How do you help your kids develop a strong interior life? It's not enough that you pray a family rosary, send them to CCD, or even home-school.
Recently I taught a karate seminar for a local parish with about 30 young kids, and 10 teens. I taught them some martial art techniques, told them the story of Blessed Takayama, then talked about the importance of praying the Rosary.
I asked both groups if they pray the rosary every day and nearly ever hand shot up which is good. (It was a very traditional Ordinariate parish). However...
I then asked this question "Ok great! How many of you pray the rosary by yourself?
Only 3 kids hands went up.
I explained to them that praying as a family is good. But praying by yourself is something Our Lord commands us to do.
When I teach martial arts, my job is to help my students not just know the techniques, but become self-sufficient at them.
When a student competes, I'm not going to hold their hand the entire time. I'll be there for guidance of course, but at the end of the day, they are fighting the battles. This is similar to our roles as parents in the spiritual life.
In our world today, kids are going to be faced with numerous threats to their faith. They must learn to nurture a personal relationship with Jesus, but not in a way that abandons the teachings that he left for us through his apostles by establishing the Catholic Church. But using that as a foundation for our understanding and way to live. Jesus gave us the Church in Matthew 16, the same way God gave Moses the 10 commandments. They are "10 commandments" not "10 suggestions".
All of the saints engaged in mental prayer. The more you communicate with God on an intimate personal level, the less likely you are to sin. The less likely you are to sin, the holier you become. The holier you become, the more like Christ you become. The more like Christ you become, the more likely you will become a Saint.
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