These trying economic times may have a bright side. As more parents worry about meeting the mortgage and putting food on the table, Catholic school tuition (averaging $3,500 per year in elementary school and over $10,000 for high school) often becomes an impossible expense.
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2009
Television and Icons
When we view things in our daily lives, we perceive objects in a certain context. We see things in depth. Even though we may not be concentrating on the background, ...
Read More »The Primary Apostolate
No one will be saved unless he practices the Charity of sharing the Faith with others. Parents have the principal responsibility to share the Faith with their children. The purpose ...
Read More »Long Division
There are times when I consider myself so disorganized and discombobulated that I think that I must be the wrong person to write articles about the father’s role in home ...
Read More »It’s Nice to Share
To steal a phrase from Charles Dickens, for the Catholic Church the beginning of the Third Millennium is the best of times and the worst of times. On one hand, ...
Read More »Conversations with Children
One morning a short while ago, I woke up before the rest of the family and started making myself breakfast. Roused from the smell of coffee, my five-year-old daughter Dominica ...
Read More »Food, Activity and Stress: My 3 Keys to a Healthy Homeschool Home
Ginny Seuffert explores her three biggest and basic ways to become fit, remain healthy, and instill healthy habits in our children. And they're not hard!
Read More »A Love Letter
Last month, I encouraged fathers to spend a little time meditating on the life of St. Joseph and asking him for help. This month, I’m encouraging you to deepen your ...
Read More »Before the Throne of God
January brings a promise of a new year, of a new chance, of remembrances and resolutions. So if you’re in the process of looking for resolutions as a Catholic father, ...
Read More »A Plan for the New Year
As you read this column, a large segment of the country is dark and cold, and kids are sick and tired of being cooped up in the house. Lesson plans ...
Read More »