We have never tried to impress upon our children the fact of the tremendous gifts and graces received in their Baptism which are dormant forces and must be awakened and must be made active, must be activated. So I must become aware of these tremendous dormant forces in me and then consciously develop them, activate them. What God's Fatherhood will mean to a child will depend on what the child's own father means to the child.
Parents have the right to educate their children.
It is the right of the parents to choose the means and institutions by which they can provide for their children the best possible Catholic education. The parents are the number one teachers of religion for their children. This primary right of the parents must always be taken into consideration by the leaders and teachers in our Catholic schools and CCD programs. The parents have the right to be consulted in matters concerning their children's education, both profane and religious. So it is of utmost importance that our parent teacher organizations where parents and teachers get together, they must be revived and revitalized and must be taken seriously by us, the leaders of the Church.