5 Things Families Can Learn from Pope Francis 1. It’s important to dream as a family. During his Encounter with Families, Pope Francis also encouraged all families to dream together: “It isn’t possible to have a family without such dreams. When you lose this capacity to dream, you lose the capacity and energy to love.” Learn how to dream together. Talk about your family’s hopes, dreams and goals. Write them down. Pray about them. Ask God to make them come true, according to His will and plan. 2. Never forget that life should be respected in all forms. At the same Encounter with Families, the pope also reminded us of the importance of respecting life in all forms: “Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of every human life from conception to natural death. What a gift this would be to society, if every Christian family lived fully its noble vocation!” Jesus, through Pope Francis, reminds us of the sanctity of life, and the need to respect (and protect) it all times. A great reminder for all of us, especially as thousands of people have just marched for life in Washington . 3. If you want to strengthen your family, pray together. The Holy Father mentioned the importance of prayer many times during his visit to the Philippines. He especially emphasized it at the Encounter with Families: “Resting in prayer is especially important for families. It is in the family that we first learn how to pray. And don’t forget when the family prays together, it remains together. This is important.” No matter how busy or crazy life can get, always pause for prayer. Take time to pray by yourself, and with your spouse — and with your kids, too, if you have them. 4. The family needs to be protected at all times. In many of his messages during his visit, Pope Francis emphasized the importance of protecting our families. During his homily at Luneta Park, he spoke of “the importance of protecting our families, and those larger families which are the Church, God’s family, and the world, our human family.” “Sadly, in our day, the family all too often needs to be protected against insidious attacks and programs contrary to all that we hold true and sacred, all that is most beautiful and noble in our culture.” Let us do our best to heed the words of our Holy Father, and do all we can to protect our families. 5. When you are facing trials and tribulations, remember that you are not alone. In Pope Francis’s moving homily for the survivors of Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan in Tacloban, he reminds us to take courage during times of trial and grie
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