Forgiveness is not primarily a feeling, instead, it is a choice – a choice to extend god’s merciful love to someone who has hurt you, in obedience to Jesus – Bishop Thomas Olmsted Forgiveness is becoming a lost practice … Continue reading
MFP 164 : Embracing the Messiness of Family Life
God doesn’t love us in spite of our mess, he loves us because of it. We talk a lot on our program about the “messy-ness” of life, but we thought it would be good to take some time to unpack … Continue reading
MFP163: Overcoming Fear in Marriage
“Do not be afraid” – Isaiah 40:9 (and 364 other places in the scriptures) All of us deal with fears in life and overcoming them is the key to living in freedom in your relationships. People have anxieties about all … Continue reading
MFP162: Life-Giving Wounds – An Interview with Dan and Beth Meola
“You are waiting in the wound that I hide from you You call me to find you” ~ song by Michael Corsini Divorce is so common in our culture today that the effects of it on children can easily … Continue reading
MFP161: Can Kids use Technology with Virtue?
Parenting kids in a tech age; Teaching kids virtue in an age of tech; Is it possible to use tech with virtue? “It is your responsibility to train your child in virtue and slowly move from protecting their … Continue reading
MFP 160 : Spending Less and Living More – An Interview with the Fatzingers
“ Earning a lot of money is not the key to prosperity. How you handle it is.” – Dave Ramsey At the suggestion of our members, we talked MONEY with Sam and Rob Fatzinger, parents of 14 and authors of … Continue reading
MFP 159: Lesbian Aunts, Socializing Kids, and Dealing with Big Emotions
In this podcast, we answer listener questions in a new format: our new Program Coordinator, Katie Gamboa joins us to present topics for us to discuss. She did a great job! We may be biased since she is our most … Continue reading
MFP 158 : Oh Baby! How many babies should we have?
“Something about children might make parents more inclined toward belief in the infinite—to a supernatural realm that is somehow higher and less well-understood than this one.” – Mary Eberstadt, How the West Really Lost God Part of our message … Continue reading
MFP 157 : Earth Day aka “Creation Day”
Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation, and their duty towards nature and the Creator, are an essential part of their faith – St. John Paul April 22 is Earth Day, but maybe we Catholics could call … Continue reading
MFP 156 : Being an Adult Child of Divorce
“Marriage is supposed to be the earthly sign of the heavenly union I will hopefully one day have with God. When this is broken, as with our parents, it can distort how those heavenly realities are perceived. But Jesus … Continue reading
MFP 155 : The Frantic Family – an interview with Pat and Laura Lencioni
“Running a family, though difficult, should not be complicated. Like most things in life, it comes down to mastering a handful of simple concepts, which requires more persistence and dedication than it does intelligence.” ~Patrick Lencioni For years, … Continue reading
MFP 154 : St Joseph Patron of the Family
“We find in St. Joseph the perfect adorer, entirely consecrated to Jesus, working always near Jesus, giving Jesus his virtues, his time, his very life; it is thus that he is our model and our inspiration.” St. Peter Julian … Continue reading
MFP153 : God’s Vision for Marriage
It’s ok that you are not always fulfilled by your beloved spouse.That is what God is for. – Fr. Jay Donahue Join us for an extraordinary interview with Fr. Jay Donahue, a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh … Continue reading
MFP 152 : First Time Obedience
The family is the first school of virtue Discipline is the issue that we get the most questions about probably because there is so much conflicting advice for parents out there. The bottom line is that every couple must … Continue reading
MFP151 : Lent and Your Family
“Each day be conscious of your duty to be a saint. — A saint! And that doesn’t mean doing strange things. It means a daily struggle in the interior life and in heroically fulfilling your duty right through to … Continue reading
MFP 150 : Reclaiming the Lord’s Day
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. …For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed … Continue reading
MFP 149 : It’s a New Year! How are you doing?
“Let us begin again, brothers, for up until now, we have done nothing.” ~ St. Francis of Assisi January is a time of beginnings and new resolutions. The best way to make plans for the future is to … Continue reading
MFP 148 : Bring Your Kids to Christ, an interview with Colin and Aimee MacIver
We are asked very often how parents can create an environment in the home that will keep their kids close to the faith. To help give parents even more resources for this, we decided to interview Colin and Aimee MacIver, … Continue reading