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How to Raise Good Catholic Children

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Sadly, this wonderful book was poorly edited in a misguided attempt to "update" the text. It is still a great reference, but I advise traditional Catholics to find the original text published by the same author under the title "We and Our Children". The traditional Latin Mass was explained in beautiful detail in the original version, but in this edition, most of the descriptions were eliminated to make it "modern" and match the new Mass from the 1970s. I hope the publisher will reproduce the original, unedited version for those who appreciate the traditional liturgy. I bought both books and one can vividly see how much of our Catholic heritage we have lost when one compares the two editions and sees how much was eliminated.

I was looking for a book that specifically addressed the training of Catholic children and I definitely found it in "How to Raise Good Catholic Children"!

Mary Reed Newland writes wonderfully in this detailed how-to book on raising Catholic children. The book was written 50 years ago, but it is as relevant today as ever, save for a few liturgical differences. Her style is very kind and gentle. It makes me wish that I was one of her children and had grown up with her teachings!

She is very specific in how to go about teaching such things as love of the Rosary and the Rite of Baptism. She gives examples of what to say and how to say it, but the way she does it is very gentle and subtle. This is not an in-your-face, do-it-my-way book. It's a great read and puts me in a great frame of mind to teach my own children.

If you are looking for guidance in how best to train your children in the Catholic faith, this is definitely the book for you!

This book was a gift from the Godmother of my youngest of 5 children. It is full of wonderful insights and examples. I use it as more of a reference than anything else, for my college-age daughter who calls with disgust at what professors try to convince her is taught by the Catholic Church to questions she has as she struggles between this world and her morals, and I turn to it for situations that arise all the way down to my youngest child of [..]. I also teach [...]CCD, and use it for so many lessons rather than the watered-down text the Parish uses. It is a MUST for Catholics with children!

All devout Catholics need to read this. It's wonderful and helpful for me. I get tounge tied when trying to pray with my kids, but I'm learning and this book has helped me so much. There is so much to this book, sometimes I think I don't need my library of parenting books because this covers everything. It's great.

We have 5 kids ranging in age from 18 years to 11 months. This book has given us great insight on how to talk with each child about their faith in terms they can understand. There is no reason children can't learn about their faith from day one and a child who truly knows about their faith is a child who is going to be more likely to live their faith everyday. I highly recommend this book to ALL Catholic parents and this will always be one of my preferred Baptismal gifts! Every Catholic family should have a copy of this book in their family library!

We are using this book in our book club and have found it inspiring as mothers. It brings up some good points with practical ways to implement them. For example, we all know we need to teach our kids to see Christ in others, but that can be hard to explain when there is someone that is really mean to them. Page 50 gives a great way to explain that when someone wrongs you they are hurting Christ even more than they hurt you; we need to use that opportunity to pray for that person. The author of this book had 7 children of her own and uses her own experiences for the basis of the book. I highly recommend it---good for couples to read together!

We enjoyed this book cover to cover. Good insights, clear and good stories to carry the message along.

Also recommend Jesus in the House by St. Anthony Messenger Press

I have truly enjoyed this book, (How to Raise Good Catholic Children, by Mary Reed Newland). It has taught me so much about being a good mother and being a good Catholic Christian woman. I have learned that in order to teach my children many important things, loving Mary, each other, and most importantly Jesus Christ, I must do the same. Being a first time mom all of the many examples were very helpful. She would give a lesson, and the give the exact example of how she implemented in her family. It is very well written, and easy to read (nice when you just get a few minutes here and there to read). We are going to try to implement many of her suggestions in our household. She makes everything seem so simple! We will see as we try to implement in our lives! I found myself growing profoundly while reading this book. I would catch myself praying throughout the day more, when getting up in the night to feed the baby, while doing dishes, while listening to baby cry etc... I found my devotion to the blessed mother grow as well. She really emphasizes the importance of your children's relationship with Mary. One thing about that she said that stuck out to me was that children are born with the innate ability to love her, we just need to introduce them and foster this love. I would recommend this to anyone trying to raise a good Catholic family! (Sophia Institute Press sent me a complimentary copy of this book for me to review)

This listing surprised me to not include this information... this book is a reprint of Mary Reed Newland's "We and Our Children".

Mary Reed Newland is an eloquent writer with many practical and simple ways to explain the faith to children. I've already used some of her ideas in my spiritual life and my daughter's, and I'm only on chapter 4. It's refreshing to read her work as I sadly watch so many kids today not being taught the beauty of their faith and their purpose in life. I can't wait to read more!