S12 E18 - Family Systems with Special Guest Sr. Josephine

Abiding Together

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we welcome Sr. Josephine Garrett, a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth, to talk about family systems. As a licensed counselor both in private practice and schools, Sr. Josephine shares the insights she has learned from working with children and parents to heal their relationships with each other and with themselves. We chat about the pain parents feel when their own wounds impact their kids, practical ways we can find hope and restoration, and how the sanctification within families contributes to the sanctification of the Church.

Heather's One Thing - The short film: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse

Sister Miriam's One Thing - Our listeners and college softball

Michelle's One Thing - The NBA playoffs

Sister Josephine's One Thing - The women's Bible study at her parish

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Discussion Questions:

How have I experienced wounds in community? How have I experienced healing in community?
How is the Lord inviting you and your family to greater healing and holiness?
Was there anything from this episode that stuck out to you or surprised you?
How do you struggle with setting boundaries with your family?

Journal Questions:

What does a healthy relationship look like with myself? With others? With God?
How have I experienced healing in my relationships, family, and friendships?
Where in my family and family systems do I lack hope?
How am I striving for perfection in my family?

Quote to Ponder:

"The first and fundamental structure for "human ecology" is the family, in which man receives his first formative ideas about truth and goodness, and learns what it means to love and to be loved, and thus what it actually means to be a person." - Pope John Paul II

Scripture for Lectio:

"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God." - 1 John 4:7

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0:00.0	Hey friends, this is Heather. There's no sponsor for this week, but I wanted to let you
0:03.6	know a couple of very important announcements. Next week is going to be our last episode
0:08.4	of this season. We'll be starting up another season sometime in September and we will
0:11.8	announce the date as we get closer. Now for those of you who felt sad there for a second,
0:15.7	let me cheer you up by letting you know this summer, we are not going to leave you hanging.
0:19.3	We are going to do a five week mini summer series starting July 17th and that is going
0:24.1	to be a deep dive into Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Exertation, Christy Fidelis Leici.
0:30.3	And that's on the vocation and mission of the lay faithful in the church and in the world.
0:33.6	You guys, this is so good. You are not going to want to miss this. I have loved this Apostolic
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0:47.3	episodes from the past seasons all throughout the summer. Did you also know that we have journaling
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1:01.1	of the episode that you just listened to. You can also join our private Facebook discussion
1:04.8	group to connect with other Abiding Together listeners anytime you want. But for now,
1:10.3	we hope you enjoy this special guest. We have on this upcoming episode. God bless you.
1:14.5	Well, hello, dear friends and welcome to season 12 of the Abiding Together podcast. We are
1:19.2	so excited to be back with you for another season. Abiding Together is a place where you
1:24.7	can find connection, rest and encouragement on your journey with Jesus Christ. And we have
1:29.6	people from all over the world on this walk together and you are most, most welcome. My name
1:35.7	is Sister Miriam James. Every week I am joined by two of my very dear friends, Michelle Bensinger
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