The Changing Face of Marriage

I believe in  “domestic Church” where the parents are the first teachers for their children; however, I feel that these values should not be strictly from all Catholic teachings, but set rather a broad foundation. My parents have raised me with personal values of how to treat other people and how to be a good person, but these values are not necessarily religious teachings. As a parent you are a guide for your child and you are giving them the tools to make their own choices in life and serve the larger community; thus a practicing a “domestic Church” is important in raising a respectful child.  It is important for me to have a form of a “domestic Church” in my home. In modern society, some of the changing family structures in “parenthood” and couples that are not married having child, parents that are divorced, or a baby being adopted in a family. Not having both parents to instill these values may hurt the child’s growth. A positive of these changing compositions is exposed to different structures and possibly values from other people besides his or her parents. Upon reading the article regard marriage and a college degree, I was surprised at the results. To me it indicates the growing of the times and the forever changing society that adapts (It is unfortunate that in these times a lesser education has higher rates of cohabitation due to lack of income and other factors.)  These family set-ups are becoming more common, but I feel that this rift in families needs to be addressed.