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Jun 26, 2013 · The joy of fatherhood. Wednesday, 26 June 2013. (by L'Osservatore Romano, Weekly ed. in English, n. 27, 3 July 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”.
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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.”
Jun 20, 2021 · But when taking up the mantle of fatherhood, men enter into a calling that brings joy and meaning to life and positive transformative across society. American society has increasingly prioritized self-fulfillment and personal choice above all else, leading to a gradual devaluing of the family. Birth rates are in rapid decline across the Western ...
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Jun 16, 2019 · Let me present a few of the reasons why being a father is a great joy…. 1. Being a father makes you love deeply. All people are called to love others. And this is true because it is to imitate God to do so. In a sense, God loves all people; yet, He does not love them all in the same manner.
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- 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;
