Category: Family Prayer
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Pay Attention!
Raising a Holy Family The importance of being engaged in family life is key to raising a holy family.  Our goal as parents should be to raise saints, also known as holy people, that will one day make it to heaven.  On a more practical/secular level, we want to raise children that make good moral decisions, make good grades,…
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A Place Set Apart for Families
For the last 4 years, my family and I have driven across the country (23 hours) to attend a week long family camp at Catholic Familyland near Steubenville Ohio. The question I initially asked myself is why and you may be wondering the same thing.  As a Catholic Father, I want to raise my children to be strong…
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Prayer Within the Family
Michael Gormley talks on prayer for the family at the St. Lawrence Catholic School Family Retreat 2014.
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Let the Children come, Overcoming Challenges at Church
Pope Francis recently said that “Children’s tears are the best sermon” and he encouraged parents to bring their children to mass even though they may cause a disruption from time to time. Â I agree with the Pope completely, too often parents stop bringing their children or stop coming to Church all together due to ugly…