Father's Day

"You are accountable to God for the position of influence he has given you. You can't fall asleep at the wheel, only to wake-up one day and realize that your job, or your hobbies have no eternal value, but the souls of your children do." - Courageous - Final scene

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                                                                    Fatherhood at Amazon   

To my daughters, my gifts from God...

Music by Shane and Shane

Resources

• Amazing Dads
• Fatherhood: It’s all about love (Parenting children with Down syndrome) - The Spectrum
• LOYAL: Fatherhood does bring some changes...that are amazing - The Daily News Journal
• Ode to Great Dads: So Long, Doofus! - Catholic.org
• Unforgettable Moments: Memories of a wonderful father - Statesville Record & Landmark
• Articles
• Dads: How important are they? New research highlights value of fathers in both neurobiology and behavior of offspring - ScienceDaily
• Fathers Day: As the West Rejects Marriage, Does Fatherhood Still Matter? Absolutely! - Catholic.org
• More dads demand equal custody rights - USA Today
• How Dads Influence Teens' Happiness - Scientific American 
• Books
• Do Fathers Matter?: What Science Is Telling Us About the Parent We've Overlooked - Amazon.com

• Faith
• Catholics Come Home
• Catholic Dads HQ YouTube Channel
• Daily Reading
• Divine Office
• Good Confession
• Saint of the Day
• MassTimes.org
• Knights of Columbus

      

     RealMenPrayTheRosary.org            

• Men's Health
• Fathers Connection
• Healthy e-Male
• Men's Health Network
• Men's Health Network YouTube Channel
• Men's Health Month - June
• Men's Health Resource Center
• Prostate Health Guide
• Talking About Men's Health
• Wear Blue for Men
• Parenting
• 5 Ways to Celebrate a Catholic Dad on Father’s Day - Carmelite Sisters
• Fatherhood Protects Motherhood
• The Catholic Conversation: 6/10/14 – Fathers Know Best - Podcast
• Positive Parenting with a Plan
• The Secret Life of Fathers - The Father Daughter Project
• 1-2-3 Magic: Easy to Learn Parenting Solutions
• The Aware Parenting Institute
• Tips to Promote Social-Emotional Health Among Teens
• Personal and Spiritual Development
• The Father Effect
• Fatherhood and Folklore: Behind Scott Alario’s Photographic Fables

• Fatherhood - Reading list - Kindle
• Fatherhood a journey well worth taking - CherokeeTribune.com
• Fatherhood is a skill that should be nurtured – Charles Buckman
• For a special father or priest, "please take a moment to light a candle for your special remembrance." - Aid to the Church in Need

• Leading a Support Group
• Videos
• The Father Effect

Father's Day Memorial

Confession - A Roman Catholic App

Catholic dads everywhere show their children the light of life...

Published: 09.17.2011. Updated: 06.16.2013; 06.15.2014

Fatherhood

Catholic dads everywhere show their children the light of life...

Published 08.27.2012

Updated 11.24.2012

Fishers of men!

"He said to them, 'Come after me,
and I will make you fishers of men.'"

- Mt. 4:19

Resources

• Daily Reading
• Saint of the Day
• St. Andrew
• MassTimes.org
• Knights of Columbus
• Men of Faith
• Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Fatherhood
• Men
• Spouse
• Parents
• Applications for Life
• Xt3 Advent Calendar
• Penance Project
• Divine Office (DivineOffice.org)
• Music
• Courageous (Casting Crowns)
• Adoremus: Articles on Music (Adoremus.org)
• The Integrity of Man

• Heart
• Mayo Clinic
• Soul
• Fr. Robert Barron
• Mind
• Dr. Ray Guarendi (Ave Maria Radio)
• Leading a Support Group (K. Nichols)
     

Honor

Caring is defined in many different ways and is manifested in the seemingly small gesture, as when a friend invites you to coffee to listen to an issue that is troubling you, or it may be in a determined commitment to show you love in ways that will bring tears of joy and admiration, and will be remembered for the rest of your life.

Like you, I am faced with many opportunities to provide care, especially in the work I do (see Profile) and more importantly when my children become ill. Taking care of an ill child (or children) is an honor, for one day that child will care of of an old man, and my hope is she will find the same honor. I am not of the belief we are to put away the burdens that face us in life, for I believe those "burdens" are the very elements that strengthen our character and make us unique physically, psychologically and spiritually. From a refined character, then comes great gifts to those we love and those we may never know.

How do you care? Who inspires you to care deeply? Here is a dad and son who inspire me.