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Discovering a Rule of Life for Fathers, by Devin Schadt – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Devin Schadt,. Catholic Exchange, August 12, 2025

Devin Schadt is the executive director of the Fathers of St. Joseph, an apostolate that labors for the restoration, redemption, and revitalization of fatherhood by helping men live St. Joseph’s spirituality. Devin is the author of over twenty books, including The Rule: Counsels and Directives for Husbands and Fathers, a frequent guest on Relevant Radio, the co-host on The Catholic Gentleman, and posts weekly on The Way of a Man blog. Devin lives with his wife and five daughters in the Midwest. Learn more at fathersofstjoseph.org.

Editor’s Note: For more on establishing a rule of life as a lay person, as a husband, as a father, read this author’s new book, The Rule: Counsels and Directives for Husbands and Fathers, available from Sophia Institute Press.

 

Avatar photoIt was seven years into my marriage and five years into being a father that I realized I didn’t know what I was doing (that’s putting it mildly).

A year prior to being married, I had surrendered my life to Our Lord Jesus. Nevertheless, I worked around the clock to impress my employer while attempting to launch a start-up graphic design agency, and in my “spare time” serve as a part-time youth director at our local parish. Meanwhile, I placed my marriage and new family on the back burner.

The more that I chased worldly success, the more my marriage and family seemed to fall apart.

I searched for an encyclical on fatherhood and found nothing.

I scanned through the Catholic Catechism’s table of contents hoping to find answers to what it means to be a man, specifically a father (not just parents), specifically a husband (not just marriage), and came up with very little. …

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