Catholic Faculty & Staff Network - Texas A&M University

01/13/2022

Guess what? The TAMU Veritas Forum 2022 is around the corner! Mark your calendars for February 3, 2022 and don't forget to register. We hope to see you at Rudder Theatre at 7:00pm.
This is a FREE event!
Our speaker will be Dr. Karen Swallow Prior of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Register for free tickets here: https://tx.ag/veritas22

College students can and should examine their core beliefs about meaning and purpose to see if it’s more than just an inherited belief system. Students frequently take their beliefs apart (“deconstruction”), but struggle to put those beliefs back together. This is especially true in the context of American Christianity, where the lines between the historic Christian faith and our cultural, religious expressions can be blurry and frustrating. Dr. Prior will walk us through the process of navigating doubt and deconstruction in a healthy way, so that our core beliefs can handle the hard questions.

Important: Our intention is that churches and student groups can debrief and discuss in the foyer outside Rudder Theater afterward in order for personal discussion and reflection can occur.

Deconstructing without self-destructing.

10/12/2021

There may be times parents don’t have the words to say or the solutions. However, the Lord knows all and can move in any situation. One great way parents can support their children is behind the scenes in prayer. Coupled with genuine love and tangible support, this can create lasting relationships between adult children and their parents.

10/11/2021

The words “I love you” can bring joy and healing. We must remember that love is an action word. The more parents can foster an environment of love, the better their relationship will be with their adult children.

10/10/2021

Gaining a parent’s approval is important for adult children. As mentioned before, there is a constant tug-of-war between adult children making their own choices and wanting their parents to approve the choices made. Yet, there will be times when the best choice for the child may not be met with parental support. In these moments, parents must be willing to step back to support their child, even when they don’t agree with a decision.

10/09/2021

It can be embarrassing for an adult child to ask for help. Not wanting to feel like they still need their parents for survival and wanting to be independent can leave them waiting until the last minute for support. This can become more apparent if requests for help have been met with words of shame or disapproval.

Yet, adult children may need help financially, with their own children, or with advice on what to do. Knowing that they have a supportive parent can give them the confidence to ask for what they need, without fear of ridicule.

10/08/2021

Everyone wants to feel that someone relates to them. How much better is it for a parent to say “I understand your situation.” Adult children can grow tremendously when they hear about struggles their parents have had. Parents should seek to be open about times when they went through trials, such as struggling with finances, raising children, relationships, or hard decisions.

When parents are vulnerable, it can help adult children have someone they can confide in and trust. Although parents may be from a different era, some human struggles are universal

10/07/2021

Apologizing to your children is not a sign of weakness. Whether the child is a toddler, teen, or 30-year-old, when an offense is committed, parents should be mature enough to ask for forgiveness. Parents can even consider things that happened years ago and seek to apologize. It is possible that adult children may harbor pain for various reasons such as feeling like they weren’t favored as a child, a parent’s divorce, or words that were said in childhood.

10/06/2021

Perhaps, the best thing a child could ever hear from a parent (regardless of the age) is, “I am proud of you.” This can be said in many ways such as the following:
– I am proud to be your parent.
– I am so excited that you accomplished that.
– I knew you could do it!
– Keep up the great work.
– You are an amazing parent!
These words of affirmation help adult children feel confident for their next major decision. Even more so, by using positive words often, parents create a safe place for friendship to evolve. This will also leave room for when tougher conversations need to be had in the future.

10/05/2021

Do you have adult children? Ever feel like you struggle to communicate your love and support to them? The bible has some great advice to help navigate your relationship with your child (at any age). For the next seven days, we will share with you a daily poignant verse from the bible and tidbits of insight that might help build up your relationship.

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07/29/2021

Yet another GREAT opportunity to spread our faith and love! Show support to the Down Syndrome Association of Brazos Valley. See the flyer in this post for ticket information. See the end of this post for volunteer info!

One of our more vulnerable populations in need of our protection are those born with Down Syndrome. In Sweden, 100 percent of the babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome are aborted. The Knights of Columbus want to be at the forefront of protecting this very vulnerable population.

The Knights of Columbus, Council 3205 is sponsoring a Wine Tasting Event for the Down Syndrome Association of Brazos Valley on Tuesday evening, August 24, 2021 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Old Bryan Market 202, on Main Street in Bryan.

Want to volunteer for this event? Please contact Ron Gay at [email protected] or (979) 412-2750 if you can help with this fantastic pro-life event.

07/28/2021

We have some awesome opportunities coming up in August to share our faith and love with our community!

See the information below for Dwell: August 12-14th.

Join us (ALL Christians) for three days packed full of prayer for and as a community with events including: Engaging Speakers, Liturgy of the Hours, Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, Eucharistic Procession, Liturgical Catechesis

MATT MAHER CONCERT and more.

Visit https://stabcs.org/dwell for details!

05/05/2021

11 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday 5/3) Roundup on RED-C Catholic Radio will discuss the news of Lubbock becoming the largest sanctuary city for the unborn in Texas! The citizens voted to make Lubbock an abortion free city and this same Safe Haven Ordinance is being taken to Bryan City Council on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 and eventually to College Station City Council. All are welcome to show your support for this ordinance. There are already approximately 23 cities in Texas who are sanctuary cities for the unborn. Let’s continue praying for Bryan/College Station and City Councils as they meet on this topic.