HeightsCast: Forming Men Fully Alive

Alvaro de Vicente on the Vocation of Fatherhood


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The task of fatherhood is critical, dynamic—and daunting. How could one address hope to address it all? During the Fatherhood Conference at The Heights School this month, Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente boiled it down to this: God chose this for you. You are called. Accepting this simple starting point should give fathers the confidence to take on the role, and the humility to seek God’s grace while doing so.

Chapters:

3:02 Fatherhood as vocation

9:20 Vocation as your position on the team

12:09 The mission: bring your family to heaven

13:29 Fatherhood is a partnership with God

16:07 A father’s example of piety and virtue

27:06 Offering our children direct guidance

30:37 Offering them our time

34:05 Witnessing to the world

36:54 Being open to God’s grace

40:41 Messy is fine

45:20 You’re the man for the job

Links:

Men in the Making, Alvaro de Vicente’s substack featuring original articles

Pastoral Letter on New Evangelization, 2 October 2011 by Javier Echevarría, former prelate of Opus Dei

Christ Is Passing By by Josemaría Escrivá

“In Joseph’s Workshop” by Josemaría Escrivá

Featured Opportunities:

The Art of Teaching Conference at The Heights School (November 13-15, 2024)

Also on the Forum:

Episode 1: The Homework Problem, newly launched Forum Faculty Podcast hosted by Tom Cox featuring round-table discussions with veteran teachers

On Emotional Presence and Imperfect Parenting featuring Alvaro de Vicente

Paternal Presence featuring Alvaro de Vicente

The Father and His Family featuring Michael Moynihan

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