Feast of the Holy Family Archives

Holy Families: How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Have to Go

December 31, 2023/5 Comments/in Personal Stories /by Guest Contributor

"On this Holy Family Sunday as we look upon those sparkling manger scenes in our homes and churches, we need to recall that this family from 2,000 years ago was also marginalized in many ways." Read More

Las Posadas, Pride, and the Holy Family

December 26, 2021/3 Comments/in Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

The Holy Family does not want our idealizations. Read More

The Holy Family: It’s Complicated

December 27, 2020/5 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Brian Flanagan

Despite the depictions on countless greeting cards and stained glass windows, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus did not truly resemble a stereotypical modern, white, suburban family. Read More

Paraguay’s Top Archbishop Says Church Cannot Ignore Reality of LGBTQ Families

January 8, 2020/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Paraguay's top bishop has said all families, including LGBTQ ones, should be welcomed in the church and accompanied to live virtuously. Read More

On Holy Family Sunday, A Father’s Plea to Church Leaders

December 29, 2019/11 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Personal Stories, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

On this feast day of The Holy Family, I want to shout to our Church leaders to review the viability of Church teaching when it comes to same-sex activity, to own at least partial responsibility for the hate and ignorance and pain that my son and countless others have had to overcome, and to examine whether this teaching is enhancing souls and is consistent with Jesus’ message of love and inclusiveness. Read More

A Survival Guide for Tomorrow’s Feast of the Holy Family

December 29, 2018/4 Comments/in Marriage & Family /by Sarah Gregory

Onthe Sunday after we commemorates Christ’s birth, the church celebrates “The Feast of the Holy Family.” Whoever had the idea of putting the “Feast of the Holy Family” right after Christmas on the liturgical calendar, well, that’s dirty pool, if you ask me. Here's a guide to survive this special feast. Read More

What Does a Holy Family Look Like? What Makes Your Family Holy?

November 28, 2017/3 Comments/in Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Bondings 2.o would like to show the world what contemporary Catholic life looks like, especially in regard to sexual orientation and gender identity. So, to celebrate the feast this year, we are turning to our readers. Read More

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