The Shields children have learned how essential the Morning Offering is. For 18-year-old Christopher, who is discerning the priesthood, the prayer reminds him of what is most important.

The conventional wisdom about raising Catholic kids doesn’t work ... adulthood did have regular family prayer times (usually some kind of morning, mealtime, and/or bedtime prayers), that ...

Now that my kids are getting a bit older, we’re having more discussions, starting prayer journals and reading more books. "4. Make sure they really get a good Catholic education. This education ...