Our best strategy is to focus on the ways we affirm, encourage and build our children up with God’s loving truth. Here are a few ideas to help with this important work.

The Holy Spirit which fills us with the wisdom, direction and patience we need to guide our children toward the truths of our faith. Here are some ways the Advocate can help.

Starting college is a new chapter for both parents and the child that can be both exciting and scary. Here, we will explore tips for successfully dropping your child off at college.

Here are some ideas about making sure your children carry their faith and family values with them as they head off to school.

PART TWO Raising holy, healthy, safe kids is the goal of all parents.

Invite God into this important vocation

Scripture very clearly tells us to “love our neighbor,” but what happens when the neighbor in question is a child who appears on your doorstep at all hours?

This article offers some tips for helping kids receive the sacrament of reconciliation, which is essential to our sainthood.

“Listen with the ears of your heart.” - St. Benedict of Nursia

Learn five tips on how to navigate competition in activities with your child.

This month we walk through the fruits of the Holy Spirit as we focus on living the fruits of gentleness, kindness, generosity and self-control.

This month we walk through the fruits of the Holy Spirit as we focus on living the fruits of gentleness, kindness, generosity and self-control.

Teaching modesty to children and adolescents means awakening in them respect for the human person.

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Gal 5:22-23)

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Gal 5:22-23)

As parents, we are in the business of helping our kids become saints, and that requires some great conversation.

Visiting the imprisoned might seem, at first glance, a work of mercy that’s out of reach for most families.

Whether it’s a game of Candyland, soccer or an Academic Quiz Bowl, our children need to know how to win and lose gracefully.

Jesus’ powerful words in the Gospel of Matthew form the basis for the traditional list of the works of mercy.

There are dozens of reasons parenting is the greatest “gig” on earth, but there are also days it can seem like the toughest job on the planet!

Creating a culture of faith in the home is one of our most important tasks

The most important thing we can do for our children is to foster their discipleship and teach them to live in such a way that Jesus is truly the center of their life.

As we navigate the changes left in the wake of the pandemic, this verse from Isaiah brings comfort.

Great sibling relationships need to be nurtured.

Cultivating your family's prayer life is as simple as including these tips in your everyday life.