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101 Father’s Day Gift Ideas for One-in-a-Million Dads, and Grandpas Too

by Mary Carty
Along with graduations and weddings, June also brings the annual celebration of Father’s Day in many countries as a day set aside to honor and pay special tribute to dads.
 
A Father’s Day Celebration for Your Home
by Rock Travnikar, O.F.M.
Honor Dad on Father’s Day with prayers and Scripture readings.
 
Lego Pain
In the Servant Book
Love in the Little Things: Tales of Family Life , author Mike Aquilina describes a moment with his daughter that helped him connect with his heavenly father.
 
Fathers’ Prayers for Patience, Children’s Well-Being
A father's relationship with his children encompasses a variety of concerns. In this excerpt from
Prayers for Catholic Men (Servant Books), author Mike Pacer offers two prayers for fathers.
 
Each Father’s Role in Salvation Story
Fathers know that their presence in their children's lives is crucial for their growth and development. In
God, Help Me: How to Grow in Prayer (Servant Books), Jim Beckman demonstrates how prayer is not just about self, but connects to the larger story of meaning and purpose.
 
How Men Find God
by Rick Gaillardetz
What makes men tick? A father of four and theologian takes a look at how men’s relationships shape their spirituality.
 
Seven Promises for Catholic Men
by Richard Rohr, O.F.M. and Joseph Martos
Catholic men live out faith through their relationship with Jesus and other men, their roles in their personal and professional lives, and their concern for all humanity.


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Margaret of Cortona: Margaret was born of farming parents in Laviano, Tuscany. Her mother died when Margaret was seven; life with her stepmother was so difficult that Margaret moved out. For nine years she lived with Arsenio, though they were not married, and she bore him a son. In those years, she had doubts about her situation. Somewhat like St. Augustine she prayed for purity—but not just yet.
<p>One day she was waiting for Arsenio and was instead met by his dog. The animal led Margaret into the forest where she found Arsenio murdered. This crime shocked Margaret into a life of penance. She and her son returned to Laviano, where she was not well received by her stepmother. They then went to Cortona, where her son eventually became a friar.
</p><p>In 1277, three years after her conversion, Margaret became a Franciscan tertiary. Under the direction of her confessor, who sometimes had to order her to moderate her self-denial, she pursued a life of prayer and penance at Cortona. There she established a hospital and founded a congregation of tertiary sisters. The poor and humble Margaret was, like Francis, devoted to the Eucharist and to the passion of Jesus. These devotions fueled her great charity and drew sinners to her for advice and inspiration. She was canonized in 1728.</p> American Catholic Blog All He wants you to do is be kind to one another in every circumstance in life; whether it be in death, feeding the hungry, visiting those in prisons, or whatever. Death is not the end, it’s just the beginning.

 
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Embracing Motherhood

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The Catholics Next Door—new book!
Greg and Jennifer Willits offer insight for every Catholic stumbling toward a more fruitful relationship with God.

 
CATHOLIC GREETINGS
Graduation
Let a special graduate know how proud you are of their accomplishment.
St. Isidore the Farmer
This deeply religious 12th-century husband and father was known for his love of the poor.
Happy Birthday
Make the most of God’s graces and blessings throughout the coming year.
Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day from Catholic Greetings and AmericanCatholic.org!
Mother's Day

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