Mass Chaos: Parenting Littles During the Liturgy

Mass Chaos: Parenting Littles During the Liturgy

Visitation Sessions (A Podcast) · 2025-07-24

Emily and Chris are still recovering from the Worst Mass With Kids Ever, so we thought this week we would swap a few horror stories about parenting little kids during the Mass, discuss why we think it’s important for them to be in church even when they’re misbehaving, and go over a few possible survival strategies for getting through the seasons of littles and Liturgy.

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Show Notes

Guidelines from the Church on Bringing Young Children to Mass (Catholic Answers)

“Learning How to See Again,” by Joseph Pieper

Beauty for Truth’s Sake: On the Re-enchantment of Education by Stratford Caldecott

Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education by Stratford Caldecott

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