Lenny DeLorenzo offers some advice to parents who are preparing their children for first Communion: “We ought to think deeply about Eucharistic formation from the very beginning, which means the period of preparation for first Communion.” Studying Scriptural episodes that reference God
In his latest Letter to Parents, Leonard DeLorenzo addresses how parents’ witness to the Eucharist impacts their children. DeLorenzo’s father attended daily Mass. He writes: “The most important thing he did for us, though, was that he went to Mass every morning.
There is a moment right after passing outside of our galaxy when, all of a sudden, the darkness of space fills with uncountable new points of light. It looks like a very full night sky on Earth, with every star shining. But
Catholic dad Leonard DeLorenzo guides us to be attentive to God’s word and then how to take action. Mary, the perfect disciple, is our guide in teaching us to do so. By looking to Mary, Leonard says: “This is where we parents
ICatholic dad Leonard DeLorenzo encourages parents to help their children discern the Word of God, the only one influence that never deceives and always is worthy of all our trust. Mary, the first and perfect disciple, is willing and able to listen
Writer and Catholic dad Leonard DeLorenzo coaches parents in helping their children become capable of their vocations: Parents’ vocation is to help your children become capable of their vocations. Each vocation is the specific shape of one’s own discipleship, and discipleship itself
Too many of us worry too much about how others see us and little about how the Lord sees us. Perhaps it is easier to occupy ourselves with concerns over the gaze of other people because we can see their eyes looking
Writer and Catholic dad Leonard DeLorenzo addresses the emphasis on achievement in education to push students through the fast lane to the proverbial brass ring. Lenny writes: “The problem is with allowing the cash-in value of achievements to become the primary motivator,
Catholic dad Lenny DeLorenzo writes that “for parents who desire to raise their children toward a true and meaningful life of faith, it is all the more important to develop, examine and commit to daily customs, weekly customs and annual customs that
Catholic dad Lenny DeLorenzo writes about the busyness we create in our families. But we can use the Sabbath as an organizing principle. Lenny writes: “Observing Sunday well requires daily commitment by putting the most important things in life on the calendar