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Our Not-Quite-Holy Family: A Practical Guide for Catholic Parents
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ISBN13: 9781594719172
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Published: Feb 5 2021
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Many Catholics might recognize Mark Hart as the dynamic youth minister who has all the right answers about being and staying Catholic. Flash forward fifteen years: Mark and his wife Melanie have four children and they realize that despite all the advice they've doled out over the years, there's no single formula for having a happy, holy family. In Our Not-Quite-Holy Family, the Harts offer candid, sincere, and down-to-earth wisdom from their time in the trenches of parenting.
Winner of a first-place award in the general interest category from the Association of Catholic Publishers and a second-place award in the family life category from the Catholic Media Association.
Do you feel as if you've taken all the right steps to create God-loving individuals but still find your children are tuning you out? Are you trying to figure out how to have a family that is holy but still normal and human? If so, you'll find comfort, encouragement, honesty, wit, and--most importantly--practical wisdom in Our Not-Quite-Holy Family.
Chock-full of amusing anecdotes about their journey raising four children, the Hart's book reminds Catholics that being a good parent means taking time to get to know--and actually enjoy--your children. You'll find thoughtful insights on a range of parenting topics, including:
- becoming a proactive, emotionally-present parent,
- healing personal wounds before they emerge in your parenting,
- parenting with your spouse as a team while maintaining intimacy in marriage,
- praying as a family without coercing your children,
- managing screen time, social media, and demanding schedules, and
- picking your battles and being a good listener.
Each chapter presents typical shortfalls and obstacles faced by Catholic parents, suggestions and ideas to think and pray about as a couple, and resources or activities to try as a couple or family.
A book for Catholics at every stage of the parenting journey--the Harts have a child in college, high school, middle school, and elementary school--Our Not-Quite-Holy Family leaves parents with a little less tension in their shoulders and a slap on the back for doing a good job--no matter what everyone else says good Catholic parenting should look like.
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