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Gen Xer who has grown up (mostly). I earned a PhD in Psychology, and work in marketing research, but my Catholic faith and my family are most important to me. I live with my wife and four kids in Southern California. I am neither liberal nor conservative. I am Catholic and that makes all the difference. I am pro-life, and pro-family. I am intelligent and open-minded (but not so open minded that my brain falls out). I am opinionated. I laugh (a lot).
I recently had the opportunity to review a preview copy of The Catholic Briefcase by Randy Hain. I would highly recommend this book to Catholic dads or any Catholic who has to balance the demands of work with their faith.
The balancing act between we often walk is not easy, and we often take on the task alone with little support.
Head over to The Integrated Catholic Life for a The Challenges of Modern Fatherhood by Randy Hain. Here is a short excerpt:
Sometimes I can almost imagine myself as a great father to my children…then I do something to mess it up. A week ago the boys and I welcomed my wife home from a five-day trip to California where she had been visiting her sister. What started out as my great adventure with the kids at the beginning of her trip turned into exhaustion at the end and I guiltily looked forward to my wife coming home so I could escape to my work and other activities. I had just experienced a great time with my sons (we really did have fun) and now I was looking to flee the scene and go back to activities which aren’t nearly as important. What was my problem?
Today is Michaelmas, a special feast for my family (St. Michael is our patron saint – and we all have a Michael or Michelle as part of our names).
While the feasts of St. Michael and the other archangels named in the bible (St. Gabriel, St. Raphael) were once separate, they have been combined with the date that was once for St. Michael alone. It is traditionally referred to as Michaelmas and was once a holy day of obligation.
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Give a welcome to “One Man” from The Whole Armor. He writes: I’m a thirty-something husband and father by vocation, Naval officer by profession. Married 5+ years, with one beautiful daugher who my wife and I were blessed to adopt after struggling with infertility. I take my greatest joys from (1) the journey of Catholic [...]
Be sure to check out the Fathers For Good Tribute to Fathers. Good stuff for the upcoming Father’s Day.
Please welcome Brian Gill to the Catholic Dads and his site, A Catholic Citizen in America to our blogroll. Brian describes himself as a Catholic convert, husband, father of 4 surviving kids. Recovering English teacher.
In describing his blog Brian writes: “Following Catholic beliefs and practices in America: One man’s experience.[...]
He has risen indeed!
My parent’s church, St. John Vianney – the church where I was married and my daughter was baptized burned down last night. It is a crime scene. We have no idea what happened, but it is extremely sad for us out here in So Cal. Keep the parishioners, priests, staff, and first responders in your prayers. If this was arson, please pray for the arsonists as well.
[UPDATE] It was confirmed that this was arson.
[Read the rest of the story for a local news video]
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