Thomas Griffin 7/12/25 (For National Catholic Register)
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Let Us Begin: New Book on the Life and Power of St. Francis
Parenting advice is offered by many. You can find no lack of resources online or in books that claim to know the secret for how to raise your children best. For Catholics, we are blessed to have the witness of the saints to guide us. They shine a light on how we are called to live, and they reveal what happens to those around us when we make Jesus the center of our lives.
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin were the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. They had nine children. Four died in infancy. The five remaining were all daughters who would later enter the Discalced Carmelite Order. Peering into their lives, words and actions can aid parents wherever they are on their parenting journey.
What does it take to be the father and mother of one of the most popular modern saints? How do parents foster faith in their homes to such a degree that all of their children consider and choose religious life? What the Martins reveal to the world today is that centering one’s marriage and family on Jesus Christ reaps immeasurable work for the salvation of souls.
Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and three children. He has a masters degree in theology and is a masters candidate in philosophy. Thomas is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine. He is the author of Let Us Begin: Saint Francis’s Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World.
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