Jed and Melanie Schaller talk about struggling to trust God through infertility and discerning His will.

Monica and Renzo Ortega from the blog Two Become Family talk about raising little kids to have growth mindset in their faith.

BLOG: https://twobecomefamily.com/

INSTAGRAM: @twobecomefamily

Christopher Carstens, author of The Devotional Journey Into the Mass and professor at the Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, talks about why liturgy is important and how it affects your family.

BOOKS
https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/a-devotional-journey-into-the-mass
https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/devotional-journey-into-the-easter-mystery

LISTEN TO CHRIS ON THE LITURGY GUYS PODCAST
https://www.liturgyguys.com/

THE LITURGICAL INSTITUTE
https://www.liturgicalinstitute.org/

Dan & Stephanie Burke talk about the importance of prayer and how it can make a difference in your parenting.

WEBSITE: https://spiritualdirection.com/

AVILA INSTITUTE: https://avila-institute.org/

APOSTOLI VIAE: https://www.apostoliviae.org/

BOOKS: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/promotions/spiritual-direction-series?utm_source=Spiritual%20Direction&utm_medium=Landing%20Page%20Shop&utm_content=SpiritualDirectionLandingPageShop 

Are you exhausted and ready for Christmas? Me too, but let's talk first... 

Season 2 coming January 2021!

FOLLOW: @catholicparenting101

Fr. Vasquez talks about how to help our children discern God's will in their lives.

THE LION OF MUNSTER: https://www.tanbooks.com/the-lion-of-munster-the-bishop-who-roared-against-nazis-2818.html

SAINT FAMILIES: https://aleteia.org/2020/02/15/10-married-couples-who-have-been-canonized-or-are-on-their-way/

FOLLOW: @catholicparenting101

Seasoned NFP teacher Mary Pat Van Epps talks discerning God's will, Natural Family Planning, and old school parenting advice.

ADS: @tiny.toques follow on Instagram!

NFP Resources: 

https://billings.life/en/ 

https://www.creightonmodel.com/

https://www.marquette.edu/nursing/natural-family-planning-model.php

Church Teaching on Human Life: 

http://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae.html

Ben Nguyen (aka my dad!) talks about what the code of canon law says about parenting and how Catholics should educate their children.

CODE OF CANON LAW: http://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/cic_index_en.html

If you want to listen to someone famous, this isn't the episode for you...

BUT I give my thoughts on 3 big temptations I think parents tend to fall into, no matter how long they've been parents. Do you agree/disagree? 

INSTAGRAM: @catholicparenting101

Hudson Byblow talks about how to lovingly address the issues of pornography, homosexuality, transgenderism, and isolation with your children. 

MORE ON HUDSON'S STORY: https://catholiclifeconference.org/hudson-byblow

WBSITE: https://www.hudsonbyblow.com/en/

FOR THE CHURCH'S TEACHING ON HOMOSEXUALITY: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a6.htm

FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITH SAME-SEX ATTRACTION: https://couragerc.org/

Catholic speaker Sarah Gomez talks about explaining puberty and the marriage relationship to your kids in the context of our Catholic Faith.

FOLLOW!
Instagram: @sarahgomezspeaks
Website: https://sarahgomezspeaks.com/ 
Podcast: Sarah Gomez Speaks

Patrick Sullivan from Evango talks about the 7 Commandments of Parenting and the "Me and My House" Catholic parenting program. 

WEBSITES
https://www.meandmyhouse.net/
https://www.evango.net/

INSTAGRAM
@evangomedia
@_evango
@me_myhouse
@patrick_evango

Asking Beth Nguyen (aka my Mom!) for advice on parenting.

A little about me and why I started this podcast. Is it crazy? We'll see!