Contact: Brian O'Neel, Catholic Word Publisher Group, 608-565-2022 ext 229
NECEDAH, Wis., Jan. 28, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Many parents today are greatly confused about what it takes to raise their children as Christians.
The myriad ways the culture actively undermines even their best efforts only compounds the situation. For instance, on January 17, MTV debuted the controversial new show "Skins," which drew a staggering 3.3 million viewers and featured graphic portrayals of underage drug abuse and sexual activity. It joins a litany of other shows glorifying sexual license such as, "Desperate Housewives," "Two and a Half Men," "Gossip Girl," and syndicated reruns of "Sex and the City," not to mention hit music rife with suggestive and misogynistic lyrics.
It is not just the popular culture that inhibits parents' efforts, either. Relativistic attitudes, materialism, and an increasingly permissive society make it very difficult for parents to enable their children to understand the importance of swimming against the tide.
One book that seeks to help change this is Parenting on Purpose! by Jason Free, the new release from MercySong distributed by Catholic Word Publisher Group. The soft-cover, 184 page book gives parents specific ways to raise their children as real Christians.
According to Free, the book helps parents guide children into "a lasting and fulfilling relationship with God" and away from the attractions of false forms of culture. Featuring often humorous advice on how to build relationships, prayer, a non-materialistic worldview, and, yes, a desire for chastity, each chapter concludes with practical tips on how to put that advice into action.
"Many of us parents worry we are bad parents," says Free. "Most of us aren't, but we are confused. We want our kids to be happy and to be good, responsible Christians. However, with all the conflicting messages out there -- be permissive or not; be strict or not -- we don't know how to help them get there.
"Parenting on Purpose! helps parents develop a personal plan to lead their kids to an awareness of their Christian identity so that that our values, beliefs, and attitudes will become as natural to them as breathing. So will rejecting obstacles to their happiness such as shows like 'Skins.'"
Catholic Word is a publisher group of over 20 Catholic publishers and music producers whose joint mission is to bring souls closer to Christ through the Catholic Church. A few of their best-selling authors include Jeff Cavins, Fr. Donald Calloway, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Matt Pinto, and Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle.
