Our role in encouraging fatherhood

Father’s Day gives us the opportunity to reflect on the important role fathers play in the lives of their children. And reflection is needed now more than ever.

One such reflection came last month when Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered the commencement address at Benedictine College. As he put it, “To the gentlemen here today: Part of what plagues our society is this lie that has been told to you that men are not necessary in the home or in our communities. As men, we set the tone of the culture, and when that is absent, disorder, dysfunction, and chaos set in. This absence of men in the home is what plays a large role in the violence we see all around the nation.”