Tag: parenting
Fatherhood: Children place their trust in us, we place our trust...
"Trust me."
If there's one comical mistake I've made over and over again as a father, it's saying those words to my children out loud.
I...
Don’t miss ordinary opportunities to speak about faith to young people...
Like students taking a test, we often assign God to boxes without realizing it: God will be present at church, in Mass or in...
Parenting: Living our life in the faith gives our children a...
Almost from the time he was born at a Catholic hospital in the San Fernando Valley, our son was destined to practice the Catholic...
Parenting: A lifetime commitment for our adult children who still need...
Parenthood always is a work in process. There always seems to be something more and something genuinely important for parents to consider in raising...
Parenting: With teens, community, youth ministers, affirmation can make a difference
It was Aug. 31, 1997. My teenage daughter was flying home from World Youth Day in Paris. That same day, Princess Diana was killed...
Parenting: Maintain good relationships with teens and help them learn from...
I'm in an online group of Catholic moms of teens, and based on the posts in that group, it's clear that many of us...
Catholic parenting: Instilling the faith in young children
Practicing Catholicism requires a sense of humility for everyone, but parenting Catholic children takes it to a whole new level.
After having two babies in...
Cultivating a Catholic imagination: Four ways to share faith with your...
Parenting a toddler involves allowing them to transport you into their world of adventure and imagination. Passing along faith to our toddler has involved...
No need to micromanage to be a good parent — John...
The highlight of my Little League career was a two-hitter I threw against the Knights of Columbus, the class of our league in Sharon,...
We should teach children to act independently while still actively parenting...
The highlight of my Little League career was a two-hitter I threw against the Knights of Columbus, the class of our league in Sharon,...