What makes a family holy?

HOMILYFeast of the Holy Family (C) – 27 December 2009Readings: 1Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52The Sunday right after Christmas Day is celebrated as Holy Family Sunday. Today we honor the family formed by the birth of Christ, the “earthly trinity”: the family of Joseph, Mary and Jesus.Here's an aside: as a child I had mixed feelings about the Feast of the