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Becoming a parent both deepens and complicates your relationship with God. There ought to be a trophy for surviving Mass with an infant in tow. But if you do get to hear some of the Scripture readings, be prepared to hear them with new ears. God as tender father; the Church as merciful mother; Christ as the one who gives up his body because of love \u2014 suddenly these mean so much more when you\u2019re a parent yourself.<\/p>\n

Maintaining a spiritual life while raising a child is parenthood in a nutshell: it\u2019s hard, complicated, tiring, sometimes frustrating and confusing \u2014 but rich, deep, profound beyond measure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest in my article, Navigating Marriage After Baby, in the latest issue of Our Sunday Visitor.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Becoming a parent both deepens and complicates your relationship with God. There ought to be a trophy for surviving Mass with an infant in tow. But if you do get to hear some of the Scripture readings, be prepared to hear them with new ears. God as tender father; the Church as merciful mother; Christ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1533,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nNavigating Marriage after Baby<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Becoming a parent both deepens and complicates your relationship with God. There ought to be a trophy for surviving Mass with an infant in tow. 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