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 [...]

Ever do something that undermined the message you were trying to teach? Right before lunch today, I took my daughter, Bailey (3 1/2 yrs old), and my two nephews (6 and 4 years) to the park at the end of the block – more like a patch of grass with a play gym on it. [...]

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”

Last week I stated that if you make your kids the most important thing in your life (or make them think they are), you will spoil them. This is not a very fashionable notion. We are led by advertising and other social pressures to think that we must indulge our children’s desires to demonstrate our [...]

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 [...]

Welcome back to As For Me And My House, the place where the rubber meets the road. I am a Nodling generator. Astute readers of my blog will have noticed a new seal that appeared several weeks ago without explanation. It shows a small set of footprints encircled by the words “Official Nodlings Generator”. The [...]

Last week, we looked at the brief but powerful words addressed to us by St. Peter – Pope #1. Today, we examine some words of fatherly wisdom from Pope Leo XIII. He was the oldest reigning pope, dying at 93 years old. His pontificate lasted more than 25 years and is the third longest… which [...]