When Big Kids Leave the Church

Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Danielle Bean

Religion & Spirituality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Danielle Bean discusses the topic of when big kids leave the Church with her guest, Celeste Behe. They talk about the challenges and heartbreak that parents face when their adult children choose to leave the faith. Celeste shares her personal experience and how it led her to start the St. Monica Ministry, which offers support and hope to families and friends of fallen away Catholics. They discuss the importance of prayer, the power of community, and the need to focus on the love and beauty of our bodies as mothers. Overall, the episode offers encouragement and resources for those dealing with this difficult situation.

Takeaways

When adult children leave the church, parents often feel guilty and alone, but it's important to remember that their story is not over yet and to continue praying for them.
The St. Monica Ministry provides support and hope to families and friends of fallen away Catholics through meetings, holy hours, and the Wayfaring St. Monica program.
It's important to be mindful of the influences we allow into our lives and to focus on the love and beauty of our bodies as mothers.
Prayer and confession can help us overcome negative thoughts and tendencies and remind us of God's unconditional love for us.

Learn more about Celeste and the St. Monica Ministry.

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0:30.2	Girlfriends, episode number 422, when big kids leave the church with Celeste Behe.
0:35.7	Hello and welcome to girlfriends.
0:38.4	I'm Danielle Bean.
0:41.5	I'm a wife and a mom, and I'm on a mission to help you.
0:45.4	Know your worth is a woman so you can find peace, balance, and joy, and family living.
0:50.2	This week we are taking on the serious and painful topic of when big kids leave the church.
0:54.7	And my good friend, Celeste Beahey, is here to share all about it and a ministry that she's involved in to help out people who are facing similar situations to hers. Let's get started.
1:04.1	Hey girlfriend. Thanks for being here. I am thrilled to be able to connect with you again. And this week,
1:11.1	we are focused on an important topic of when big kids leave the church. Can't wait to share my
1:16.2	conversation with Celeste with you. But first, just a reminder to head on over to danielbean.com
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1:29.1	able to connect with you in all of the exciting ways that we are doing live events, bonus podcasts,
1:35.7	special content, all the good stuff is happening over there at Substack. So I love connecting
1:41.6	with you here in the podcast, but I just want to give you that
1:44.3	encouragement to go further. I would love for us to be further connected with the podcast. So
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