Synopses & Reviews
"This book seeks to provide you with practical help in teaching your children Christian values and fostering faith in everyday family life. Chapters offer ways to celebrate the Church's liturgical year, as well as secular holidays. You will find simple explanations of the Church seasons and major holy days. Scripture readings, simple prayers, rituals and activities are suggested throughout, as well as true stories from family life meant to inspire, encourage and offer food for thought."from the Introduction
Mary Cronk Farrell outlines her chapters by season, beginning with the New Year and ending with Christmas. For each holiday, season, milestone or celebration, she provides family-friendly activities and reflections for parents to share their Catholic faith with their young children. Mary invites her readers to be creative and inventive by using each activity or reflection as a stepping-stone to integrate the Catholic faith into their own family traditions, rituals and experiences.
Prayers, activities and reflections for:
Holy Days
Secular Holidays
National Holidays
Family Milestones
Seasons
Meal Time
Story Time
Get-Together-as-a-Family Time
About the Author
MARY CRONK FARRELL is a celebrated and award-winning writer as well as the recipient of many major awards for her work in television journalismincluding Emmy nominations for her television news coverage in Seattle. She is the 2002 Missionary Servant in the World Award winner from Catholic Life Ministries for living the faith in everyday life. She wrote Fire in the Hole (Clarion Books) and Daughters of the Desert: Stories of Remarkable Women from Christian, Jewish and Muslim Traditions (SkyLight Paths) and dozens of newspaper and magazine articles, including articles for Catholic Parent and National Catholic Reporter. Currently, she raises her three teenage children, while writing books and a newspaper column Everyday Grace” for the Spokane dioceses The Inland Register. Mary is also a frequent presenter at workshops and retreats.