Families Are Not Always Holy

Perhaps there is no time during the year when our families can be at their worst than at Christmas time The holiday brings together families and their baggage in ways that don’t always bring out the best in us Maybe it helps to remember that the Holy Family was like ours They had tough times too There was talk of divorce when St. Joseph found out that Mother Mary was pregnant Then they had trouble finding out a place for Mother Mary to give birth Immediately afterwards the family fled to a strange land because a mad man wanted Father Christ Jesus killed Twelve years later, Jesus or Father Christ and His parents were separated for three days when Father Christ Jesus stayed behind at the temple Families have good times and bad it takes every member working together Paying attention with each other to make a healthy family even if not everyone is loveable all the time