“The birth of Jesus brings us the good news that we are loved immensely and uniquely by God.” – Pope Francis The Advent season is more than just a countdown to Christmas. It is a time of preparation for … Continue reading
MFP 172: The Bible & Your Family with Jeff & Emily Cavins
“People are looking for two things: first, someone to trust, and second, a brighter future. Scripture reveals the heart of God and the plan of God which fulfills those two desires that we are ultimately looking for” ~ Jeff … Continue reading
MFP 171: Ask Mike & Alicia: Addiction in Marriage, Fun Moms, Laundry Strategies, and Navigating Secular Christmas!
We love interacting with our listeners and one way we do this is by taking your questions! Katie (Hernon) Gamboa joins us again to sit in as the “Every-mom” and ask us the questions that our members have sent in … Continue reading
MFP 170: The Art of Hosting (or overcoming Hostess Anxiety!)
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2 All of us need community and having people in your home is a great way to make them feel loved and to … Continue reading
MFP 169: Keys to Freedom in Christ: a Conversation with Matt & Jenn Lozano
“The ministry of Jesus continues to bring the lost, the rejected, the abandoned, and the orphan into a relationship with the Father where they become beloved children and co-heirs with Christ. We are first in His heart.” – Matt … Continue reading
MFP 168: Spiritual Freedom for Parents: a Conversation with Matt & Jenn Lozano
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10 Parents feel like failures almost every day, but this is the lie of the enemy! We … Continue reading
MFP 167 : The Irreplaceable Family
“If we want to do the most good for the most people we will work to strengthen, protect, repair, defend, and empower the family as the fundamental unit of society.” ~Kimberly Ells in The Invincible Family When families act … Continue reading
MFP 166 : Join the Rebellion! Be a Parent!
“If the day comes when mothers and fathers are no longer willing or able to effectively raise and teach and love their own children, that is the day the world is in danger of imminent and catastrophic collapse.” ~Kimberly … Continue reading
MFP 165: Forgiveness Brings Freedom and Transformation
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
MFP 163: 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