Number of articles: 60

Educating in Freedom

"The task of raising children comes down to getting them to 'want' to do what is good, providing them with the intellectual and moral resources so that each one be able to do what is good from his or her own conviction."

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The Family's Educational Mission (II)

The second part of an article on the parents' role in fostering a love for the true good in their children.

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The Family's Educational Mission (I)

The self-sacrificing love of the parents generates in the family an atmosphere that facilitates their mission of leading their children to live the human and Christian virtues.

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Leisure and Free Time (3)

"On reaching adolescence children may strongly demand an amount of freedom that at times they aren’t yet ready to manage in a mature way."

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Leisure and Free Time (1)

"Free time possesses certain educational possibilities of its own, teaching children how to make good use of their freedom." A new article in the series on the family.

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The Parents' Right to Educate their Children (I)

"Since education is primarily the responsibility of the child’s father and mother, any other educational agent is such by the parents’ delegation and subordinate to them." A new article in the series on the family.

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Educating for Life

“Loving children rightly requires helping them to acquire self-mastery, making them persons who are free and responsible."

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The Parents' Right to Educate their Children (II)

Parents are not the only ones with a legitimate concern in matters pertaining to education. Both the state and the Church, for various reasons, also possess inescapable obligations in this area.

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Passing on the Faith (II)

Second part of an article on passing on the faith within the family.

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Passing on the Faith (I)

The family is the forge of a child's character and personality, and where love for God takes root. A new installment in the series on the family.

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