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St Paul’s farewell message to the household of Stephanas, one of the first active families of the early Church, must be the foundational factors of renewal for modern families: “Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” . The household of Stephanas exemplified the principle of doing all things in love because they devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints .
Surely, there can be no better basic organism of a society than a family which is founded on the belief in God. However, the pressures, challenges, and realities facing modern families today make it difficult for families to intentionally grow in faith together. Societal and cultural trends point toward individualism, atheism, pluralism, personal choice, and instant gratification, all of which challenge the Christian family these days.
Perhaps with our catechism classes, faith formation programmes, youth programmes, Bible camps, retreats and rallies for youth and many other well-meaning programmes, we may have, unfortunately, communicated to families, and especially to parents, that the best thing they can do for their children and teenagers is to “drop them off” at church, and we will make disciples out of them.
It’s long overdue. We must raise the bar in our commitment to challenge and support all families in their faith-building efforts. We must raise the bar in terms of our expectations for families and households to make a stronger commitment to explore faith at home. We need to shift the paradigm of household faith-growth from something viewed as optional and hoped-for to something that is expected; from extraordinary to ordinary.
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