Family
FAMILY CULTURE
The Secret Weapon of the Catholic Family
Parents come to us all the time worried about the effect of the culture of the world on their kids. What is a parent to do? We believe the secret weapon of the Catholic family is a dynamic family culture.
Your family culture is like the operating system in your home. It is an unwritten set of expectations, beliefs, and values that confers identity, belonging, and mission on its members. It’s more than words – it’s a way of life that communicates what is accepted, encouraged and forbidden more powerfully than any written word. There are five elements of family culture that we encourage you to examine to see how they are communicating in your home the values that you want your children to live by. Because the culture in your home is so powerful, we need to be very intentional about it.
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Family Culture Matters!
Check out our resources to develop your family culture!
- Create traditions, routines, and habits in your home to powerfully form your children.
- Give your children experiences of real goodness, beauty, and truth so they will be able to recognize the counterfeits that the world offers.
- Learn about the 5 elements of family culture: the family’s spiritual life, marriage, family relationships, development of giftedness, and the “operations” of the home.
- Become more intentional about conferring identity, belonging and mission on your entire family!
Although parents aren’t the only ones to affect the family culture, they are the stewards of it in a special way and this is an important task. Take some time to check out the downloads, blogs and podcasts here to help you be more intentional and live your family life to the full!
