FAMILY BACKGROUND AND ITS ROLE IN ANSWERING RELIGIOUS CALL

Emmanuel Ogu

Abstract


This paper discusses the role family background plays in nurturing vocations. The family as we know is a domestic church. It is the first school of faith where children learn to recognize the call of God. Vocation is fundamentally the following of Jesus in his radical way of life unto the cross. This requires the use of freedom that is totally for nothing else than pure self-giving love. Additionally, it talks about the importance of family prayer, catechesis and parents as the first witnesses of vocation love to their children.

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