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Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family

MFP 158: Oh Baby! How many babies should we have?

Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family

Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family

Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Kids & Family

4.9841 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Part of our message at the Messy Family Project is that parenting is a path to holiness. But the question many couples have is how much parenting is God asking of us? Within the bounds of the Church's teaching, there are many prudential judgements that couples have to make - when to abstain from sexual relations, how to give birth, how many children to have, how long to wait in between births, and how to incorporate this new baby into your family. In this podcast we share some of our birth experiences and the values that we have come to embrace through the ten children we have brought into the world all in the context of the gift that it is to be a parent. Children are the supreme gift of marriage - they are not only good in themselves and good for the world - children are also good for us! Listen in as we take on this important discussion of infants, childbirth, NFP and more. 

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0:00.0

Welcome to the messy family podcast.

0:06.7

Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family.

0:10.8

Hosted by our parents, Mike Hernan and Alicia Hornin.

0:15.8

They're pretty awesome, but they're not experts.

0:18.6

Because family life is really messy.

0:23.9

Welcome, messy families.

0:25.7

It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

0:28.3

Yes, it's a beautiful spring day.

0:29.8

We'd love to be your neighbor.

0:30.9

Yes, as a matter of fact, we have a house for sale right behind us.

0:35.9

I am not even kidding, guys.

0:39.1

Yes, come be our neighbor. This is, it is right behind us. I'm not even kidding, guys. Yes, come be our neighbor.

0:45.3

This is, it is right, right behind us. Our dogs and chickens can come and run in your yard.

0:51.2

Yeah, it's a house way more expensive than our house. Right. It's much more luxurious.

0:54.2

Yes. And it's beautiful, but it is our neighbor. That's right.

0:54.7

So hey. Two doctors that are.

0:56.1

Go on Realtor.com and check out F. Slane, House for Sale.

1:00.0

Oh, no, it's Whitehaven.

1:01.5

Whitehaven house for sale.

1:02.9

Yep.

1:03.5

Check it out.

1:04.0

Anyway, slight divers in there.

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