This Advent, give your children what they are searching for, one day at a time. Give them a starting point, context, belonging. Our Jesse Tree helps you to teach your children that the Story of Salvation is their family story, and it isn't over yet! That God has a special mission for them to share in His holy work. And, made in the image & likeness of God, their identity within His family is sacred.

Born or preborn, sick or healthy, happy or sad… Every human life has the dignity of belonging.

We start to put God first by using the precious moments we DO have.

So often, especially in today's culture, God seems to be the first thing that slips from the schedule of a busy family life. Work, soccer, baseball, laundry, grocery shopping, dinner, sleep... The reality is this is an urgent problem.

We cannot reawaken a culture that bears witness to the sanctity of human life apart from the Church. So too, then our home, the domestic church, must also be a living sign of hope.

For many parents, our past looks different than the future we desire for our children… It is in these moments that we must allow God’s grace to enter into these conversations.

As you raise your children in the faith and walk the storms that rage within this culture, know that the joy of His peace is only as far away as your heart. Your children are watching you.

As human beings, our God-given dignity is rooted in God’s personal invitation for each of us to share in the heart of God—i.e. His Divine life. Mary’s role as our mother is to take each of us by the hand and lead us closer to the heart of her Son, Jesus.