Sent to be a Father

Sent to be a Father

If we but had a fuller sense of what it is to be a man or a woman, we would find greater joy in it. If only we knew the gift of God, then, perhaps, we would respond in hope and joy. Men, for instance, would thrill to the drama already implied in the fact of their...
3 Ways to Rediscover a Father

3 Ways to Rediscover a Father

Much of what we need in life we must ask for. As this is simply a given, it points to the importance of learning how, what, and whom to ask. Thomas Aquinas holds that we can naturally know that there is a God who can help us, and who is worthy of honor and worship....
What Makes Someone Want to Be Virtuous?

What Makes Someone Want to Be Virtuous?

There is nothing like parenting, or teaching, or any real formation of the young to help us to see and focus on what really matters. If we have come to the insight that living well—or living virtuously—is at the center of the human vocation, then the enormity of a...
A Husband’s Place: Forging Peace in the Home

A Husband’s Place: Forging Peace in the Home

A husband and father struggles to discover his place in the home. What exactly is his mission and how does he go about achieving it? A proper notion of peace, and of home, can offer clarification. Augustine’s definition of peace is my all-time favorite definition....
Honoring Fatherhood, and Imperfect Fathers

Honoring Fatherhood, and Imperfect Fathers

In an age that questions, doubts, and undermines first things, there is at least one silver lining. It demands that we look more intently and perhaps even discover some of these ‘first things’ for the first time. Fatherhood stands out among these. It might have seemed...

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