"St. Joseph was called by God to serve the person and mission of Jesus directly through the exercise of his fatherhood."
-John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Redemptoris Custos, 8
Vatican/Papal Statements
- Pope John Paul II, Guardian of the Redeemer (Redemptoris Custos) (1989)
- Pope Francis, With a Father's Heart (Patris Corde) (2020)
- Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, Letter to the Bishops on the Collaboration of Men and Women (2004)
- Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (2004), Part Two, Chapter Five
US Bishops' Statements
USCCB Projects
- Marriage: Unique for a Reason videos and study guides
- Made for Love podcast episodes
- "Do Fathers Matter?" by Paul Raeburn
- For Your Marriage
- Respect Life
- Father's Day parish webinar slides
- "Helping Men Be Fathers" by Mary McClusky
- Year of St. Joseph
Fatherhood Data
- "The Case for Mom and Dad" by Fr. Paul Sullins
- "Catholics Don’t Go to Mass Because Dad Doesn’t" at Those Catholic Men
- "Faith of Our Fathers: Why a Masculine Example of Holiness Is Vital for Children" at National Catholic Register
- Mapping America
- Institute for Family Studies
Other Resources
- Into the Breach at Knights of Columbus
- Exodus 90
- Catholic Men's Leadership Alliance
- Heroic Men
- That Man Is You
- Apostolic Exhortation to Men by Bishop Thomas J. Olmstead
- Manual for Men (review on For Your Marriage)
- The Boy Crisis
- National Fatherhood Initiative