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Jun 26, 2013 · The Pontiff said at mass that “all of us must feel the joy of fatherhood”. This is a topic, he immediately added, that also applies in the case of the celibate priesthood, for “fatherhood means giving life to others”.
Jun 16, 2019 · THE JOYS OF FATHERHOOD. Psalm 127. One of the greatest joys of my life is being a dad. In fact, I’d never thought much about the joy that would be made possible once that day arrived, but understand it well having now been blessed with three children.
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Jun 20, 2021 · Everyone has a different experience of fatherhood depending on many factors, including the quality of one’s parenting partnership. But all things being equal, fatherhood is an excellent investment in happiness. “Don’t resist the work and sacrifice that fatherhood entails.”
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“Anyone who tells you fatherhood is the greatest thing that can happen to you, they are understating it”
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.”
“You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.”
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
“[Man adopts] a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life.”
“The nature of impending fatherhood is that you are doing something that you’re unqualified to do, and then you become qualified while doing it.”
“That is the thankless position of the father in the family — the provider for all, and the enemy of all.”
“Having children is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everything’s broken, and there’s a lot of throwing up.”
“Any fool can have a child. That doesn’t make you a father. It’s the courage to raise a child that makes you a father.”
“I have found the very best way to advise your children is to find out what they want to do and advise them to do it.”
- He was never too busy. My dad was a busy pastor, but he was never too busy for me. When he felt he hadn’t had enough time with me, he’d say, “Hey Bud, want to skip school tomorrow and go down to the beach?”
- He was a Bible man. My dad was wholeheartedly devoted to Jesus. On my seventeenth birthday, he and my mom gave me a new Bible. In the front he wrote the following
- He praised God. As a kid growing up, I didn’t need an alarm clock most mornings. I woke up to the sound of my dad singing in the shower down the hallway.
- He cheered me on. My dad set me free to pursue God’s call on my life. He guided me in appropriate ways, of course, but he did not fearfully cling to me or hope I would always live nearby.
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Joy of Fatherhood (German: Vaterfreuden) is a 2014 German comedy film directed by Matthias Schweighöfer. Cast. Matthias Schweighöfer - Felix; Isabell Polak - Maren; Friedrich Mücke - Henne; Tom Beck - Ralph; Natalia Belitski - Jessie; Lina Hüesker - Leonie; Moritz Grove - Tom; Alexander Khuon - Norbert; Katharina Schüttler - Betti
