Marlon currently serves as the Director of Catechist Formation and Children’s Catechesis for the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth. He is an adjunct professor of Catechetics for Holy Trinity Seminary serving the Diocese of Dallas and Fort Worth and an adjunct professor of Catechetics for The Catholic Distance University. His published works include Screwtape Teaches the Faith. Learn more about Marlon's work at his blog Knowing Is Doing.
We are our children’s first teachers. Marlon De La Torre explores how the Bible, the Church, and the saints lead us to teach from a divine perspective.
Marlon De La Torre maintains that a family structure centered on the Blessed Trinity serves as a reflection of the throne of God.
Marlon De La Torre explains how teaching from the Divine Perspective demonstrates how God intimately places Himself in the lives of His children.
Marlon De La Torre proposes that when we engage in Christian dialogue, we must always begin with the Creed.
Marlon De La Torre explores the role fathers need to play in affirming their sons’ masculine vocation in Christ.
Marlon De La Torre discusses how parents can become holy witnesses of truth to their children.
Marlon De La Torre shares his fatherly advice with his son entering the seminary during a particularly challenging time for the Church.
Marlon De La Torre reminds parents that conscience is based on an echo of God, not of ourselves.
As we begin Lent, Marlon De La Torre reminds us that the benefits of absolution far outweigh our fear of going to confession.
Marlon De La Torre observes that our identity as parents rests in our understanding and willful intent to place Jesus Christ at the center of everything we do.
Marlon De La Torre notes that our natural duty is to profess the truth of Jesus Christ in our daily living.
Marlon De La Torre details the reasons Catholics renew Baptismal promises as we continually seek and live out a more mature response to God’s love for us.
Our marital covenant calls us to pray for our spouses. Marlon De La Torre explains the how and why of praying for your spouse.
A child begins to know and understand who God is because he sees his parents actively walking with God and including him on this journey through a daily practice of the Faith. Marlon De La Torre offers 4 concrete ways to lead our children to God.
Is there a narcissist among your students? Marlon De La Torre recommends St. John Bosco’s “fight fire with fire” approach but with Christ at the center.