“In revealing and in reliving on earth the very fatherhood of God, a man is called upon to ensure the harmonious and united development of all the members of the family. He will perform this task by exercising generous responsibility for the life conceived under the heart of the mother, by a more solicitous commitment to education, a task he shares with his wife, by work which is never a cause of division in the family but promotes its unity and stability, and by means of the witness he gives of an adult Christian life which effectively introduces the children into the living experience of Christ and the Church.”
(Blessed John Paul II)
Fathers need to “let their children see them praying. The image of a father on his knees shows, in an incredibly powerful way, that he acknowledges a head over him. And, if your children never see you praying, then praying night prayers with them won’t carry any weight. You have to be transformed yourself.”
(Steve Bollman, founder of
That Man Is You, Catholic men's apostolate)
“We have to spend quiet time with God, talking to him about each of
our children, about things going on in the family, about what my wife needs
from me, about being a better father and better husband.”
(Mike Aquilina, father of six and
author of
Love in the
Little Things: Tales of Family Life)
