Family Life
May the blessings of the Christ Child and the Holy Family of Nazareth bring joy and peace to your famiy in this Holy, Family season of Christmas!
The Office of Family Ministry offers a range of services and resources responding to the needs of families and parishes for supporting all family members living out their Catholic faith.
Services
Forming Disciples in the Family
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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
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spiritual growth and faith mentoring
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FAITH Alive in the Home
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Group and in-home mentoring for family faith formation (see below)
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Parish Accompaniment in serving diverse needs of families
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NFCYM Sacred Table Grant
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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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Featured Resources
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​
Surviving the First Year of Parenting
Wonders abound....
Challenges grow by the day!​
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​ You are not alone!
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Discover wisdom and support
for the Domestic Church
in our Catholic Community
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Explore these helpful sites:
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USCCB Family Life page:
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​ MO Catholic Conference
Women and Family Resources​​
FAITH Alive in the Home Mentoring parents as First Teachers of the Faith​
Finding God in Family Life
Forming children in faith
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.