Dear Parents: Be Diligent, Be Careful, Be Wise, & Be Holy

by | Mar 1, 2021 | Parenting

  “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck…” So parents, be diligent, be careful, be wise, be holy. And be loving and faith filled, in the fullest sense of these words. Source: Dear Parents: Be Diligent, Be Careful, Be Wise, & Be...

“Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church” by Brandon Vogt

by | Feb 16, 2021 | Faith, Parenting, Teens and Young Adults

The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. Behind these statistics are millions of parents longing for their prodigal children to come home. The passive wait-and-see approach is no longer an option. We need a game plan. We need Return. Source: “Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church” by Brandon...

“Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church” by Brandon Vogt

by | Feb 11, 2021 | Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, books, Conversion, Faith, On Sale, Parenting, Teens and Young Adults, Young Adults, Youth Ministry

  The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. Behind these statistics are millions of parents longing for their prodigal children to come home. The passive wait-and-see approach is no longer an option. We need a game plan. We need Return. Source: “Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church” by Brandon...

NJ Parents! Take Charge of What the NJDOE Wants to Teach Your Children!

by | Sep 10, 2020 | Children, Family MInistry, Moral Responsibility, Parenting

Last week, Senator Steve Oroho (R) and Senator Mike Testa (R) introduced a Senate Concurrent Resolution objecting to the obscene Sex Ed standards adopted on June 3, 2020 by the NJ Department of Education.  This new learning standard obligates all public schools to require 13-year-old students to define and describe several explicit sexual acts not related to intercourse. Schools have until 2022 to fully implement this new learning standard but may choose to start immediately. Sexual activists at Planned Parenthood and Garden State Equality applaud these new standards. As they ardently celebrate the systematic sexualization of children, we must equal their energy to praise Senator Oroho and Senator Testa for their leadership in opposing this learning standard and supporting parental rights in education. Please read Senate Concurrent Resolution 129 below and call their offices to express your gratitude. Tell their staff that you want to thank them for sponsoring SCR129! Senator Steve Oroho: (973) 300-0200 Senator Mike Testa: (609) 778-2012   SCR129: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION opposing the State Board of Education revised New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education on sex education. WHEREAS, Parents, as their child’s first and most important teachers, work hard to instill...

Why We Need St. Monica

by | Sep 3, 2020 | Parenting

  As the mother of small children, there are few things as rare and ominous as silence. Several days ago, I realized my toddler had been uncharacteristically quiet for too long. Cautiously turning the corner into our living room, I was greeted by my towheaded boy triumphantly brandishing an uncapped Sharpie, his face covered in the […] Source: Why We Need St....