Homily on the Feast of the Holy Family 2021

What is a family?  How is a family defined?  Deacon Paul Dolan, a husband and father, gives us several possibilities.  In the end though, the common denominator is simple: love.  The love between people defines family.  Not the overly dramatic love of Hollywood and romance, but the true charity and selfless giving sort of love that focuses not on our own desires but rather on the needs of others.  Ergo, ultimately everyone is included in God's family.  The question, then, for us is simple but ever so complicated: Do we consider everyone we encounter our family?