How To Catholic Family

This book is a practical, encouraging guide for the rest of us: Catholic parents that want to impart the faith to their children but arent quite sure where to start. Topics include leading by example, having conversations about faith, reading the Bible as a family, learning about the Saints, praying together, learning what the Mass means, celebrating special/feast days and liturgical seasons (Advent, Lent), and finding community with other Catholic families. The books emphasis is on making this a doable task and, with humor, the authors let the reader know that there will be plenty of fails along the way but not to give up trying to develop a faith-filled family life.

This book is a practical, encouraging guide for “the rest of us”: Catholic parents that want to impart the faith to their children but aren’t quite sure where to start. Topics include leading by example, having conversations about faith, reading the Bible as a family, learning about the Saints, praying together, learning what the Mass means, celebrating special/feast days and liturgical seasons (Advent, Lent), and finding community with other Catholic families. Tommy and Karen emphasize that this a doable task and, with humor, let the reader know that there will be plenty of “fails” along the way but not to give up trying to develop a faith-filled family life.

There is no more beautiful model to encourage spouses and parents in their magnificent mission than the Holy Family. God, knowing that we need examples in life, wished to give everyone in the Holy Family an unsurpassable, admirable, and yet mostly imitable model.Now more than ever the core of the Catholic family is under attack. We must do all that we can to remove the destructive influence of the world from our homes while striving to instill joy in each member of the family, working together with love in Christ through the Faith.

Looking for a way to bring your family together in faith and fun, but not sure where to start? Discover how game night meets Catholicism in this guidebook of activities with strategies and suggestions for fun family engagement— with one another and with faith! Adaptable ideas for storytelling, arts & crafts, meals, outdoor adventures, places to go... these are just some of the ways families can bond and deepen their faith, building a "domestic church" of their very own!

Are you struggling under the burden of debt without a financial cushion to fall back on? Do you long for financial freedom—to live comfortably, pay for your children’s education, or retire while you’re still young enough to enjoy it? Sam and Rob Fatzinger can help you cultivate the values and virtues you need to achieve your financial goals. In A Catholic Guide to Spending Less and Living More, the husband-and-wife team shares their extraordinary story of raising fourteen children on a modest income while living in an expensive metropolitan region. Their practical wisdom, hard-won spiritual insights, and Catholic perspectives on how they have created their own plan based on the financial advice of popular experts such as Dave Ramsey, Chris Hogan, and Brandon “Mad Fientist” Ganch will help you achieve your financial goals: Break free of debt—even if your family lives on one income. Pay off your mortgage and other big-ticket expenditures. Save for long- and short-term goals. Enjoy fun family vacations without going into debt. Cultivate interior virtues such as gratitude and generosity to prevent resentment and hoarding. Help your kids become good money managers and discerning consumers. Achieve a happier marriage and family life through Catholic principles of good stewardship.

This classic is organized as follows: Devotions. I. Prayers and Precepts of the Church. II. Prayers which may be used Daily at Different Times. III. Prayers to be said at Different Times when the Church Bell is Heard. IV. Devotions for Confession and Communion. VI. Special Prayers. Introduction. I. For What End Are We on This Earth? II. How Are We to Attain to Eternal Happiness? III. Can We Attain Perfect Happiness on Earth? Part I. Faith I. The Knowledge of God. II. Divine Revelation. III. The Preaching of the Gospel. IV. Holy Scripture and Tradition". V. The Christian Faith. VI. The Motives of Faith. VII. On the Absence and Loss of Faith. VIII. On the Duty of Confessing Our Faith. IX. The Sign of the Cross. X. The Apostles’ Creed. Part II. A. The Commandments. B. Good Works, Virtue, Sin, Vice. C. Christian Perfection. Part III. The Means of Grace. I. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. II. The Sacraments. III. The Sacramentals. IV. Prayer.

This book will help you shield your family from the effects of our selfish secular culture, which destroys families and poisons relationships.Using Scripture and Church teachings in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format, Fr. Lovasik helps you understand the proper role of the Catholic father and mother and the blessings of a large family. He shows you how you can secure happiness in marriage, develop the virtues necessary for a successful marriage, raise children in a truly Catholic way, and more.