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The secret to raising kids who stay Catholic

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Fr. Michael Rennier - published on 05/08/22
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Is there a magic parenting formula to ensuring your children practice the Catholic faith as adults? Here's what I've learned.

To say yes to something, to give yourself to it, is a dangerous agreement. And yet, all of us, every single one of us, make agreements. We give little pieces of ourselves away to marriage, parenting, friendships, passions, and dreams. It's dangerous, but necessary. Self-gift is what it means to love. Without giving ourselves away, we're nothing.

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