Marge Fenelon

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Strength for the Family “Learning about football is a lot like learning about our Catholic faith. If we don’t understand it, we’ll have very little interest in it.” ~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home, Chapter Twenty-Four: End Zone It’s difficult to fully understand the mystery of the Incarnation; it’s beyond what our human minds can comprehend. … Continue reading →

This story on The Milwaukee JournalSentinel website really warmed my heart, in spite of the Midwest’s wintery temps. It’s nice to know that there still are folks who want to keep Christ in Christmas, even to the point of repeatedly replacing the Baby Jesus and hunting down the lost sheep. Enjoy! He’s not sheepish about growing Nativity scene

Strength for the Family “Our holiness also depends on the way we use the things that God gives us. We want to employ them in a heroic way, with a divine indifference that creates a balance between attachment and detachment.” ~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic approach to Holiness at Home, Chapter Nineteen: Necessities of Life It’s a tricky balance between … Continue reading →

Strength for the Family “Unlimited opportunities to practice the little virtues arise in daily life, especially in our domestic church. While they’re considered the smallest of the virtues, they’re certainly not the easiest.” ~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home, Chapter Seventeen: Detached Attachments St. Francis de Sales wrote beautiful passages about the “little virtues” – humility, … Continue reading →

Strength for the Family “The sacraments are part of the privilege of our royal heritage, and so we receive them as often as we can. Jesus stressed the importance of the sacraments when he said: “Abide in me and I in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless … Continue reading →

Strength for the Family “The root of holiness – the attitude of the saints – is a constant awareness of the presence of God. He isn’t a nebulous power that hangs around in outer space getting his jollies by manipulating the lives of human beings. He’s truly and completely a father, and he’s not just a father, he’s our father.” … Continue reading →

Strength for the Family “True fathers help women to be true mothers, and true mothers help men to be true fathers. There’s a polar unity between the two and our children – the entire generation, not just those who reside within our homes – need both motherliness and fatherliness in order to develop into fully-rounded personalities.” ~Strengthening Your Family: A … Continue reading →

Strength for the Family “The Eucharist also is the sacrifice of the Church. We are members of the Mystical Body of Christ, and with him, we offer ourselves whole and entire, uniting ourselves in Christ’s intercession with the Father for all of humanity. Our lives – our praise, sufferings, prayer, and work – are united with Christ on the altar … Continue reading →

Strength for the Family “Of course, things happen in spite of our best efforts. Marriages break up, circumstances change, and negative influences affect our families. Regardless, we can never allow our view of marriage, or our belief in it, to be altered. Marriage is a sacrament instituted by Christ and advocated by the Catholic Church.” ~Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic … Continue reading →