We have ten children. Five of them have brought us through the turbulent, confusing, emotional time of transition between childhood and adulthood, and so far we have all survived, though we have had our moments of doubt. We thought we … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 35 – Lord’s Day This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon Over the past year, many dioceses have given Catholics a dispensation from attending mass because of the pandemic. This has … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 34 – First-Time Obedience This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon Early in our parenting we were introduced to the importance of “first time obedience”. Now some of you out … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 33 – Lenten Prayers This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon Lenten prayers with children look very different than a religious community or a couple praying by themselves. Kids make praying…. … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 32- (Pandemic) Parents As Preachers This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon. In the document Lumen Gentium, the Church tells us, “The family is, so to speak, the domestic church. In … Continue reading
If you are having trouble in your relationship with your spouse in the bedroom, start here…. Many times Catholic couples who are following the Church’s teaching on sex think that all they have to do is not use contraception and … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · Messy Family Minute 31 – Lent Sacrifices This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon We believe that parenting is a path to holiness. Sacrificing and suffering are built right into the vocation … Continue reading
Passion is an essential element in any exclusive relationship. These strong emotions can serve as the wind in our sails to keep us motivated to strive to make our marriage better and to go deeper. It’s very easy to fall … Continue reading
Why does God give us children? He gives them to us to teach us to love Him. The problem for us is that loving God benefits us more than it benefits Him. He gave us life. We can’t give Him … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · Messy Family Minute 30 – Holiday Traditions This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon Most families celebrate holiday traditions, but do you appreciate why traditions are so important? Your family’s traditions are … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · Messy Family Minute 29 – Date Night This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon. One word of advice that we hear from couples with great marriages is to make a regular date … Continue reading
One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is another brother or sister. But as parents, our responsibility isn’t just to provide those siblings and just walk away saying, “Hope it all works out!” We need to provide … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · Messy Family Minute 28 - Online Influence This is a Messy Family Minute with Mike and Alicia Hernon. Social media has enabled us to be more connected than ever with people from our past, friends who … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 27 – Works Of Mercy This is Mike and Alicia Hernon with a Messy Family Minute. For years we felt like bad Catholics because, with our young family, we didn’t have enough energy to cooperate … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM026- Kids and Kindness This is Mike and Alicia Hernon with a Messy Family Minute. It is often said that kindness begins at home. But sometimes the home is the most challenging place to be kind. … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM 25 – Sibling Conflict This is Mike and Alicia Hernon with a Messy Family Minute. St. John Paul II tells us that the family is the school of virtue, but for many parents, it feels … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM024 – Failure This is a Messy Family Minute from Mike and Alicia Hernon. Have you ever felt like a failure? A failure at work? At home? In your marriage? One of the ways to overcome … Continue reading
Messy Family Project · MFM023- Identity This is a Messy Family Minute from Mike and Alicia Hernon. Many people, especially young people in our culture today, are feeling fragmented and lost. They don’t know who they are or where they … Continue reading
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