Disturb them with your happiness Many parents who want to pass on the faith to their children feel insecure in their own believing and belonging. Michael Paul Gallagher believes that parents can serve their children best by nourishing the roots of their own faith, faith is caught, no taught, and children will catch the faith if they see it lived and living around them.
Fr. Gallagher encourages parents not to be neutral in passing on the faith. He cites the current interest in spirituality and the inner self as evidence of young peoples search for faith, and says that if young people are given the basis, security and trust, at home, they will be well-prepared to live the faith throughout their lives.
Will Our Children Believe? is the second in the Will our Children be Okay? series. The series is designed as a resource for parents dealing with the difficulties and joys of bringing up a family in a Christian context.
