Thomas Griffin 9/8/25 (For The Daily Signal)
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A fact of the human condition is that we are flawed and broken. We can often hurt those we love the most. We can often focus on things that don’t mean as much as family. In order to break ourselves out of this cycle, we must move from selfishness to sacrifice—as individuals and as families.
In 1986, Pope John Paul II spoke to the people of Australia. His message centered on the importance of the family for the health of the globe. His words revolved around citations from the Bible, but the message he conveyed was grounded in common sense and human reason: We learn about the most important insights about life from our parents.
Early in his message, the pope said: “As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.”
A Gallup survey from 2024 titled “The Quality of Parent-Child Relationships in U.S. Families” provides more details about the status of family life in America. The results give key insights into the impact of marriage on children as well as the impact that parents have on the lives of their kids.
Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and 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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