MFP 273: Tools for Family Bonding - an Interview with the Marianist Family Retreat Center

Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family

Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family

Parenting, Parent, Podcast, Marriage, Religion & Spirituality, Catholic, Christianity, Kids & Family, Family

5 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the podcast, we delve into the heart of family bonding and spiritual growth with an enlightening interview with the Marinist Family. Guided by the profound core beliefs of the Marianist Family Retreat Ministry, our guests share invaluable insights into strengthening familial ties, fostering communication, and embracing forgiveness and commitment within the family unit.

Key Takeaways:

Discover the transformative power of affirming familial love and forgiveness.
Embrace the teachings of Mary as a model for nurturing familial spirituality.
Explore the concept of discipleship of equals and its impact on family ministry.
Learn how community plays a vital role in nurturing familial bonds and spiritual growth.
Uncover the structured and unstructured opportunities for growth within the Marinist Family Retreat Program.
Embrace the practice of prayer and discernment in opening oneself to the gifts of the Holy Spirit within the family context.

Couple Discussion Questions:

How can we incorporate the teachings of Mary into our family dynamics?
Reflecting on the pillars of the Marinist Family Retreats, which aspect do we feel is most crucial for our family's growth?
How can we create a balance between structured and unstructured family time to nurture spiritual growth?
In what ways can we foster a sense of community within our family and extend it to the larger community?

Tune in to this enlightening episode as we uncover the tools for deepening familial bonds and fostering spiritual growth with the Marinist Family.

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.
0:28.5	Family, we're taking a chance.
0:32.4	Welcome to the podcast. Thanks so much for joining. And today is an awesome day.
0:39.4	Yes, it is. Much better than our last podcast. Yes. That day was not so great. Well, we have some special guests with us today,
0:46.7	which we are going to talk more about. And so I'm really excited because this again is this like a
0:51.4	little insight into Alicia Domen-H hernan's childhood life future and how
0:57.8	god just been preparing us for this ministry like my whole life literally and you will you will
1:03.8	understand you'll understand this soon enough and and depending on when you're listening to this we're
1:09.5	uh you know coming up to or
1:11.8	already in the midst of Lent. And so if you have not heard about Canaan 90 before, go check it out
1:18.6	on our website about a Lenton program for couples. And it's free. That's the best part about it.
1:25.6	You can promote it in your parish. People can just sign up. So it's, hey, if you're a priest, if you're a pastor, if you work for a parish, promote Canaan 90. It makes you look really good. It looks like you invested all this money in this luncheon program, but it's actually just free. All right. So for our special guest today, I'm just going to do a little background, I think.
1:45.9	Go ahead.
1:46.8	So we as a family have gone away on a family retreat for a number of years.
1:52.1	People have heard us talk about taking it.
1:53.5	And really the seeds were planted on an experience Alicia and her family had early on.
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