December 2015
The Blessing of Family
On Sunday, Catholics celebrated the "Feast of the Holy Family," appropriately positioned in the liturgical calendar on the Sunday following Christmas. Along with the many opportunities to share time with my family over the holidays, the feast day awakened special memories of growing up in my family of 10 children, 6 girls and 4 boys. In the Guste household, Monday evenings were scripted in a three-step ritual that included the praying of 5 decades of the Rosary, a family meal followed by a family meeting. The Rosary was a time for our family to pray together, but it was also a [...]
Christmas wishes
In a few short days, we celebrate Christ’s coming into the world. Our Advent journey comes to an end through the crescendo of our children’s voices raised in song at our ASH Christmas concerts. We hear their sounds of anticipation, excitement and of innocent joy. The Christmas angel announces the Christ child with expectancy and hope in their smiling faces. With the lyrics of one of my favorite nontraditional Christmas melodies, “Take a Walk through Bethlehem,” I pray your journey of faith, hope and love leads you and your family to the newborn king in a very special way. Have [...]
