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Parenting: the Call to Human Happiness and Freedom

Aristotle taught that happiness is the goal for the end of life for every human person. In the eyes of the Catholic Church, this remains somewhat true, since only God can fulfill our longing for happiness. Materialistic and secular things are not the source of true happiness, only loving God and your neighbour is the true source of happiness. Thus, to be reunited with God in Heaven and to achieve happiness, one must live a virtuous life. That is the way to achieve happiness, as outlined by Plato. When it comes to the Catholic Church’s understanding of freedom, it is believed that, “the more one does what is good, the freer one becomes. There is no true freedom except in the service of what is good and just” (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1733). Freedom, as understood by the Church, is only attained by doing good and being moral. Thus, the Catholic understanding of happiness and freedom greatly impacts my moral and ethical stance for parenting. This is because both the understanding of happiness and of freedom has to do with loving and following God, and helping your neighbour. This is very impactful on my moral and ethical stance because it calls me to align my moral and ethical stance to match that which is taught in Catholicism. As a child of God, I naturally want to be moral, ethical, and do the right thing, but the fact that happiness and freedom can be attained only through just decisions inspires me to alter my moral and ethical stance to align with God’s teachings. As a parent, I am called to human happiness and freedom through caring for my bundles of joy which were truly two gifts from God. They have made me the happiest mother, and have given me freedom since I am able to do good in my life. I have the opportunity to raise these children in the way of God, and show them the call to happiness and freedom in their lives. Relating back to my Scripture passage I spoke about in an earlier post (Proverbs 3:27), I am also called to happiness and freedom through the gift of giving. I give everything to my children and family – my time, support, love, empathy, forgiveness, effort, strength, and anything else I could possibly offer. The act of giving is definitely how I respond to my call for human happiness and freedom. I would do anything for my children, and honour the call God has given me. -Mama Bear

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Amanda and Richard’s Poverty Experience

Last Sunday my family and I went to Mass as we usually do every week. However, this day was different than every other time we’ve gone. On our walk to the Church, we passed by a homeless man asking for money. The children saw him and began asking me questions, such as what he was doing, why he didn’t have a home, and other innocent childlike questions. They then asked me if we could give him some money. They said they felt sad for him and were being empathetic, which Jesus taught us to be. I was very proud of them. This situation proved that I’ve been doing my job as a parent and teaching my children the ways of God and the Catholic Church. I’ve been properly forming their moral and ethical stance, and they are becoming good citizens and disciples of Jesus. I just thought I’d share this experience with you guys because I was very proud of them, and was wondering if you guys have any proud parent moments similar to this one. I’d love to hear all of them in the comments. -Mama Bear