Pope John Paul I was pope for a very short period of time, but in that time he had something specific to say about the importance of family, particularly across generations.

Father to Father is a weekly feature, appearing each Wednesday, examining what the church, through the office of the Pope, is saying to us fathers. You can subscribe to the newsfeed here.

Recently I read a blog post by Eric Sammons about suffering and self-denial and teaching our kids the same. In the post, Eric writes Countless times I have seen parents employ what I call the “switcheroo” method of parenting; by this I mean that if they want to deny their child something he or she [...]

As many of you know, St. Josemaria Escriva – the founder of Opus Dei – is often invoked for assistance in finding a job or in doing/completing a job well. This was, in part, because he worked tirelessly “to spread the message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer [...]

Welcome back to As For Me And My House (Jos 24:15), the place where the rubber meets the road. You can subscribe directly to this series here. ========================== They say that duct tape isn’t a valid parenting style. My question is: have they ever had a 3 year old? I have, and I question this [...]

Father to Father is a weekly feature, appearing each Wednesday, examining what the Church, through the office of the Pope, is saying to us fathers. You can subscribe to the newsfeed here. ========== In less than two weeks, most of us will be sending our children back to school or increasing and expanding the lessons [...]

Check out this great video from a couple in Ireland with five children. In it, they discuss seeing each of your children as a treasure, keeping the marriage young, and being a good father. I particularly enjoyed the bit about spending time with your children. “Marriage is our Path to Heaven”

Following our first foray into the writings of Pope Leo XIII, we turn again this week to the venerable and long-serving pontiff to provide us with more insight into some of the duties and responsiblities of fatherhood. Just after Christmas in 1878, Pope Leo released Quod Apostolici Muneris. This encyclical deals with socialism and its [...]

Came across a great article for Catholic Dads at Voices for Life.  Check out the full article at: Voices for Life: Ten Great Reasons To Have Another Child. I have the headlines below, but read the rationale and explanation behind each at the original site. REASON ONE: Have another child to join with God in [...]

I started this column last week by stating my conviction that it is very important for dads to spend time with their kids if they want to keep them Catholic; indeed if they want to have any influence over them at all. I want to look more at time, this week. Time & Priorities It [...]

A few days ago, Eric Sammons at The Divine Life wrote a post about the parish “shop and hop”. (Read it all here: http://ericsammons.com/blog/2010/07/28/the-parish-shop-and-hop/) I was struck by this: When I first became Catholic, I was in the group that felt that you should attend your territorial parish unless the pastor there was preaching outright [...]