Dorothy Pilarski
Writer, speaker and consultant, Pilarski鱿鱼视频app new book, Motherhood Matters: Inspirational Stories, Letters, Quotes & Prayers for Catholic Moms, is now available from catholicregister.org/motherhoodmatters.
Motherhood Matters is a straight-talking guide for Catholic mothers trying to cope in today's hectic world. Pilarski tackles a breath-taking range of topics: working moms, child-rearing, faith, marriage, attending Mass, public morality, holiday celebrations, education, friendship and such important Catholic themes as faith, hope and charity.
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The following is an extract from Dorothy Pilarski's forthcoming book "Motherhood Matters".
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One day at Sunday Mass a well-meaning dad arrived with a large plastic bag from a popular store. It contained a big, new toy for his young son. Something to entertain him during Mass. I can still see the bag鱿鱼视频app big, green logo appearing from behind the kneeler, interrupting prayers.
Being a brand new toy, it was in plastic packaging that was torn open in the middle of Mass. What a racket! Several people nearby, including me, were mortified.聽聽
I had to fight all my motherly instincts to lean over and give the man a scolding. What I really wanted to do was tug him out of the church by his ears and ask him: 鈥淲hat are you teaching your child? Do you want to teach him that no matter what is happening around him he is entitled to have fun?鈥�
No better family time than dinner
I had to laugh the other day when my son kidded me at dinner time: 鈥淪teak? I don鈥檛 like steak!鈥� He playfully suggested pizza, and my daughter chimed in that she wished I鈥檇 made a tossed salad instead of Caesar.
They reminded me of the teenage wisecracks I used to make about my mother鱿鱼视频app cooking and, chuckling, I thought of how family dinners have been at the centre of my life since I was a little girl.
Not too long ago, a visitor from California was astonished to learn that our family gathered for a hot sit-down dinner almost every day.
鈥淒o people really still do that 鈥� have family dinners?鈥� he asked.