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Now is a time to think about baptism—and about launching a new family tradition.
My kids seem to love their faith. And why not? The church packs the calendar with dozens of reasons to party. To our family’s way of thinking, “practicing Catholics” are those who celebrate the most.
Like when? On feast days of our patron saints, the major solemnities of the church, holy days of obligation, Marian feasts … We’ll seize on any excuse to bake something chocolate or drive to a favorite inexpensive restaurant.
Celebrating Re-Birthdays. In 1997, Pope John Paul II issued yet another call to festivities: “We should celebrate the day of our baptism as we do our birthday!” he exclaimed on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Now, there’s nothing our family would like more than to add another party to our calendar. But this one’s already on. Since October 14, 1990, the first…
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