MFP 330: What Will Your Children Remember?

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

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

“You’re not just parenting your children… you are parenting your grandchildren”

Summary

Have you ever walked through a thousand-year-old castle or along a wall built by Romans nearly a millennium ago? On a recent trip to the UK, we were struck by the longevity of these structures—and the intentionality behind them. They weren’t built to last a season, but centuries.

In this episode, we challenge you to think the same way about your family culture. Are you parenting just for today… or are you building something that will bless your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren?

Family culture is the invisible architecture of your home. It gives your children identity, belonging, and purpose. It's what lasts long after the rules and schedules fade. And if we build it with care, rooted in faith and virtue, it can be a source of strength for generations to come.

Key Takeaways

Parenting is more than just what is happening today. We have to have a long term vision for our family
Your family culture matters more than ever. This is where children learn who they are, where they belong, and what they are made for
If we want to build a legacy, we need to build with stone, not straw or wood. Set up traditions that can be passed on to the next generation - things that are simple and repeatable.
Consider the legacy that you have received from your family, culture, and especially from our Catholic faith.
Legacy doesn’t happen by accident. It starts with small, intentional acts of love—right now.

Couple discussion

Consider writing down some thoughts on the legacy you want to leave.
What’s one tradition, habit, or value you want to start building into your family this week that will move you closer to that legacy?

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, get off 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.
0:21.4	Because we are on a mission to empower moms and dads to embrace their sacred calling.
0:25.6	So join the conversation.
0:31.7	Okay, so there we were walking on this medieval wall in England.
0:37.6	And it actually had a part of it was a Roman wall back from the 900s that was then kind of
0:46.5	renovated, you know, in the Middle Ages and then the Renaissance again, right?
0:50.8	Right.
0:51.2	And we're walking along this thing and I'm thinking, holy cow. Yeah.
0:55.3	This is like amazing history. And then walking through these castles and everything like that.
1:00.1	It was the one, we loved being in the UK. We had such a great time in England and Scotland with
1:08.0	the people and the place. But it really struck me that they have
1:12.4	left a legacy that we still get to enjoy today. They built with lasting materials. And it made me
1:20.9	ask, are we building with materials that last? Right, right. Things that last, like in, and even the fact that
1:29.0	so many of their families, like we were talking to people who can trace their families back to the,
1:34.8	you know, the early mid-1500s when Henry the eighth, you know, outlawed Catholicism decided to make
1:42.0	the Church of England, you know, and people like, oh, yes,
1:44.9	our family has been Catholic since that time. It's like, what? Like, how can you know that? That's
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