The Vocation of the Child
The Vocation of the Child

Author: Patrick McKinley Brennan

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2008-10-07

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1467438367

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Rather than discussing their possible vocation, discussions of children tend to center on their rights or duties. Does God have intentions for their young lives -- before they grow up and become “real” people? Distinguished jurist Patrick McKinley Brennan has gathered sixteen authors to approach this idea in various ways, from historical to psychological to theological. The authors explore throughout whether it is possible for adults to either squander their children's vocations or instead to help discover and embrace them. Contributors: Marcia Bunge Patrick McKinley Brennan John E. Coons Charles Leslie Glenn Heather M. Good Vigen Guroian William Harmless Anthony J. Kelly Bonnie Miller-McLemore Charles J. Reid Jr. Philip L. Reynolds Elmer John Thiessen George Van Grieken Robert K. Vischer William J. Werpehowski John Witte Jr.

So Many Ways to Be Holy
So Many Ways to Be Holy

Author: Kristen Soley

Publisher: Holy Heroes

Published: 2019-01-13

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781936330829

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"What do I want to be when I grow up?" It's the question children love to ponder (and act out) at an early age. Here's a question we parents might want to ask ourselves: "How can I gently and lovingly help my children discern what God is calling them to be?" And here's a beautiful answer: Read So Many Ways to Be Holy: A Child's Book about Vocations with your child. Charming pictures of children playing dress-up capture the joy that is to be found in all kinds of lives of service -- from being an artist, a doctor, or an astronaut to becoming a priest, a brother, or a nun, and more! For each occupation, your child will learn the patron saint who would protect and guide them to use their talents for the glory of God! Did you know that the patron saint of scientists is St. Albert the Great? And what about the patron saint of ... farmers? dancers? cooks? or fire fighters or truck drivers or ...? After sparking childish imaginations, the book closes with this sweet prayer.