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Jake Frost

Jake Frost is a husband, father of five, attorney, and author of seven books, including the fantasy novel The Light of Caliburn (winner of an honorable mention from the Catholic Media Association), collections of humorous family stories ( Catholic Dad and Catholic Dad 2), poetry (most recently the award winning Wings Upon the Unseen Gust), and a children’s book he also illustrated, The Happy Jar.

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Catholic Dad  |  catholic family life  |  family prayer

Guiding our Children Through Tough Decisions

The hectic schedule of his older kids leads CatholicMom.com contributor Jake Frost to consider the power of choice and how to teach them to decide between competing good things. One of the hardest things in life is choosing among many competing good things. As my kids are getting older and starting into high school, lots of new opportunities are opening up for them. There are sports and speech competitions and Science Olympiads and Future Farmers of America and all sorts of things. Good things. And winning in these competitions and moving on to state, or even nationals, means trips with the team across the state and even across the country, staying in hotels, meeting new people, having new experiences. All great stuff.

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Family Dinner  |  Family Time  |  Parenthood  |  family prayer

My Platform for the New Evangelization

The New Evangelization is all the buzz. Savvy evangelizers pick the hippest of the ever-multiplying array of platforms, target their demographics, and employ slick production values. Well, I’m jumping in the game. Actually, the game jumped me, whether I willed it or not, about fifteen years ago when my first child was born. As a parent, I am responsible for teaching the faith to my kids. And as all parents are only too keenly aware these days, I can’t count on anyone else to do it, not in any school (private or public, religious or secular), church, sports program, youth group, or YouTube channel. So it falls to us.

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Parenthood  |  family life  |  raising kids in the faith

Daily Bread Dilemmas

There is a perennial perplexity of parenting: discerning the best course of action from among many good contenders. Case in point, last night when I got home late from the last pick-up. We have five kids and there are lots of great activities they are involved in — cross country, volleyball, basketball, student council, space club, driver’s ed (our first! Yikes!), debate, etc.

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CatholicMom

When Miraculous Medals Meet

Jake Frost and his family forged a friendship over Miraculous Medals and stories of God's providence at a local apple orchard.

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CatholicMom  |  School of Mary

My Rosary Story: The Extra Rosary Bead

Jake Frost reminisces about his mom's handcrafted Rosaries and example as a prayer warrior.

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CatholicMom

The Power of an Hour: Making Choices

Jake Frost shares his technique for teaching children about the time-management decisions they make every day.

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