Category: Parents - the First Teachers
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Highly Recommended Saint Books
Saints are our Catholic heroes. They embody not the perfection of being but the beauty of becoming—illustrating through their lives the journey towards holiness. They teach us, by example, how to navigate the complexities of life while steadfastly remaining in faith. It is precisely for this reason that delving into saint books with their stories…
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Raising Catholic Kids
Raising Catholic kids is a journey that every parent knows to be beautiful, exhausting, and often bewildering. As we embark on this sacred path, we are entrusted with the profound responsibility of cultivating the gift of Faith within our children and guiding them to listen attentively to what God is calling them to do with…
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Lenten Activities: Attend Good Friday Services
Good Friday is the Friday before Easter. On Good Friday, At Good Friday Services, Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who died to redeem us. There is no mass on Good Friday, but your local parish will hold a liturgy to remember this tremendous act of love. Attend them with your family.
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Lenten Activities: Attend the Mass of the Lord's Supper
The Mass of the Lord's Supper commemorates the last supper of Jesus Christ with his disciples, when the institution of the priesthood and the Eucharist took place. Holy Thursday is not a holy day of obligation, but you should consider attending with your whole family.
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Give Up Complaining for Lent
It is so easy to fall into the habit of complaining. Try to give up complaining for Lent. To really not complain at all is more difficult than it sounds. So don't complain about anything. At all. Really. Fast from complaints entirely.
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Make an Offering Box
Lent is a beautiful opportunity to offer ourselves to our Lord. An offering box is a tangible way to make our offerings. It can be used for many different types of offerings.
