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Father of 16 Calls on Parents to Raise ‘Blue-Collar Kids in a White-Collar World’

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‘Let’s face it, being an authentic Catholic is hard work. … If your kid is going to practice his faith as an adult, he must learn self-denial, hard work and perseverance. Let’s call it grit

Conor Gallagher is the author of a new book for Catholic parents that proclaims blue-collar principles as a shortcut to raise children who persevere, with a willingness to do hard work and exhibit essential values of the Catholic faith.

Gallagher is the author of several books, including the newly published Raising Blue-Collar Kids in a White-Collar World, which offers ways that Catholic parents can raise children with “grit and grace.”

The CEO of TAN Books, a publisher of Catholic books and catechetical courses, built his new book upon his earlier book Well-Ordered Family.

He told the Register via email that Catholics raised with “blue-collar principles” may do a variety of work, but they will all show perseverance and self-reliance.

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