Family
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- 2227 He who loves his son will not spare the rod.... He who disciplines his son will profit by him. 32 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 33 Children in turn contribute to the growth in holiness of their parents. 36 Each and everyone should be generous and tireless in forgiving one another for offenses, quarrels, injustices, and neglect. Mutual …
- 2228 He who loves his son will not spare the rod.... He who disciplines his son will profit by him. 32 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 33 Parents' respect and affection are expressed by the care and attention they devote to bringing up their young children and providing for their physical and spiritual needs. As the children grow up, …
- 2229 He who loves his son will not spare the rod.... He who disciplines his son will profit by him. 32 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 33 As those first responsible for the education of their children, parents have the right to choose a school for them which corresponds to their own convictions. This right is fundamental. As far …
- 2230 He who loves his son will not spare the rod.... He who disciplines his son will profit by him. 32 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 33 When they become adults, children have the right and duty to choose their profession and state of life. They should assume their new responsibilities within a trusting relationship with their parents, willingly …
- 2231 He who loves his son will not spare the rod.... He who disciplines his son will profit by him. 32 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 33 Some forgo marriage in order to care for their parents or brothers and sisters, to give themselves more completely to a profession, or to serve other honorable ends. They can contribute greatly …
- 2232 IV. The Family and the Kingdom Family ties are important but not absolute. Just as the child grows to maturity and human and spiritual autonomy, so his unique vocation which comes from God asserts itself more clearly and …
- 2233 IV. The Family and the Kingdom Becoming a disciple of Jesus means accepting the invitation to belong to God's family, to live in conformity with His way of life: "For whoever does the will of my Father in …
- 2247 IN BRIEF "Honor your father and your mother" (Deut 5:16; Mk 7:10).
- 2248 IN BRIEF According to the fourth commandment, God has willed that, after him, we should honor our parents and those whom he has vested with authority for our good.
- 2249 IN BRIEF The conjugal community is established upon the covenant and consent of the spouses. Marriage and family are ordered to the good of the spouses, to the procreation and the education of children.
- 2250 IN BRIEF "The well-being of the individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy state of conjugal and family life" (GS 47 # 1).
- 2251 IN BRIEF Children owe their parents respect, gratitude, just obedience, and assistance. Filial respect fosters harmony in all of family life.
- 2252 IN BRIEF Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children in the faith, prayer, and all the virtues. They have the duty to provide as far as possible for the physical …
- 2253 IN BRIEF Parents should respect and encourage their children's vocations. They should remember and teach that the first calling of the Christian is to follow Jesus.
- 2254 IN BRIEF Public authority is obliged to respect the fundamental rights of the human person and the conditions for the exercise of his freedom.
- 2255 IN BRIEF It is the duty of citizens to work with civil authority for building up society in a spirit of truth, justice, solidarity, and freedom.
- 2256 IN BRIEF Citizens are obliged in conscience not to follow the directives of civil authorities when they are contrary to the demands of the moral order. "We must obey God rather than men" (Acts …
- 2257 IN BRIEF Every society's judgments and conduct reflect a vision of man and his destiny. Without the light the Gospel sheds on God and man, societies easily become totalitarian. Previous - Next Copyright © …