Growing Catholics

In this entertaining and informative guide a former non-practicing Catholic who later became a passionate Catholic mother shares light-hearted guidance for other Catholic parents who aspire to nurture their own faith and pass on what they have learned to their children.Denise Barnes offers a fresh down-to-earth approach to growing Catholic children while sharing entertaining anecdotes that chronicle her nearly twenty-year spiritual journey. Barnes leads others on a step-by-step plan by asking such insightful and witty questions as Are you a Chicken or a Pig? and Carrots or Potato Chips? Included are creative observations that offer Barnes' unique perspective on the Father Son and Holy Syrup and Broccoli Shrimp and the Rosary-all in an effort to uphold her baptismal call to share the good news of Christ and the wonders of the Catholic faith. Bringing up Catholic children in the world today takes courage commitment and a great deal of practice. <i>Growing Catholics: A Journey from Cradle to Catholic</i> invites parents parents-to-be teachers and role models to share in one mother's conversion while accepting her challenge to embark on their own journey to become a growing Catholic.