Digital Marian Helper Winter_2016-2017

1. Be a great Catholic yourself. Raising your kids in the faith begins with your faith. You are their primary role model. Be sure to be the best you can be so that they may walk with you along the path of holiness. 2. Build upon the basics. By beginning with the basics — teaching them who God is, why He made them, and what they must do to gain the happiness of Heaven (which, by the way, is to know, love, and serve God in this world) — you pro- vide them with a firm foundation upon which to build their faith and a valuable compass that points them toward truth. 3. Unmask the devil. Appropriately revealing the reality of evil and the tortures of hell isn’t intended to “scare the hell out of them,” but to make them aware of the consequences of rejecting God. Many of today’s movies, television shows, games, and more glorify evil and sin, and seldom do priests speak of these things. Saint Faustina was shown hell on many occasions and was even commanded to write about it: ... I noticed one thing: that most of the souls there are those who disbelieved that there is a hell ( Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, 741). 28 C 7H?7D > ;BF;H Ǚš M ?DJ;H (&',#'- ǙšǙcWh_Wd$eh] NEWEVANGELIZATION D ave and Joan Maroney of Mother of Mercy Messengers (MOMM), an apostolate of the Marian Fathers, have been traveling the country for more than 15 years. They visit parishes and schools to teach about the Lord’s call through St. Faustina to turn from sin, embrace the Sacraments, and be merciful to others. We asked them to share what they hope the fruits will be of this extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. They said, “One of our biggest hopes — and one of the things we’ve been stressing all year — is that more parents are inspired to raise their children in the faith. We need strong Catholic families.” In this age of “listicles,” Dave and Joan won’t demur. Forthwith, their tips for raising kids in the faith: K IDS ARE US ( IN MANY WAYS ) E UGENE S ERGEEV