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Faith of Our Fathers

16 Sunday Jun 2019

Posted by Dennis and Rose Wingfield in Family, Marriage

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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

Fathers, never doubt your importance of your example in the lives of your children, especially when it comes to instilling the faith.

A significant study conducted by the Swiss government in 1994 and published in 2000 revealed some astounding facts regarding the importance of a father’s faith in the generational transmission of faith and religious values.[1]

The study concluded that “It is the religious practice of the father of the family that, above all, determines the future attendance at or absence from church of the children.”

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Jesus Christ: Source of Hope and Love in Marriage – Part 3

16 Saturday Feb 2019

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The last two weeks (Part 1 and Part 2), we have been looking at Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s Apostolic Exhortation Complete My Joy, which he wrote to husbands and wives, mothers and fathers of the Diocese of Phoenix. He delves into the importance of having a marriage centered on Jesus Christ. This week we will look at his practical suggestions on how to strengthen your marriage and family life.

Bishop Olmsted identifies six key areas of growth for your marriage and family spirituality:

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Stand in the Breach – Part II

08 Thursday Oct 2015

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We continue our study of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s Apostolic Exhortation to Catholic Men, issued on the Feast of the Archangels, September 29, 2015 “as an encouragement, a challenge, and a calling forth to mission” in the battle for the family.

Last week, we outlined what it means to be a Christian man (Stand in the Breach – Part I). This week we will look at how a Catholic man is to love and why fatherhood is crucial for every man.

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Stand in the Breach

05 Monday Oct 2015

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And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none. Ezekiel 22:30

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There is a battle raging around us that is deeply wounding spouses, children and families. Satan hates families and is out to destroy them. Saint John Paul II said “The future of the world and of the Church passes through the family” (Familiaris Consortio, 75). Satan is out to destroy families so that He can destroy not only the Church, but the world.

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona has issued a clarion call to men to engage in the battle for the family. Just last week, on the Feast of the Archangels, September 29, 2015, Bishop Olmsted issued an Apostolic Exhortation to Catholic Men “as an encouragement, a challenge, and a calling forth to mission.”

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