Being a Catholic Family

"For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God." -Ephesians 3:14-19

The assault of the world on the existence of the family grows greater with time. We need the help and support of the Church, the visible light of Christ in the world. As Catholics, we need to immerse ourselves in imitation of Christ and the Holy Family. I offer the following articles, encyclicals, and other Church documents to help build up the family.

Make Yours A Holy Family by Bishop Myers of Peoria, Illinois

A Checklist for Parents by Bishop Myers of Peoria, Illinois

The Vocation of Marriage in God's Plan by Most Rev. J. Francis Stafford, Archbishop of Denver

Marriage: Sacrament of Unity and Fruitful Love by Father John Corapi

Family Loyalty by Rev. Mark Connolly

Letter to Families by His Holiness Pope John Paul II

Hope for Humanity Papal homily from the Second World Meeting with Families which took place in Brazil on October 5, 1997

Hope for Europe Urgent recommendations from the Pontifical Council for the Family held on 17 - 19 October 1996

The Pontifical Council for the Family published this document, Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage, on 13 May 1996

The Pontifical Council for the Family, The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality Guide-lines for Education within the Family Rome 1995

The Pontifical Coucil for the Family, on the theme Divorce and Remarriage, on 22 - 25 January 1997

Guadium et Spes The Church in the Modern World

Familiaris Consortio The Christian Family in the Modern World