"The relationship between parents and children -- you know -- is fundamental. It is the torch of faith that is passed on from generation to generation, this flame that is also present in the rite of baptism, when the priest says: 'Receive the light of Christ, the paschal sign, the flame that you must always keep alive.' The family is fundamental because it is the place where there germinates in the human soul the first perception of the meaning of life. This perception grows in the relationship with the mother and with the father, who are not the owners of the life of the children but the first collaborators with God in the transmission of life and the faith."
Benedict XVI
Parishes within the Archdiocese of San Francisco offer family-centered catechetial programs with their catechetical plan. All these forms are connected directly to the parish and work with the specific needs of each family.
"Within family-centered catechetical programs are opportunities for parents to catechize their children directly, for spouses to catechize each other, and for children to catechize one another and their parents. Family catechesis should include prayerful celebrations within the family that is closely linked to the liturgical celebrations of the parish. It should include opportunites for Christian service within the family and the neighborhood."
National Directory for Catechesis pg. 259
For more information on programs in your parish contact your parish Director of Faith Formation or
The Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Faith Formation, 415-614-5650.