Raising Faith-Filled Kids : Ordinary Opportunities to Nurture Spirituality at Home

by McGrath, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780829414257
• ISBN10: 0829414258
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Loyola Pr

Summary

Family life is a spiritual path Is your family calendar so jammed that there's never enough time to ;be spiritual ;? Maybe you need to think about spirituality in a new way. Author, editor, and speaker Tom McGrath shows how the hectic and ordinary moments of family life offer endless opportunities to live more deeply. This book is full of stories and ideas for parents who care about their children's souls. McGrath suggests how we can foster a healthy spirituality in our children-while tending to our own spirits as well. He presents many useful lessons and practical strategies for passing on religious heritage, including: " Introducing children to sacred time " Examining the image of God we actively (or passively) present to our children " Fostering empathy to build our children's moral character " Learning to pray creatively as a family " Developing spiritual disciplines as parents " Cultivating a spirit of forgiveness in the home ;If you ever wanted to be a great and inspiring parent, this book gives you the tools to learn how. ; -Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator, #1 New York Timesbest-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul

Table of Contents

``Taking Action'' Pages	x
Acknowledgments	xi
Good News for Parents: You Can Pass On a Living Faith	3	(14)
The Basic Question: What Do You Wish for This Child?	17	(12)
A ``Family'' Business: The Commitment We Owe Our Kids	29	(26)
A Closer Look: Especially for Dads	47	(8)
Relationship, Messages, and Clues: Means of Handing Down a Heritage	55	(18)
Objects, Spaces, and Rituals: Holiness That Lives Close to Home	73	(26)
A Closer Look: The Amazing Power of Rituals	95	(4)
Paradise and Paradox: Helping Kids Grasp Faith Concepts	99	(18)
A Closer Look: Whatever Happened to Awe?	109	(8)
The Intentional Family:True Parenthood Is a Spiritual Path	117	(12)
From Patience to Hope: Spiritual Virtues Every Parent Needs	129	(24)
From Welcome to Forgiveness: Spiritual Disciplines Every Parent Needs	153	(30)
A Closer Look: Bored? Tell It to the Invisible Man	177	(6)
What You Say and Don't Say: Are You Telling Lies about God?	183	(8)
Days, Events, and Seasons: Helping Prayer Happen	191	(32)
A Closer Look: Forty Ways to Foster Prayer in Your Home	211	(6)
A Closer Look: Peekaboo! I see You!	217	(6)
One Story at a Time: A Natural Way to Raise Your Children	223	(12)
The Greater Story: Tying Your Children In to the Eternal Scheme	235	(14)
A Closer Look: Darryl's Story	245	(4)
Thirst for Justice: Making the System Work for Everybody	249	(22)
You're Doing Fine, and Help Is on the Way	271	(2)
Selected Resources	273