Filipinos are family-centered people. It’s important to us that each member of the family is seated at the table for meals, especially for Sunday dinner. However, Pope Francis says that there’s something we should exclude from the family gathering: cell phones.
In his weekly catechesis in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope advised parents to not allow phones on the dinner table as a way to bring a sense of togetherness to the family. “Togetherness is a sure thermometer for measuring the health of relationships,” said the Pope, “if something isn't going well in a family, or if there's some hidden wound, it's immediately clear at the table.”
The Pope stresses the importance of a family that eats together; however, he also says that what we do when we’re gathered is also as important. A family who doesn’t talk, share stories or attempts to reach out to one another at the dinner table but instead “watches television or looks at the smartphone, is not much of a family.” he says.
In his weekly catechesis in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope advised parents to not allow phones on the dinner table as a way to bring a sense of togetherness to the family. “Togetherness is a sure thermometer for measuring the health of relationships,” said the Pope, “if something isn't going well in a family, or if there's some hidden wound, it's immediately clear at the table.”
The Pope stresses the importance of a family that eats together; however, he also says that what we do when we’re gathered is also as important. A family who doesn’t talk, share stories or attempts to reach out to one another at the dinner table but instead “watches television or looks at the smartphone, is not much of a family.” he says.
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