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rom a young age, Daniel Quiroz keep an altar in our home,” Daniel was shown what is most important says. “Throughout the liturgical year, in life, as well as who his real role we place different items on it in honmodels in life should be. or of the different seasons, such as “I am involved in our parish Advent and Christmas. We also pray today because I was fortunate enough the family Rosary and watch Catholic to go through the Catholic school movies on FORMED.org.” system, from kindergarten through Before Christmas, the Quiroz high school,” Daniel says. “My hefamily savors the opportunity to roes were St. Anthony and St. Don participate in a traditional “traveling” Bosco. Faith was something normal re-enactment of the Nativity story. and natural for me. From a very small “The Posadas celebration is a age, I remember going to our parish nine-night-long novena during which on Sundays to help close down Bingo. we gather together as friends and I would have to put all these chairs travel to different homes for a time and tables away and I wouldn’t get of singing, refreshments, and the home until 11 p.m. And it was all for praying of the Rosary,” he says. “Our The Quiroz family no pay! I understood that it was just home is one of the stops. It is nine what you needed to do to help at church.” nights of ‘pre-Christmas’ fun!” The seeds of faith took root profoundly in his young Ultimately, by living up Catholic fatherhood to the heart, and continue to bring forth bountiful fruit today full, Daniel finds deep fulfillment and peace. as he serves our parish family in many ways. Daniel “I absolutely see it as a privilege to bring the has a passion for youth ministry, and has served as our Catholic faith to my children,” he says. “I always tell my Youth Ministry Coordinator for about three years. He son that you can’t be a real man unless you have God in has also taught catechism for about 13 years, and enjoys your life. I want him to understand that you have to be helping with parish improvement projects and hospia Catholic to be true to your manhood. There are times tality efforts. Laura has a great love for Christ, as well, when I come home and my kids will be praying the Roand enjoys making our parish community a better place sary individually or alone, even without me asking them by coordinating Quinceañera celebrations and teaching to. They even go to Confession without being told to. I catechism. hit the ‘Catholic lottery’ with my kids! It definitely pays “Your parish is your home,” he says. “It is not just dividends to teach your kids the faith.” your local Walmart! I definitely see what we do for our Daniel and Laura have also found that through thick church as a form of stewardship. I believe I owe it to God and thin, Jesus has kept them united in His love as a because of all He has done for me in my life.” married couple. Furthermore, Daniel and Laura wholeheartedly em“The faith we share has kept us together for 19 brace their vocation as spouses to one another and paryears — even through all the bumps and horrible things ents to Alyssa, 18, Alex, 16, and Elena, 13. Together, they that have happened in our lives,” he says. “When my work hard to make their home a true “domestic church.” son got cancer, it really taught us to lean on our Catho“As a family, we enjoy taking part in Elena’s catelic faith. I felt very close to God during that time and we chism program, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and came out of it with a stronger marriage.”
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