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Family
Life A
call from God, a way to God
In the lead article within, Kathy
Chesto reminds us that God is not a church. God is first a family: Creator, Son
and Holy Spirit. We do not need families to be churches, she
writes, we need churches to be families. There is only one call to
holiness in our church and that is baptism.
This is NCRs first special section devoted to the
theme of family life. Chesto, known for her many books and articles about the
spirituality of family life, kicks it off, tagging the whole of family
spirituality in a nutshell as being home when God comes. Melissa
Nussbaum argues that the Sunday liturgy is not some kind of spiritual logo
stamped on family life but rather a key part of the fabric of that life. Our
worship is one with the daily errands, arguments, caresses and stresses of
family living.
Mary Cronk Farrell finds the Spirit alive and flourishing in
Catholic marriages and families around the country, despite the many challenges
our consumer culture throws in the way. Susan Vogt suggests ways we can help
nurture the desire to be of service in our children. Ed Farrell describes
family retreats and gives tips on where to find them.
Welcome to the family.
-- Rich Heffern
National Catholic Reporter, November 15,
2002
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