Episode 039 - Homily | From Manger To Home: How Christ Shapes Family Life (December 28, 2025) cover art

Episode 039 - Homily | From Manger To Home: How Christ Shapes Family Life (December 28, 2025)

Episode 039 - Homily | From Manger To Home: How Christ Shapes Family Life (December 28, 2025)

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We move from the glow of Christmas to the gritty, hopeful work of family holiness, seeing how Christ chose to grow within a home marked by risk, confusion, and courage. We name real hurts, learn the pattern of daily sainthood, and center our hope in the Eucharist.

• the feast’s purpose after Christmas
• the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt and its meaning
• holiness as fidelity amid fear and change
• sainthood as daily, repeatable choices
• Saint Paul’s path: kindness, humility, patience, forgiveness
• small acts that transform a home
• Christ’s real presence and why Mass anchors families
• hope for the grieving through communion with the whole Body of Christ
• one concrete choice to grow in holiness today

Choose holiness. Choose to be on the side of God. Let holiness be your focus for 2026. And I promise you, if you let holiness be your focus, God's blessings will follow. Amen.


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