Family Life
Our Mission
The Office of Family Ministry offers a range of services and resources
responding to the needs of parishes
for supporting all family members living out their Catholic faith.
Services
Forming Disciples in the Family
Featured Resources
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Couples and Family Retreat formats and resources
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Leadership training for faith sharing groups​
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Senior conference, workshops and accompaniment for parish senior groups supporting spiritual growth and faith mentoring in the family
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FAITH Alive in the Home parent group and in- home mentoring for family faith formation (see below)
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The Office accompanies parishes in serving with a Family Focus lens through assessment and discernment for meeting diverse needs of families in today's Church community.
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NFCYM Sacred Table Grant
Fosters dialogue and collaboration between pastoral teams and parents
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​ For more information, contact:
Sr. Maureen Martin, ASCJ​
314-792-761
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Parenting Teens
Check out these resources for supporting your Tweens and Teens
Defend Young Minds – Defend Young Minds™ encourages and equips parents and professionals with tools to raise empowered, resilient and screen-smart kids who know how to reject pornography. https://www.defendyoungminds.com/
JoyTOB (Theology of the Body) – Joytob is the new teaching ministry of Damon Owens dedicated to proclaiming the joy of being made in the image and likeness of God, male and female. Site offers good intro videos. https://joytob.org/resources/
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Family Honor – Family Honor is a non-profit organization that presents parent-teen and parent-only programs on chastity, family communication, and Theology of the Body. familyhonor.org
https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=E210US739G0&p=family+honor.com​
FAITH Alive in the Home Program: Flexible parish outreach supporting parents as First Teachers of the Faith.
FAITH Alive in the Home Core Values
Hands-on Learning
FAITH provides resources and advice to assist parents in preparing their child for
school readiness as well as spiritual and moral growth using age-appropriate activities for
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Catholic faith tradition
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Virtue-based formation
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Restorative home practice
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CDC Milestones developmental tracking
Relationships
Trained home visitors support parents in integrating the spiritual and moral domains with other developmental areas to form the whole child.
Setting family faith goals chosen by each family, parents, and facilitator collaborate in fostering the child's growth in a faith environment.
Community
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Through personal invitations to parish life, or young adult group menortoring sessions, young parents develop the faith relationships
that will continue to support them in their beautiful vocation as teachers of faith in their homes.