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An Homage to Fatherhood: Reclaiming the Role of Spiritual Leader in the Domestic Church, by Mark Haas – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

An Homage to Fatherhood: Reclaiming the Role of Spiritual Leader in the Domestic Church, by Mark Haas

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Father, Children. Photo by Vitolda Klein on Unsplash

By Mark Haas, Catholic Exchange, June 13, 2025

Mark Haas is a Catholic composer and speaker. He serves as the Director of Music at Ave Maria Parish in Ave Maria, FL. Mark lives in Ave Maria with his wife and their seven original compositions. Visit his website at www.markhaasmusic.com.

 

Avatar photoOn this Sunday, dedicated to honoring fathers, the Church has a powerful opportunity—not only to offer thanks for the men who give life, guidance, and protection to their families—but to renew our understanding of the irreplaceable role fathers play in passing on the Catholic Faith.

The Catholic Church has long understood the family as a “domestic church,” a term rooted in the early Church and echoed at the Second Vatican Council (Lumen Gentium, 11). In this domestic church, the father traditionally served as a kind of household priest—leading prayers, teaching the Faith, and modeling virtue. It was once common for fathers to be the visible spiritual leaders of their homes, handing on the Church like a treasured heirloom to their children. But in many parts of the Western world, this model of Catholic fatherhood has grown dim. …

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