"have always been fascinated by history, especially the history of my family. Learning about my roots and the branches of my family tree always interests me. When I discover someone I never knew existed I get especially excited.
"I was recently looking at old census records on ancestry.com and found that my grandfather, Michael Conroy, had a little sister . . .Nora, who died at the age of ten from influenza.
"While I don't have any other information about young Nora Conroy, I do know that she is part of my family story and that she is someone who I can now pray for (and to) as I include all of my aunts, uncles and cousins in my daily prayer.
"I thought of Nora when I came across the story of Saint Dominic Savio. . . ."In
a recent commentary, Father Jack Kolodziej,
OSFS, reflected on the blessing of our spiritual "cousins"
To access Fr. Kolodziej's complete post, please visit:
De Sales Weekly: Provincial's Reflection: Spiritual Family Tree (9 MAR 23)
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