Family Fully Alive
Fully Alive: Build Your Domestic Church
October 4th, 2025
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Build and Strengthen your Domestic Church
The Knights of Columbus “Family Fully Alive” program provides a meaningful and flexible pathway for Catholic families to embrace their mission as a “domestic church.” Through monthly themes, scriptural reflections, and suggested activities, this initiative helps families intentionally invite God and the Catholic faith to the center of their lives.
It’s a year-round devotional guide that fosters prayer, catechesis, and fellowship, allowing parents and children alike to grow in holiness together. By actively engaging in prayer and service, “Family Fully Alive” helps families deepen their spiritual bonds and become a living example of faith, hope, and charity for the wider community.
Booklets are available in the Narthex of the Church (while supplies last); If no books are available, the PDF if at the bottom of this page
Monthly Focus:
| Month | Core Theme | Summary |
| July | Work and Vocation | Reflects on the dignity of work and helps each family member discern and live out their unique vocation within God’s plan. |
| August | Truth and Honesty | Focuses on fostering a home environment of integrity and honesty in both words and actions, seeking to live in God’s truth. |
| September | The Church’s Mission | Encourages families to be more actively involved in the life and mission of their parish, strengthening the connection between the domestic church and the universal Church. |
| October | Generations of Faith | Focuses on strengthening the bonds and relationships between different generations within the family, recognizing God as the Lord of our ancestors. |
| November | Celebrate Sunday | Encourages families to honor the Sabbath by making Sunday a sacred day for rest, fellowship, and family activities. |
| December | Prayer as a Family | Highlights the importance of communal prayer, reflecting the adage that “the family that prays together stays together,” and establishing consistent prayer habits. |
| January | Mercy and Forgiveness | Calls on families to heal wounds and promote forgiveness within the home, drawing on God’s infinite mercy. |
| February | The Family and Society | Focuses on the family’s vocation to build the common good and serve the broader society, recognizing the family as the root of society. |
| March | Proclaiming the Gospel | Encourages families to share the Good News and their faith with others through their actions and words, living as missionaries within their community. |
| April | Hope and New Life | Focuses on celebrating the pro-life spirit and the gift of new life, recognizing that love is filled with hope when it is communicated. |
| May | Mary, Model of Faith | Calls on the family to seek the intercession of the Blessed Mother and follow her example of faith, love, and obedience to God’s will. |
| June | Serving the Poor | Challenges families to show Christ’s love to the poor and vulnerable in the community, remembering the mandate to care for those in need. |
View or download the guide:
Knights of Columbus - St. Charles Borromeo Council 17106 