Catholic Dads Archive - Click on a post title to read the full post.

A fellow Catholic dad, Dadwithnoisykids, from Scorpion Stalking Duck has had some tragic news. His 15 year old son Theodore Gerard died suddenly.
While I have only met Dadwithnoisykids through the Internet (in fact he was one of the first on Catholic Dads - a group site I administer), he and his family have been […]

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At Catholic Dads, there has been some discussions on the pluses and minuses of NFP (Natural Family Planning - for those who don’t know it is an effective way to plan when children are born without resorting to artificial contraceptives). I don’t want to comment directly on that […]

Fr Stephanos O.S.B. from Me Monk. Me Meander recommends two articles for Catholic Dads, but I thought they were worth posting here as well.
The Firemen of Sept. 11 and the Meaning of MasculinityWhat’s a real man? He’s not a bully or a wimp. He transcends his own ego, his own fears, his own selfishness, […]

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Check out this 2003 article in Touchstone titled “The Truth About Men & Church.” It is about the role of fathers in the transmission of faith. Here is an excerpt:
“In short, if a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in […]

Icon is from St. Joseph Melkite Catholic Church
Well, since there was enough interest, I went ahead and started the Catholic Dads blog. It is at http://catholic-dads.blogspot.com/
Check it out, join the group. Get on the blog roll, and post the roll on your site. We are still working on a graphic. If you would like to […]

OK, there are eight of us so far and eight is enough. Enough for charter membership. Here are the dads that have stepped up:
Paul at Thoughts of a Regular GuyTim at The Lapped Catholic (Tim has also volunteered his graphic talents for a logo or badge)Joel at On the Other FootWilliam at Full CircleRich at […]