Catholic Dads

Repetitious prayer is one of those “Catholic things” for which we receive criticism from other sectors of the Christian community. The scripture verse concerning “vain repetition” is often quoted as evidence of a biblical incongruity with Catholic practice. It is however not a conclusive argument, as Catholics point out that the vice is the vanity, not necessarily the repetition.

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 [...]

Yesterday my 5 year old was having a fit and did not want to go out of the van. But we needed to go to Mass, so I told everyone else go ahead. Then I pleaded and bribed to no avail. Finally, I thought of spanking her to keep her from turning into a brat. [...]

There’s something catchy about these images, and the tune by Matt Maher. A friend sent it to me today. It’s more of a Lenten tune but hey…. we’re always called to discipline, right guys? Peace,Bill

(Cross posted from my blog) Have you ever given sage advice about fatherhood and then immediately felt guilty because you don’t feel like YOU follow that same advice? After a discussion involving a group of parents in which the phrase “I don’t know how you do it with five” was used far too many times [...]

Hey, everyone out their, its Matt from Play the Dad? Be the Dad! and I have a question for ya. One of the things my wife and I have noticed my older child attempting to get out of her “Just Punishments” resulting from her disobedience. Now, I consider this direct defiance of her parents and [...]