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How ancestral voices influence parenting choices around faith

My children roll their eyes when I insist we say grace before dinner but my grandfather's voice in my head says we are forgetting where we came from.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The spiritual expectations of deceased elders can continue to shape our family practices even when they no longer align with our personal beliefs.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ancestors in faith — the continuing relationship?”

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