Catholic Dads & The Domestic Church
The truth: Our children are looking to their fathers to participate alongside their faithful mothers as the domestic church. In this we give our children a fighting chance to truly embrace the faith ensuring a life of wholeness, fulfillment and moral clarity. This is a task we were created for and a task that is just waiting for our embrace.
Here are some simple suggestions for those of us who feel a bit rusty and would like to be more involved.
Here are some simple suggestions for those of us who feel a bit rusty and would like to be more involved.
Seven Point Checklist for Catholic Dads
The Importance of Dad Time
The time teens spend specifically with their dads may have critical benefits, the study from Pennsylvania State University found. The more time spent alone with their fathers, the higher their self-esteem; the more time with their dads in a group setting, the better their social skills.
Catholic Dads Online
The purpose of Catholic Dads is to help Catholic dads live out and witness to their universal vocation as Catholics and their individual vocations as fathers by:
- Providing a forum for Catholic Dads to share relevant experiences and insights
- Fostering discussion on issues related to Catholicism and/or fatherhood
- Identifying information resources about being a Catholic father
- Providing a visible presence for Catholic Dads and Catholic Dads members in the larger online community