A bishop’s reflections on his parents’ 52-year marriage reveal a powerful truth: lasting love depends less on perfection than on mercy, humility and forgiveness.
Byron and Francine Pirola
As I look back on 75 years of life, I reflect on what has influenced me; what has shaped my life.
Don Mathis
It should be no secret that boys and men across the world are struggling. These sobering statistics don’t just affect boys and men; they negatively impact whole communities.
Nathaniel Marsh
Your kids won't remember every word you said or every lesson you taught. But they'll remember how your face looked when they walked into the room. When you declare your delight, when you let wonder show on your face, you're shaping how your children see themselves and how they'll love their own families someday.
Guest Writer
Only 7% of marriages make it to the fifty-year mark. We are blessed! Let me share with you a few thoughts about how God helped us to reach this milestone.
Larry Stockstill
When the state removes a child, families expect protection — not permanent silence. This investigation exposes how NSW's child protection system has become a machine for irreversible family separation.
Patrick O'Connor
As we toast the United Nations for reaching its 80th anniversary, let’s raise a glass to its noble pursuit of global harmony, and then, perhaps, spill a little for the boys and men it seems to have quietly forgotten in its quest for gender equality.
Lisa Britton
A heartfelt tribute to Alison Marsh, co-founder of Dads4Kids and mum of five, celebrating her resilience, loyalty, creativity, and unconditional love this Mother's Day.
Nathaniel Marsh
Smartphones replaced the kitchen phone — and the built-in accountability that came with it. Here's how dads can rebuild real trust and connection with their kids through curiosity and genuine conversation.
National Center for Fathering
Three research-backed habits dramatically reduce the risk of your marriage dissolving — and they're ones that Christians have championed for centuries. The data might just surprise you.
Byron and Francine Pirola
When caseworkers are burned out, unsupported, and politically pressured, families pay the price. Inside the systemic failures driving erratic practice at New South Wales's child protection agency.
Patrick O'Connor
Gang members won't bother you if you know their mum. This Mother's Day, here's why dads should go beyond flowers — and mean it.
Ken Canfield
Dads have an important role to play in helping to build emotional resilience and reinforcing positive mindsets. By celebrating our children’s achievements — whether big milestones or small daily wins — we help foster their self-confidence.
Nathaniel Marsh
Parents who want to stay connected with their kids need to roll with the punches. Expect — and maybe even welcome — the weirdness and frustrations that come with each season of their young lives.
National Center for Fathering
Every lasting marriage runs on three things: Time, Energy, and Attention. This simple T.E.A. framework is a beautiful reminder that love lives in the ordinary moments.
Guest Writer
When co-parenting feels like war, "just cooperate" isn't enough. Here's how to break the cycle, protect your kids, and play the long game after divorce — even if she never changes.
National Center for Fathering
A family-friendly day trip in Canberra's Gold Creek Village — miniature gardens, dinosaurs, reptiles, and birds await. Perfect for toddlers and big kids alike!
Jean Seah
Fatherhood doesn't have to be a solo act. Discover how two inspiring dads are proving that connection, community, and showing up together can change — and save — lives.
Warwick Marsh
Life is going to throw plenty of hard things at your family that you never asked for. Dad, your job is to be ready for those moments by choosing some challenges now, while you still can. Family strength doesn't happen by accident. It's a decision.
Guest Writer
Can faith alone sustain a marriage? Love Forever, the newest YOUCAT publication, tackles this question and hundreds more with honesty, warmth, and global perspective.
Byron and Francine Pirola
How subtle, calculated interference within child protection systems undermines families, erodes trust, and strips parents of their rights — and what must change.
Patrick O'Connor
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Marriage: A Vocation to Forgive
A bishop’s reflections on his parents’ 52-year marriage reveal a powerful truth: lasting love depends less on perfection than on mercy, humility and forgiveness.
A Grand Way to Live: Faith, Wisdom, and Joy for Every Grandparent
After decades of writing books for dads that changed families across the nation, Jay Payleitner is taking on grandparenting in his newest title, "A Grand Way to Live: Faith, Wisdom, and Joy for Every Grandparent (A 90-Day Devotional)".
People Everyday: Celebrating Everyday People Every Day
Much like the hip-hop group Arrested Development’s song "People Everyday" celebrated ordinary people, at Dads4Kids it’s everyday people who inspire us to help fathers be the best they can be for their children.
