On Control, Fatherhood, and The Lies – The Catholic Woodworker

If I could use my skill as a woodworker to be a better father, it would look like this.

Plan the size and shape of fortitude, faith, love, leadership and patience. Cut them out. Strengthen and repair the flaws with the Sacraments. Sand them down to reveal the real manhood. Chisel out the childhood wounds, bad choices and crippling fears. Join all the pieces together using God’s grace. Engrave God’s commandments on his heart. And finish with a coat of holiness.

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