3 Cornerstones of a Thriving Family (with Mike and Alicia Hernon)

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🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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How do we build strong families? Guests Mike and Alicia Hernan from The Messy Family Project join Dr. Sri to discuss the three cornerstones of a thriving family: a strong spiritual life, a loving marriage relationship, and the formation of children. Learn how intentionality in family culture can significantly impact the faith, identity, and character of our children.

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The unity of husband and wife in marriage is an icon of God.
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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Edwards III and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life.
0:12.2	It is said that the family is the cell of society.
0:16.1	St. John Paul II once said that salvation history passes through the family. But how do we build a strong,
0:23.5	solid family in a secular culture and a culture that isn't supportive of our values,
0:28.0	supportive of our faith? It can be really hard. And the family is so important,
0:31.4	whether you're single or you are married and hope to have kids and raise children someday,
0:36.3	or you've already raised kids in the home.
0:39.2	We all know that family is super important for society.
0:41.8	It's the future of our world.
0:43.9	How do we build that strong family life?
0:45.4	That's what we're going to take a look at in this week's podcast
0:47.2	as we have a special guest, two special guests joining us,
0:51.4	my friends, Mike and Alicia Hernon from the Messy Family Project.
0:54.7	Mike and Alicia, welcome.
0:55.9	So great to be with you.
0:57.1	Thanks so much for having us on it.
0:58.5	Yeah, thank you for having us.
1:00.1	Well, I know you do so much work with your own podcast, your own ministry, and retreats,
1:04.9	and so much to help married couples, to help families build a strong Catholic family.
1:09.4	Why is the family culture so important?
1:12.9	Like it's not just about, are we Catholic, and do we go to daily mass, and do we go to
1:17.8	adoration, and do we use the right catechism books to make sure we're passing on
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