When Your Kids Are at Their Worst, Be at Your Best
When your kids push your buttons, Dad, how do you respond? It starts with that inner attitude of respect, Dad. When they're at their worst, that's your moment to be at your best.
When Marriages Rise from the Dead
The power of forgiveness can bring even the most broken marriage back to life. One spouse willing to take the first step is sometimes enough.
My Father
My father knew what was worth having and provided us with an ideal lifestyle. Our old weatherboard house was no showplace, but it was full of contentment, laughter and security.
The Reality Every Father Faces
As fathers, we need to face the facts, recognise the dangers, and do our best to navigate the modern world as best we can. Not only for our own wellbeing, but also for our families to thrive.
Dad, Don’t Let Easter Just Happen to Your Family
Easter arrives each spring with something most dads don't fully realise: a ready-made opportunity to lead their families toward what matters most.
Seven Habits of Effective Communicators
Almost everyone agrees that communication — good communication — is essential to successful relationships. But what constitutes ‘good’ communication?
Is the Removal of Children from Parents Politically Motivated?
The removal of children is not a neutral act. It is shaped by political ideology, inequality, and unchecked state power — demanding urgent scrutiny and systemic reform.
Fun Around the Neighbourhood
For toddler parents with active and curious children, there are free or affordable activities you can find in your local Aussie neighbourhood to exercise their imagination and boost their confidence.
4 Keys for Men to Live a Long Life: Because the People Who Love You Need You Here
Every year, millions of families lose their fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons too early. Men in Australia live an average of nearly five years less than women. But here's the good news — the vast majority of premature male deaths are preventable.
Eyes Up: The View of Fatherhood You’ve Been Missing
The daily, often mundane work of fatherhood — bedtime conversations, consistency in discipline, the showing up again and again — this is the soil where transformation happens.
Openness to Life is for All of Us
Being ‘open to life’ is a posture of open hands before God, our Lord and Father in Heaven. It’s a disposition of heart that says: Everything we have is Your gift, O Lord – may we welcome Your children and love them as You do.
Parents Without Hope – Their Children Taken
When a society removes children from their parents, it must confront a question that goes beyond policy, beyond procedure, beyond bureaucratic justification: What kind of country are we becoming if we allow hope itself to be taken from those who have already lost the most?
Let’s Talk About Sex
A candid conversation on sexual integrity for men and fathers — why the sexual revolution failed, and how we can lead our families with honesty, respect, and love.
More Than a Job Title: Why DAD Is Your Most Important Role
Your job pays the bills. But "Dad" is the title that defines your legacy. This piece is a call to fathers to own the role that matters most.
Power of Prayer
Prayer doesn't change God — it changes you. Discover why prayers sometimes seem unanswered, and how opening your heart to grace transforms both you and your marriage.
Surviving Separation
A book review of "Surviving Separation: Understanding Family Law Without Confusion" (released in January 2025) by Graham McFarland. This is a practical, Australia-focused guide that aims to turn confusion into a step-by-step roadmap.
Show Me The Father
The Kendrick Brothers’ 2021 documentary "Show Me The Father" is well worth watching. Directed by Rick Altizer, it beautifully weaves together a series of stories highlighting the importance of fatherhood.
Don’t Exasperate Your Kids: What Every Dad Needs to Know
Are you building your kids up or wearing them down? Discover practical ways to become the dad who makes his children feel safe, known, and loved.
The Rise of the Fur Baby
Fur babies: substitute child, family asset or living therapy doll? In this blog, we discuss some different views on the rise of the Fur Baby culture.
Dad Bashing
In contemporary Australian society, fathers are increasingly depicted as insignificant or inherently flawed within family life. This cultural trend, often described as 'dad bashing', reflects a broader pattern of diminishing the value of fatherhood.
Truth Cures
Truth has the power to heal and set people free. This article explores the growing issue of false allegations, their devastating consequences, and the importance of pursuing justice grounded in truth.
Your Home Is the Last Normal Institution
As institutions adopt new cultural norms, parents can no longer outsource character formation. The home, not the system, is now the decisive arena shaping strong, resilient sons and daughters.
A Marriage Make-over Opportunity
This Lent, one couple explores how fasting, prayer and generosity can strengthen both faith and marriage—offering practical ways for spouses to grow closer to God and each other together.
















































