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By Dr. R. Jared Staudt, Catholic World Report, November 9, 2023
R. Jared Staudt PhD, serves as Director of Content for Exodus 90 and as an instructor for the lay division of St. John Vianney Seminary. …
Dr. Staudt’s column is syndicated by the Denver Catholic, the official publication of the Archdiocese of Denver.
We find the crisis of fatherhood at the base of a vocational crisis both for religious vocations and marriage.
In the beginning is the Father. He is the source and goal of all life. From him flows communion through the gift of his entire life to the Son, his perfect image, and from them proceeds the love of the Spirit. Likewise, within creation, life itself is a gift, and therefore it is love. This is the secret to life, without which we cannot be happy. God made us not only to receive his life but also to give our lives back to him and to others.
This is what fathers must model to their children. The father provides security in body and mind by being “there for them,” to care for and protect them, helping them to come to the maturity needed to grow to the “full stature of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13). Both parents serve essential and complementary roles. …
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