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Today begins the annual Novena to Our Lady of Good Help – Queen of Families. How appropriate, just the day before the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord! How important to pray for the protection and strengthening of our families!
Here is a link leading to the Novena from the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help:
Queen of Families Novena
Below are two quotes as we begin the Novena together, whether for our own families, ...
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On November 29th, 2014, work began on the 33 day Family Prayer Consecration Program. 
Family friendly reflections were written for each day of Fr. Nathan’s Totus Tuus, A Contemplative Approach to Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. Together with my wife’s family, we prayed, discussed and grew closer ...
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As is our tradition, each year on the feast of the Holy Family, we publish an article about our ministry, recap the year and look forward to next year and what God may be calling us to accomplish for His glory. This year is doubly special as Denae and I will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary this New Year’s Eve.
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After almost 22 years of parenting, we have tried just about everything, encountered just about every struggle and have learned a lot from others about what it takes to have a happy holy family. This year Denae and I will celebrate 25 years of marriage. What a great gift ...
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The following talk was given by Denae Hebert, Co-founder of Your Holy Family, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Keller, TX in December of 2015 at the annual Strong Faith, Strong Family Retreat. In this talk, Denae ponders the following questions:
She also offers practical advice on how to improve your prayer life.
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For the last 4 years, my family and I have driven across the country (23 hours) to attend a week long family camp at Catholic Familyland near Steubenville Ohio. The question I initially asked myself is why and you may be wondering the same thing. As a Catholic Father, I want to raise my children to be strong in their faith, not only in head knowledge, but in a deep personal relationship with our Lord. To this end, we are very ...
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Michael Gormley talks on prayer for the family at the St. Lawrence Catholic School Family Retreat 2014.
Pope Francis recently said that “Children’s tears are the best sermon” and he encouraged parents to bring their children to mass even though they may cause a disruption from time to time. I agree with the Pope completely, too often parents stop bringing their children or stop coming to Church all together due to ugly comments or dirty looks by fellow parishioners. While I do think that it is ok for children to have an occasional outburst during ...
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