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Be Not Afraid Family Hour

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Learn the Catholic faith, pray together, and grow as a family with this 8-part video series. Each episode includes educational content from top Catholic speakers, inspirational stories from real Catholic families, a meditative Rosary, and practical challenges to help you apply the faith at home.

Parents have the important mission of teaching their children the Catholic Faith. But what’s the best way to do that? In this first episode, Patty Schneier and Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, share practical advice on how to engage your children in the Catholic faith, love in difficult relationships, and share the faith through service in your community. After this teaching, your family can pray along with the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.

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We are limited by our human nature, but God has no limits and is able to answer and exceed our expectations in ways that we could never imagine. In this second episode, Joel Stepanek, Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, and Fr. Leonard Kayondo share how to let God take the lead so that you can follow his call for your family. The episode wraps up with the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary.

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Did you know that you are called to offer sacrifice to God in your daily life? In this episode, Scripture scholar Dr. John Bergsma teaches about the universal priesthood and how to fulfill our roles as a priestly people. Your family will discover the importance of offering up the big and small trials of life and how the sacraments aid in fulfilling God’s call. At the end of the episode, pray along with the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary.

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Being a leader in your home, workplace, school, or community is not as hard as you might think. In this episode, Justin Fatica (founder of Hard as Nails ministry) teaches you how to get out of your comfort zone, share your story, and other helpful tips for evangelization. Grow in holiness as a family by praying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.

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Finding time for prayer is tough! But investing in a relationship with God through prayer has the power to transform your life and your family. In this episode, Fr. Joseph O’Connor teaches you how to overcome distractions and difficulties through prayer and ways to pray that can help you have a more intimate relationship with God. After the teaching segments, put prayer into practice with the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.

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Who is the Holy Spirit and why is he so important? In this episode, Catholic author and speaker Bryan Mercier teaches your family how the Holy Spirit affects our lives and gives us the gifts and graces we need to carry out God’s will. You will also learn how God uses the sacraments to transform us, show us his love and mercy, and equip us to share our Catholic faith. Pray along with the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary at the end of the episode.

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As human beings with a body and soul, our physical health and spiritual health are connected. In this episode, fitness expert Jared Zimmerer shares how living a healthy lifestyle can help you grow in virtue, integrate your body, mind, and soul, and carry out God’s will better than ever. Br. James Di Libero teaches about the blessings God gives when we surrender everything to him. The episode concludes with the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary.

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Why did God create you? What did he create you for? In this episode, Catholic speaker Anthony Gentile teaches your family about the true reason that God created each and every person—love. He covers why it is important to love everyone, especially your family, and how loving others will bring them to deeper faith in God. At the end of the episode, pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary as a family.

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