MFP 262: Men, Women, and Marriage
Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family
Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family
4.9 • 841 Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
"You are called to have great hearts here, counter-cultural and brave. You can build something better, freer, more generous, and nobler, beginning in your own home." - Bishop Thomas Olmstead, Complete My Joy 59
Man and woman coming together to build a home is a natural experience that has happened over and over again since the creation of the world, but we need to keep learning about what marriage is for and how to nourish this essential communion. In this interview with Mike and Sharon Phelan we discuss how marriage can be transformational in the lives of men and women and a path to the true flourishing of the individual. The problems are coming from a culture that is lying to us and pointing us in all different directions. We discuss the concept of "submission" and "headship" as well as NFP - the good, the bad and the ugly. Join in this conversation and find wisdom from this Catholic couple.
Key Takeaways:
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Marriage is like ballroom dancing - without a leader, there is no dance.
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Men need a mission! And that mission should be to enable their wives to be a mother who is strong, beautiful and free.
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NFP unpacks the mystery of a woman's body to her husband (and sometimes to herself!)
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Following the Church's teaching on marital sexuality changes us! Even if we don't fully understand or agree, acting in a virtuous way promotes virtue.
Couple Discussion:
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How is does our marriage "dance" look right now? How can we do this better?
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Are we in "awe" of our ability to bring children into the world? How does this effect our marital relations?
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How can we learn more about the Church's teaching on marriage and family?
Resources
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Complete My Joy - apostolic exhortation written by Bishop Thomas Olmstead
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The Mission of the Family video series https://www.kofc.org/un/en/campaigns/into-the-breach.html
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Family, all in this together. |
| 0:08.2 | Family, we're taking a chance. |
| 0:10.8 | Family, like birds of a feather. |
| 0:13.3 | Family, we got my shoes and dance. |
| 0:15.4 | Hey, we are Mike and Alicia Hernin. |
| 0:17.4 | We have 10 kids and grandkids too, and we are here for every parent. Because we are on a |
| 0:22.2 | mission to empower moms and dads to embrace their sacred calling. So join the conversation. |
| 0:30.7 | Welcome to the podcast. It is so wonderful that you joined us today. And we do have a special treat for you. But before we get to |
| 0:39.1 | today's topic, we want to talk to you a little about this special time of year for us, right? |
| 0:44.8 | We are not just a podcast. We are a full nonprofit ministry offering a ton of free resources for |
| 0:52.1 | couples and parents and families on our website as well as |
| 0:55.4 | offering courses and marriage getaways. And it's all funded because of donors. Donors like you, |
| 1:01.4 | we are listener supported and we really, really appreciate it. At the end of the year in November |
| 1:07.8 | and December, we get almost 60, 70% of all of our donations coming |
| 1:12.3 | at this time of year. And we'd like to invite you to be a part of our ministry in a more |
| 1:17.7 | substantial way this year. Yeah. So check out your email. And for any... It's your honor email. |
| 1:23.8 | Exactly. If you're on our email list for upcoming little blurbs, little stories, |
| 1:29.8 | things we have for you. And you can also check your mail for something from us because we love giving |
| 1:35.0 | gifts away. So anybody who gives us a donation, we give you stuff. So check that out. If you don't know |
| 1:40.6 | what we're talking about, then go to our website, sign up for our email list. And if the podcast has been a blessing to you, we just ask for your, humbly ask for |
| 1:48.5 | your support for this ministry. And additionally, this is also the time we do our annual survey that |
| 1:54.1 | began last month. And we've gotten hundreds of couples who have taken this survey. We'd love both husbands and wives to take it separately if you can. |
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