09 October 2014, The Tablet

Happy families and how to make them

by Tom Grufferty

 
Last July, in an interview with Argentinian weekly Viva, Pope Francis listed his 10 tips for finding greater happiness. His secret recipe is particularly relevant to building a healthy family life Louise Casey, the director general of the Government’s troubled family’s programme, has revealed that society in Britain is heading for shipwreck because of increasing difficulties in family life. She claims that the results of the breakdown in family life could cost the country an extra £1,500 per taxpayer per year. It seems we face a giant tsunami of social problems unless we take measures immediately.The Churches have a positive contribution to make to the creation of good family life. The Synod on “Pastoral Challenges to the Family in the Context of Evangelisation&rd
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