Speaking to the Heart: A Father's Guide to Growth in Virtue
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 098276622X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is both a practical job description of fatherhood--showing how fathers build strength in their children--and an inspiring call to family leadership. Fagan, Senior Fellow and Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at the Family Research Council"Speaking to the Heart is a great encouragement to men who want to be better husbands and fathers. Any father who takes this book to heart and puts its wisdom into action will be known to his children as a great man." James Stenson, lecturer and author of Father, The Family Protector, Compass: A Handbook on Parent Leadership, and Anchor: God's Promises of Hope to Parents"Pope Pius XI told us in his encyclical on Christian marriage that men are the head of the family and women are the heart. From the Back Cover"Speaking to the Heart is a most practical guide to the biggest work any
Written by a dad for dads, Speaking to the Heart looks at the twenty critical character traits that are necessary for all fathers and husbands. If you want to be the father your children need and the spouse your wife deserves, this book is for you!. Based on the classic virtues of the Catholic tradition, these traits include faith, justice, fortitude, humility, and generosity. With insight, humor, and deep faith, Stephen Gabriel focuses on the greatest gifts a dad can give his family
Stephen Gabriel, the father of eight and grandfather of Twenty-two, grew up in the Panama Canal Zone. Gabriel's other books are To Be a Father: 200 Promises That Will Transform You, Your Marriage, and Your Family ( 2010)and Catholic Controversies: Understanding Church Teachings and Events in History (2010). He holds degrees from Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Illinois and is an economist with the federal gove
Gabriel models virtue; speaks worlds Stephen W. Hiemstra ﻦ Virtue. That to which we hold ourselves accountable to. Or not. If your forehead were a billboard, what objectives would be written there? Stephen Gabriel's book, Speaking to the Heart, is a book that I wish that I might have written at a younger age.Speaking to the Heart is a book for fathers written by a father (11). Gabriel's focus on virtues arises from the desire to be an intentional father who can assist. "Tool for growth as a husband, father and a man." according to Steven R. McEvoy. This is the second book by Stephen Gabriel that I have read in the last year. Both have been incredible. This book can be a quick read but to truly implement if's wisdom it will either be read slowly or read many times over. It is written in a very engaging manner and is easy to read and engage. It is down to earth advice from a father and now a grandfather on how to grow in the virtues to be a better husband