The Elder was once asked, "My daughter is living a dissolute life, how can I save her?" To which he responded: "Only with your own holiness. A parent's holiness saves their children."
Fabulous book isn't it? I used an excerpt from it in my last Handmaiden article. Had I the chance I would've quoted the entire section on parenting! :)
This is sadly part of a very common occurrence in Kosovo. Vandals enter churches, set them on fire, then they urinate and defecate in them. ...
"The World is trying the experiment of attempting to form a civilized but non-Christian mentality. The experiment will fail; but we must be very patient in awaiting its collapse; meanwhile redeeming the time: so that the Faith may be preserved alive through the dark ages before us; to renew and rebuild civilization, and save the World from suicide."
Parents should pray for their children -- as well as for themselves -- but they should also instill high moral values on their children.
ReplyDeleteParents also need to set a good example for their children by living a heart-warming, loving, and spiritual Christian life.
Very true. Worth a post in and of itself. I need to find a book on the topic that isn't overly sanctimonious.
ReplyDeleteFabulous book isn't it? I used an excerpt from it in my last Handmaiden article. Had I the chance I would've quoted the entire section on parenting! :)
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