MFP 182: Witnesses to Grace - Couples Overcoming Challenges

Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family

Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family

Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Kids & Family

4.9 • 841 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

"If their love is a true gift of self, so that they belong each to the other, it will not only survive but grow stronger, and sink deeper roots… only when love between human beings is put to the test can its true value be seen." - St. John Paul II

Over the years, we have met many couples, ordinary people, who have been able to come to a deeper understanding of God's love for them and the importance of their marriage because of the challenges that have come up in their lives. Many of these stories are inspiring, so we decided to share some of them with you. We interviewed three couples from our Messy Family Neighborhood who have faced challenges in their marriage that they have been able to learn from by God's grace. Billy and Lori are a young couple who needed to learn how to operate as a family and not as "married individuals". David and Erin are a military family who dealt with the dangers of military conflict as well as long deployments. Bill and Lisa have three children with various special needs who forced them to adjust their expectations of family life and prioritize each other even when their children's needs seemed overwhelming. We all need to hear stories of God's grace acting in the lives of other people to be inspired and encouraged. Listen in and enjoy.

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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.
0:23.8	Hello, messy families.
0:26.0	Hello, everyone. It's so good to be here.
0:28.3	It is one of those times of year where I feel like in our, at least here in Ohio,
0:34.9	we have 60 degree weather days and we also just got dumped on by snow.
0:41.1	You can have four seasons in a day in Ohio sometimes.
0:44.8	But it is a beautiful day and I actually went out for a long walk today in our very hilly neighborhood.
0:51.7	And some hills were pretty big, but it was a beautiful day. So it was nice to be outside.
0:56.1	Well, you know, and it's funny, we, in the last year, we have probably met with more people
1:02.2	moving to our area than ever before. So if you're ever interested, Stephenville's a great
1:07.7	place to live. I talk probably once a week to a listener who says I'm thinking about moving to Stubinbell.
1:12.8	And we have a listener who moved to our street actually.
1:16.4	Right around the corner from us.
1:17.6	And actually another one down the other.
1:18.5	And we have another listener who moving down the street in the summer.
1:21.5	It's so crazy.
1:22.9	But awesome.
1:23.7	Hey, the more than merry.
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