Family

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Culture of the Home, Part 3: Customs (Letters to Parents Series IV)

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It is customary to assume that children rebel against their parents. What is often discounted, though, is just how strong the influence of parents is. If children do rebel, it is rebellion against the standard the parents have established. Rebellion itself shows the outsized influence of parents.

It turns out, however, that the myth of rebellion is overblown.

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Culture of the Home, Part 2: Time (Letters to Parents Series III)

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I started taking this seriously that one Sunday at the park. It is perhaps providential that my dissatisfaction with my own rushing began on a Sunday because I think the key to getting time right — to making a positive statement about time — is about getting Sunday right.

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Take a Scriptural Pilgrimage this Lent

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Take a Scriptural Pilgrimage this Lent

A six-week itinerary of reading, prayer, and faith-filled discussion crafted especially for parish groups, schools groups, friend groups, and families. Start preparing for Lent right now.

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Google Classroom and the Unintended Consequences of Unintentional Decisions

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Google Classroom and the Unintended Consequences of Unintentional Decisions

My wife shared an interesting observation over dinner with friends last weekend. She said that one of the small, daily arguments with our eldest son just stopped this year. Why? Because he switched schools, and unlike the one he attended last year, his new school does not use Google Classroom.