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John Dougherty is an Arizona-based investigative reporter and documentary film producer.
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Watch ‘Big Fish’ and come to terms with your father

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By John Dougherty
| America Magazine Verified
At church this Sunday dads and father figures will be asked to stand for a Father’s Day blessing. I can’t tell you the exact words of the blessing, but I’m sure it will involve the critical role fathers play in our children’s lives and our duty to model and pass down the faith. Parents (not just dads, of course) are children’s “primary and principal educators” in the words of “Gravissimum educationis,” Vatican II’s declaration on Christian education.
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Family Life

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By Zac Davis Verified, John Dougherty, Kurt Jensen
| America Magazine Verified
Posted inFaith in Focus My daughter’s birth taught me more about creation and love than the words “ex nihilo” ever did. Posted inCatholic Movie Club ‘Big Fish’ is a story about stories, particularly the stories we tell our children about ourselves. Posted inNews What compels men to listen and follow Jesus Christ’s call to become permanent deacons in 2026? Posted inPodcasts As a celibate priest, I had little to no knowledge of what it really meant to raise a young child.
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Film

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By Brigid McCabe, John Dougherty, William Gualtiere
| America Magazine Verified
Posted inCatholic Movie Club ‘Big Fish’ is a story about stories, particularly the stories we tell our children about ourselves. Posted inFilm Steven Speilberg’s films about humanity encountering alien life all have a distinctly spiritual flavor. Posted inCatholic Movie Club Both the encyclical and the film ask the same question: What role does the human heart play in technological progress?
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