Forced Into Fatherhood?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Thursday, May 27, 2010
How much say should a man have in the decision to become a parent?
For Catholics, the answer is easy: A man who doesn’t want to be a parent should not be having sex. That’s where the “freedom of choice” comes in. But the immorality of our secular, pro-abortion culture makes the question significantly more complicated than that.
This month, Elle magazine publishes a story about Greg Bruell, a man who made a pact with his girlfriend... READ MORE
~Sniffle~
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Thursday, March 18, 2010
It’s an old video, but new to me, and I’m a sucker for it.
One for the Guys
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Saturday, January 30, 2010
Our guest on this week’s podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Father Larry Richards is a popular, captivating preacher and a favorite speaker at Catholic conferences. He aslo serves as the pastor an inner city parish, St. Joseph Church/Bread of Life Community in Erie, Pennsylvania. Father Richards is the author of Be a Man!: Becoming the Man God Created You to Be
Dad Brains
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Growing up without a father may alter your brain chemistry.
Or so suggests an interesting study reported in this morning’s Wall Street Journal.
Of course we can’t be too quick to extrapolate from rodents to ourselves, but it’s curious that if you remove the father from his family unit in naturally social animals, the kids exhibit poor impulse control, are more aggressive, and at the same time more shy and retiring.
Here's to You, Dad!
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, June 21, 2009
Blessings today to to every man who labors and loves, protects and provides:
Prayer for Fathers
St. Joseph, guardian of Jesus and chaste husband of Mary, you passed your life in loving fulfillment of duty. You supported the holy family of Nazareth with the work of your hands. Kindly protect those who trustingly come to you. You know their aspirations, their hardships, their hopes. They look to you because they know you will understand and protect them. You too knew trial, labor and weariness. But amid the worries of material life your soul was full of deep peace and sang out in true joy through intimacy with God’s Son entrusted to you and with Mary, his tender Mother. Assure those you protect that they do not labor alone. Teach them to find Jesus near them and to watch over him faithfully as you have done.
—Pope John XXIII
From a Father of Six
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, June 18, 2009
Rachel had an idea to have us each interview our fathers in honor of Father’s Day.
So I sent my dad some questions, and asked him to take a few minutes and answer them briefly so that I could post the answers here.
Well, if you’ve been reading Faith & Family for a while, you may have noticed I tend to go on a bit. I come by it honestly! My dad sent me answers to my questions that could have served... READ MORE
A Dad in the House
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, June 04, 2009
This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Danielle and I are joined by guest podcaster Matt Archbold, guest blogger here and the one of the great brains behind the wonderfully witty CreativeMinorityReport.com.
Our topics this week are perfect for getting a man’s point of view: Father’s Day and Date Nights! We quiz Matt on what Father’s day looks... READ MORE
Dads Pitching In?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, March 23, 2009
Recently we were at my husband’s father’s birthday party and we had Blaise with us. He started fussing, so Bryan took him upstairs to calm him down.
Bryan’s godmother, with whom I was in conversation at the time, nodded her head at Bryan as he walked away.
“My husband was pretty good at helping with our kids, for the time,” she said. “But he never would have done that.”
I’ve heard this before from... READ MORE
Wake Up, Dad!
Posted by Matthew Archbold in Family on Monday, March 16, 2009
Here’s how I wake up every morning. My wife lays the one year old on the bed next to me. The baby gently places her hands on my chest, leans in towards my closed eyes and blares, “Wake up Dad!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Now to be honest it sounds more like “EggapDaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!” But she gets the point across with window rattling volume.
My wife thinks it’s very funny. I consider it alternately cute and sadistic... READ MORE
