As Easter The author of a series of new children’s books serves as a reminder of renewal and hope for many of the Christian faith. It warns that the culture war and the battle for family values is not over.
Anthony Destefano is a bestselling author who is well known for his Christian-themed books for adults and children. His books often bring Biblical stories back to life through vivid, animated storytelling. His latest “From Bread and Wine to the Saint God” In a simple and accessible way, we introduce children to the Eucharist, a central element of Catholic and Orthodox Communion.
“If voters refuse to awaken, what other options do the left have? What are their most effective strategies? It’s about chasing the kids,” Destefano told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.
“That’s true American voters Destefano refused to physically amputate a child’s body through adolescent blockers, sex hormones and irreversible gender transition surgery. That’s a difficult statement, but it’s true. From the heart, it’s not just ablating a child’s body. It is to cut off the soul of a child. ”
Children’s author Anthony DeStefano meets Pope John Paul II. (Anthony Destefano)
Destefano’s works have been published in 18 countries and have been translated into 12 languages. For him, the path to becoming an author of a children’s book was not so clear from the start.
native New Yorkerhe attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, known for its strict academic program. That teacher, Frank McCourt, won a Pulitzer Prize for his memoir, “Ass of Angela,” and later adapted to the film.
McCourt’s impact on Destefano was soon.
“He assigned us to write a book for children,” recalls DeStefano. “He wanted us to stop writing elaborately, as teenagers often do.”
“I’ve always wanted to be a doctor,” he said. “To be precise, the surgeon.”
However, obstacles like organic chemistry and integral calculations led him to reassess his goals, he joked.
However, in his mid- to late 20s, Destefano’s life changed in a different direction. He found a deep connection with the Catholic faith, influenced by the writings of CS Lewis and goalkeeper Chesterton, and brought him back to writing.
“I said, ‘Oh, maybe, maybe there’s a way to combine both of these great desires to become a writer and become a doctor.’ Maybe what God really wants to do for me is not to be a kind of healer, not to be surgery, but to heal people through my writing,” he said.
Anthony DeStefano, author of a children’s book, meets Pope Francis. (Anthony Destefano)
“That’s the origin of my entire writing career, and I simply write,” DeStefano said. “And of course, as I got older, and I became more and more aware of things that are culture As the war continued, I realized that children represented the forefront of that culture war. So I thought to myself. If I could write a book that would help kids instill timeless traditional values in an impressive timeless time, I would do something meaningful to offset the secular message that attacks them from legacy Media and The world of entertainment. ”
In 2018, Destefano deviated from writing books for children, writing, “Inside the Athist Mind: Revealing the religion of people who say there is no god.”
In the experience, he said it was “exhilarating,” adding, “If you’re being attacked by secular culture, that means you’re at work.” For Destefano, restoring the “objective truth” of family values and faith into the current social landscape is one of the keys to rejecting the “moral relativism” common in today’s culture.
The sun rises in Ocean Grove, New Jersey on Easter morning. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)
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“Now Easter “It is a celebration of the resurrection, and it is the ultimate proof that light conquer the darkness.
