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A clock and a father
January 14, 2021January 13, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

3 Ways I Failed as a Catholic Father

I didn’t sign up to screw up my kids. Fatherhood was going to be GREAT – adventures, hugs, and giving better than I got. 27 years, 10 kids, 6 months of couple’s counseling and 1 year of Catholic psychotherapy later, it’s the break of dawn before my eldest daughter’s college graduation and I’m a mess. […]

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Saint Hyacinth of Poland
October 5, 2020January 12, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

4 Incredible Saint Stories You’ve Never Heard

Catholic Sprouts invited me to host their podcast this week and share five of my favorite saint stories. I immediately agreed, and to be honest, the only difficulty was whittling it down to just five.

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A hand reaching out in the darkness
September 30, 2020January 12, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

Are You Wrestling with the Darkness Today?

4:50 am. I lie awake, tired and questioning. Is this headache enough for me to just go back to sleep? 5 drowsy minutes slip by. Lord, is it Your will that I get up anyway? Silence. Though I do get the ever-so-slight feeling that I should just get up and go, I question if it’s […]

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Kids looking out over a lake
August 7, 2020January 12, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

Making Impactful Experiences for your Kids

A couple weeks ago we did one of the See for Yourself guides on “Dads Love.” The theme of the guide is that fathers are made in the likeness and image of God, that God pursues our hearts, and that we as fathers share in His fatherhood by pursuing the heart of God, the heart […]

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A girl looking sad
July 31, 2020January 12, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

Advice After a Suicide Attempt

The year after college I worked at a hospital on a psych and drug rehab unit for 13- to 18-year-olds. I had seen Amanda when I left the night before. That morning, things were in disarray.

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A little girl covering her eyes
July 24, 2020January 12, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

Freak-Out Parenting

A while back I was talking to my son who had just graduated from college. He had paid his own way through school, rented his own apartment, purchased his own car and I was congratulating him when he looked at me and said “yeah I did it. I did it myself.”

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A man standing on the edge of a cliff
July 22, 2020January 12, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

My Son Jumped Off A Cliff

24 years ago we were at a water park in southern Florida. My son John-Andrew was 3 at the time, and he was a cute, pudgy little thing. He couldn’t swim, and so the two of us would would go into the different pool areas together and I would swim with him. We would dunk […]

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10 Kids
July 17, 2020January 12, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

What It’s Like Having 10 Kids

I’m blessed to have 10 children between the ages of 6 and 27. I didn’t start out wanting to have a large family. I came from a family of four, my wife came from a family of eight, and when we talked about how many kids we wanted to have I remember saying I wanted […]

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A father leading his daughter by the hand along the beach
June 25, 2020January 12, 2021  by Michael O'Rourke

What is a Strong Catholic Dad?

Everything changes with the birth of your first child. Amazingly, God has given you a share in His own Fatherhood. You begin to sense the responsibility, the eternal consequence of your role in the life of your child. You feel your own inadequacy. It can be overwhelming.

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June 21, 2020January 12, 2021  by John-Andrew O'Rourke

Short Film on Catholic Fatherhood

For all of my childhood, and far further into my teen years than I would have preferred, my bedtime was exactly 8p.m. And it wasn’t just a suggestion. It was the law – forsake all hope ye who break it.

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Top Posts

  • Are You Wrestling with the Darkness Today?
    Are You Wrestling with the Darkness Today?
  • 3 Ways I Failed as a Catholic Father
    3 Ways I Failed as a Catholic Father
  • 4 Incredible Saint Stories You've Never Heard
    4 Incredible Saint Stories You've Never Heard
  • What It's Like Having 10 Kids
    What It's Like Having 10 Kids
  • BONUS #3: The Power of Touch
    BONUS #3: The Power of Touch

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Strong Catholic Dad exists to help fathers lead their families to heaven. Founded by Michael O’Rourke, father of 12 (two in heaven), we equip dads to grow in their own relationship with the Lord, build fulfilling relationships with their wife and kids, and pass on the Catholic Faith to their children.

Recent Posts

A clock and a father
3 Ways I Failed as a Catholic Father Jan 14th, 2021
Ep. 11: If You Think It's Too Late Jan 12th, 2021
Ep. 10: If You Think It's Too Early Jan 5th, 2021
Ep. 9: If Christmas Isn't Memorable Dec 22nd, 2020
Ep. 8: If You Feel Undermined By Your Kids Dec 15th, 2020

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