"Years ago, I said something to my 11-year-old son which he found to be unsympathetic. His response? “I don’t think that is what a real parent would say to her child.” I have no idea how he came up with his frequent one-liners, but perhaps all 11-year-olds have this gift. 

Nevertheless, his comment highlights the question I frequently asked myself during those years of raising children: what does a “real” parent say to her child? What should a Catholic parent say and do? 

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen said, “When a child is given to his parents, a crown is made for that child in Heaven, and woe to the parents who raise a child without consciousness of that eternal crown!” Amongst the fun, challenges, and busy-ness of having children, my husband and I felt the sober weight of that reality every day.

As parents, it is our job to create safe and loving homes wherein our children can learn what it means to know, love, and serve God. In other words, it is our job to make our homes “Catholic.” The mission of Christian parenthood is a tall order!"

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Question to ponder: What things from the article do you want to embed in your life?

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