Welcome to the messy family podcast.

Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family.

Hosted by our parents, Mike Hernan and Alicia Hornin.

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

Because family life is really messy.

Hello, friends. I'm not sure if you realize it, but we're in Advent. And if you're listening to this

in December 2021, it is an awesome, wonderful season of Advent.

So instead of trying to create something new, I have an oldie but a goody for you. This is a what was a really popular podcast back five years ago from us on Advent and how to help

encourage and give you some inspiration and ideas for

how to celebrate Advent. So there might be some dated references like to messy parenting,

or, you know, there might be some 2016 references here, but I don't think so.

Anyway, long and short is that we hope you enjoy this conversation that we had on Advent.

And also, we have created a new resource.

If you're not on our email list, you may have not gotten this invitation.

But we have created a free digital guide for you on Advent and how to celebrate Advent with your family, some meditations, weekly

emails, all available free to you at messyfamilyproject.org, and I'll link to it in the show notes here. But without further ado,

let's jump into the conversation. And Father, and the Son of the Holy Spirit, amen.

Heavenly Father, we turn to you in this hour here, this time of our lives, and we ask for your

blessing. Blessing on our families, blessing on all those who are listening.

Lord, that you would be born anew in our hearts and our minds so that you might shine forth

in an even more powerful way in our lives.

We ask all this in your name. Amen.

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