Category: 2015 World Meeting of Families
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The Theology of the Family
Day 6 – The Papal Mass Family Life is Unpredictable The last day of the World Meeting of Families promised another awesome event with the Pope, this time with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as the centerpiece. For many, the opportunity to attend mass celebrated by the Pope is a once in a lifetime…
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Festival of Families
Day 5 A Slow Start The whole family slept in until around 11am, we were so worn out by the events of the week and the events today didn’t start until the afternoon.  It was nice to sleep in because we had to ride our bikes into Philadelphia to get to the events with the Pope.  We…
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Meeting Families From All Over the World
Day 4 Making New Friends The fifth day of our pilgrimage and the fourth day of the World Meeting of Families has come to a close.  Each day was filled with blessings (for a recap, see the daily articles), all according to God’s providence.  On Friday, the last day of the #WMF2015, we were so tired…
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A Day of Service and Inspiration
Day 3 Inspired to Serve The World Meeting of Families must be working because we were inspired to be a family of service on the 3rd day of the meeting. Â My 15 year old son has been quietly collecting extra snacks that he thought would be appreciated by the homeless we have been seeing in…
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The New Evangelizers are Here!
Day 2 Settling into our Groove Our second day of the conference and the first full day was a lot of fun.  We found our groove and discovered a part of why we are here.  We decided to keep the kids with us for morning daily mass and drop them off at the Youth Conference afterwards.…
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The World Meeting of Families: A Catholic Conference
Day 1 A Catholic Conference In my professional career, I attend lots of conferences.  I have attended conferences that had over 100,000 attendees, Networld/Interop was held in Las Vegas because it was the only city in the United States that had enough hotel rooms to house everyone, it also has not just one but many large…
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Just Getting There is an Adventure
An Arduous Journey Initially when we planned to attend the World Meeting of Families, we intended to take our time getting up to Pennsylvania, but then we were asked to speak at a parish event in the Austin area related to the World Meeting of Families. Â How could we resist? Â So we said yes, then…
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We’re on a Pilgrimage!
What is a Pilgrimage? A pilgrimage is a spiritual journey to a destination of religious significance. It is not a vacation, but a quest for deeper faith. The pilgrimage is more than just the destination, it begins as soon as you leave the comfort of your home and your normal routine. A pilgrimage can include…