Don’t just practice what you preach. Preach what you practice
June 9, 2026
Parents who want to pass faith on to their children are facing an uphill battle. School, friends, media, and the internet tend to hinder rather than help religious formation.
In a new report on faith and families developed in collaboration with the Institute for Family Studies and Communio, we examined which factors during childhood were most important for passing on faith into adulthood. Our results show that parents need to be active and intentional about keeping their children in the fold.
