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The one thing I learned from my parents about being Catholic

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Cerith Gardiner - published on 02/13/23
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It's surprising the positive effects that turning up late for Mass can have decades later ...

[Note: An Aleteia editor came across this article about learning to parent from our parents, and started to muse about how we learn to believe, often, from our parents. The Pope likes to talk about how his grandmother was instrumental in his faith. So, the Aleteia staff decided to share an anecdote about our believing and our parents’ role in it. We hope you enjoy them! Click for the reflections from John Burger; Fr. Peter John Cameron; J-P Mauro; and today we hear from Cerith Gardiner.]

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