The Domestic Church

There are certain aspects of the church, mentioned in this blog, that are certainly present in my home.  My parents have always fostered faith, love, support and a sense community in our family.  Many of the values that are inherent parts of the church doctrine I certainly encountered for the first time at home through my mom and dad.  In this sense then, I suppose that the “domestic church” has always been part of my life.

As for the changing structure of the family, I don’t think this would have any negative effects upon the domestic church.  The composition of a family doesn’t matter.  Whether a child has two mothers, two fathers, or only one parent, as long as his or her guardians foster a sense of love in that child’s life, the domestic church can be kept alive.  Examples of this can be found in the media. Full House, Gilmore Girls, and Modern Family all feature daughters who are being raised, entirely successfully, not by the conventional mother and father.

I’m not sure how earning a college degree is associated with marriage success rate, but I suppose if that study is accurate then (hopefully) I’ll be more likely to partake in a successful marriage.  Obviously, if I have a family when I’m an adult, I would want to instill love, faith etc. into the family.  But I’m not sure I would call that the domestic church.  Those are just basic values that all children should be lucky enough to grow up with, whether their family is religious or not.