Examination of Conscience for Parents of TeenagersFriends Do I teach my teenage child to be caring towards all people? Do I pray that their relationship with the Lord Jesus will be the most important part of their life? Have I been responsible to know always what kind of people my teen spend time with?Have I …
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10 Reasons to have your marriage blessed by the Catholic Church10: Because you need God in your life. Period. When is the last time you did something with the specific intention of becoming a more devoted Christian, and regretted it? Even if you don’t really understand the Catholic Church’s idiosyncrasies about marriage, how on earth …
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Preface These reflections were admittedly written with a vocational discernment perspective. That is, they were written thinking first of those men, particularly younger men, who have not yet chosen a permanent state in life. Thus, the details of married life, or the priesthood, or life relationships are treated rather generally. The idea was certainly not …
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I did not ask to become the pastor of a Catholic School. In fact, I was slightly surprised to be assigned as a teacher in one of them at the time of my ordination. My brief experience teaching in, and then administrating, Catholic Schools has not always been fun, or edifying, or exceedingly hopeful for …
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