Prayer And Family

Earlier this month, the Blessed John Paul II Shrine continued its Year of Faith Lecture Series with a lively presentation on Prayer and Family, given by Msgr. Charles Pope, pastor of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Church in Washington, D.C.

In his talk, Msgr. Pope encouraged parents to make more time for silence in their households, to focus on being “substantial witnesses to the faith” for their children, and to simply read more Scripture and Bible stories. Family structure is very important in forming a prayerful climate in the household, he said, and so he also gave listeners practical advice on how to intentionally form “structures of grace” in the home.

Msgr. Pope’s lecture is available for viewing on the Shrine’s website, as well as past lectures on the topics of Images of the Nativity: Rediscovering the Soul of the Family, and Catholic Manhood: The Man of God.

The Blessed John Paul II Shrine is hosting this lecture series to promote the Church’s Year of Faith and to advance both Blessed John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI’s call for a New Evangelization. Those of our readers who will be in Washington, D.C. on April 13 should mark their calendars for the next lecture, on The Gift of Fatherhood in Faith.