseph encourages all men and women to follow his example.

God reaches out to us and makes us part of his plans for his people. It’s not because of our goodness, but simply because of God’s providential choice.

We’ve reached the end of our celebration! Today, Maureen O’Brien asks that we celebrate the quiet miracles that abound.

When life is dark, Christ is the light. The psalms can show us the way.