“The future of humanity passes by way
of the family” (Pope John Paul II, The
Role of the Christian Family in the Modern
World, no. 86).
“The family and the Church, specifically
the parishes and the other forms of
ecclesial community, are called to the most
profound collaboration in that fundamental
task that is constituted, inseparably, by
the formation of the person and the
transmission of the faith. We know well that
for an authentic educational endeavor to
take place, it is not enough to communicate
a correct theory or doctrine. Something far
greater and more human is needed—that
closeness, lived daily, which is proper to
love and that finds its most propitious
space above all in the family community, and
afterwards in a parish or movement or
ecclesial association. . .” (Pope Benedict
XVI, Address to the Congress of the Diocese
of Rome, June 6, 2005).
The Family Life Office helps
parishes recognize, honor, integrate, serve,
and build up the Domestic Church by
providing consultation, education, and other
resources for:
