It was the best of times and it was the worst of times.  Our families can bring out the best and the worst in us.  This is true of our families of origin, the current family of which we are a part, the family of our church, our society, and the like.  In all of our family experiences what stands out as our most challenging memory?  Everything human can be found on the pages of family life.  But there is also a Divine story to be discovered as well.  When life gets difficult and perplexing, today's Feast of the Holy Family stands to remind us that it is not just by human effort that we tread treacherous waters.  We have to remember and learn from the Divine effort too.  We need this perspective if our love lessons are going to be learned completely and well.  We are all works in progress and we all come from homes that are broken by imperfection.  In whatever life brings us and in whatever family we find ourselves, may the promptings we feel toward faith and hope lead us to greater love.