Legacy
A Father’s Handbook for Raising Godly Children
by Stephen Wood


“Legacy is a winning strategy for raising champions for Christ.”
     -- John Merrill, father of five,
      defensive tackle, United States Naval Academy,
      NFL defensive end, New York Jets

“I am so grateful to Stephen Wood for writing Legacy: A Father’s Handbook for Raising Godly Children. I found myself repeatedly exclaiming ‘Yes!’ as I devoured each page of the practical, time-tested wisdom that Steve shares so effectively in this powerful new book. Whether you’re a veteran dad with many years of child-rearing behind you or are brand new to the awesome mystery of Christian fatherhood, you need to read this book and apply its principles to your own life. If you do, I can guarantee that your wife and children will quite literally be eternally grateful to you for having done so, and God will bless your family in ways unimaginable.”
     -- Patrick Madrid, father of eleven,
      author, Search and Rescue: How to Bring Your Family and Friends Into
      (or Back Into) the Catholic Church

“On the topic of fatherhood, there’s no better teacher than Stephen Wood. The hours you invest in reading Legacy will bear fruit into eternity.”
     -- Curtis A. Martin, father of seven,
      president, Fellowship of Catholic University Students,
      co-author, Boys to Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue

“Legacy is a refreshing antidote to the misleading and dangerous psycho-babble advice about parenting and family life permeating American society.”
     -- William Bellet, Ph.D., father of eight,
      psychologist

“In Legacy, Stephen Wood has produced a practical, readable, and wise commentary on the nature of Christian fathering. All Christian men – and women – will be rewarded by attention to this book.”
     -- Allan Carlson, Ph.D., father of four,
      president, The Howard Center for Family, Religion, and Society,
      co-convener of the World Congress of Families

“We hear that nature treats men and women unequally, and of course, she does. That ‘inequality’ – or complementarity – makes possible the noble union of hearts, minds, souls and bodies in Christian Marriage. Nature favors women, for instance, with instinctive and intuitive instructions on how to be a mother, during the nine months of pregnancy and after a child is born.

Men, on the other hand, are husbands one minute and fathers the next, without nature giving them any direct help! When the culture is confused on the role of father, a man may find himself uncertain and even mistaken about how to love and serve his wife and children as the head of the family...though they will surely look to him for leadership.

Steve Wood offers practical, wise, manly encouragement and guidance to fathers on what is already in their heart--both by nature and by grace--to do.”
     -- Father Paul N. Check,
      parochial vicar, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church,
      captain, United States Marine Corps (Ret.)

“Legacy is a tough, uncompromising, and timely handbook that lays out the essentials of how to be a Christian father and husband in today’s world.”
     -- Jim Amsing, father of ten,
     Calgary police officer, police chaplain

“After reading Legacy I can only say, ‘Warning to Catholic men: Use of this book has been known to cause radical positive, life changing alterations.’ This book is not simply another book on fatherhood with information – it will also cause transformation! Men were made for heroism and this book gave me a baptism of boldness.

I spent many years training in boxing and karate gyms to discipline my body; these days I spend much time before the Blessed Sacrament with the Bible, the Catechism and Steve Wood books and newsletters – he is one of the best spiritual fitness trainers for Catholic men in the world today. This book is a ‘weapon of mass instruction’ and its insightful array of tips and Catholic wisdom should be adopted by every Catholic father as a way of life.

Responsibility for shaping your children’s eternal souls is a powerful motivation to answer God’s call to holiness as a father. If every Catholic father would read and implement the faithful, winsome, and charitable principles in this book, we would put divorce courts out of business and empty out our jails.

Legacy is vintage Steve Wood at his finest. I wholeheartedly endorse this book and ask that every Catholic man who is interested in the welfare of his family read Legacy in order to leave this world a better place for our children.”
     -- Jesse Romero, father of three,
     lay evangelist, USA middleweight kickboxing champion,
     world police boxing champion, veteran deputy sheriff

“Legacy is a reference book, pep talk with depth, and coaching guide all wrapped up in one. All fathers serious about their responsibilities should read it and live it.”
     -- Dave Durand, father of six,
     author, Time Management for Catholics, trainer, and speaker.