In the “Making Poor People Pray” post, several readers wondered whether parents risk making their children feel resentful and humiliated by making them join in family prayers. Assuming that the ...
Praying is a central and vital part of religion. But how do you teach and explain prayer to children? Cheri Fuller, writing on churchleaders.com, says one way of explaining prayer to small children is ...
Most people who become followers of Christ — nearly 85 percent, according to the International Bible Society — do so between the ages of 4 and 14. That means that as parents, we have a brief, ...
During the month we dedicate to the holy Rosary, Oct. 13 marks the 96th anniversary of Our Lady’s appearances at Fatima, Portugal, to three children visionaries: Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco. The ...
Starting something new can be as difficult for parents as it is for children. Our busy lives often make creating a new discipline hard to imagine. But the richness of a daily prayer moment between you ...
My prayer for all of my children is that they will not be the most popular or attractive ones in their class.” That’s not your typical statement from a parent—or your typical prayer. But this mother ...
Most people who become followers of Christ - nearly 85 percent, according to the International Bible Society - do so between the ages of 4 and 14. That means that as parents, we have a brief, ...