Today on Home But Not Alone we’re talking about marriage and marriage prep. Marriage is a beautiful, joyful, challenging, thing. And we’re all familiar with Church marriage prep programs designed to help engaged couples prepare to enter into the sacrament of marriage. With the proper mindset and preparation, a couple can increase their odds of having a strong, Christ-centered marriage. But no one is ever truly ready for what marriage brings. So today we’re talking about questions that they didn’...
Apr 21, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re celebrating our differences. Often, we’re quick to recognize differences in how other people parent, practice Catholicism, and so much more. And once we see those differences, we can be even quicker to critique, criticize, gossip, or offer unsolicited advice and unwelcome opinions. And while we would never advocate for a relativistic approach to life, it’s important to celebrate and learn from our differences. So today, we’re talking about our differences. Learn...
Apr 08, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re going around the world for Easter. We're currently in the Holiest week of the Year and the Church celebrating the resurrection truly is a global Church. And how people celebrate can vary based on geographic region, religious practices, and even family habits. We don’t always know where these traditions come from, but we know that they are meant to help us celebrate the glory of Christ’s resurrection. So today we’re traveling to different countries to find out ho...
Mar 31, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 59
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re traveling back to the 90s to get advice from the greatest teacher of all time, Mr. George Feeny. On the classic sitcom Boy Meets World, Mr. Feeny served as the educator, mentor, and surrogate father to the main characters. But his classroom lessons paled in comparison to his wisdom and life-lessons. So today we’re looking at some of the life-lessons from Mr. Feeny that we want our kids to hear. Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more ...
Mar 24, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re talking about the movies we miss. Movies are great! Carrying on the centuries-old tradition of storytelling, movies can entertain us, allow us a brief escape to feel refreshed, and even inspire us. But as parents we rarely get to PICK the movies WE want. So today we’re logging out of Disney plus, turning off Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and saving the veggies in VeggieTales for dinner. Because today, we’re talking about grown up movies. Learn More: Visit our Pod...
Mar 17, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Have you ever told your kids to take a break and “Think About the choices they made”? This is a practice that not only toddlers need, but parents, too! Our lives are filled with choices to make. Today we’re going to talk about discernment and prudence - two things needed to make good and holy choices. And we’re going to play a game of Would You Rather to put our decision making skills to use! Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and subscribe. Find more from Tim at...
Mar 10, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re learning new languages, love languages! Love languages are just methods of giving and receiving love. Just like how we most often speak the language we best understand, we tend to love in the way we want to be loved. Which is why we need to recognize our love language and the love language of those whom we love. Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and subscribe. Find more from Tim at ChasteLove.org Find more from Sara at ToJesusSi...
Mar 03, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re talking about things your grandma lied to you about. Old wives tales: we’ve all heard them before; and they’re easy to believe. Whether they were passed down by grandma (who I’m sure WASN’T lying to you intentionally), based on bad science, or even spread as a rumor by British military intelligence, these fictional tales have been adopted as facts. And today, we’re gonna fact-check them! Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and sub...
Feb 24, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re finding inspiration from the lives of some pretty holy people. We’re talking about Saints, Blesseds, and other Holy people. Too often we think of Saints as people from hundreds or thousands of years ago. But even when people overcome that temptation, many of us still think of Saints as people from the other side of the globe (such as. Mother Teresa, John Paul II, or Blessed Carlo Acutis). So today we’re chatting about American Saints, Blesseds, and other Holy pe...
Feb 17, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re talking about things we’re bad at. Have you ever compared yourself unfairly to other parents? We have! But living humbly requires us to embrace our success and our failures, our strengths and our weaknesses. So we’re going to fight the temptation to be pinterest perfect parent by sharing just some of the things we aren’t good at. Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and subscribe. Find more from Tim at ChasteLove.org Find more from...
Feb 10, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re working on our communication skills. As parents, we spend a lot of time with our kids. And when we do get the opportunity to chat with other adults, we quickly realize that we’ve forgotten how to have adult conversations. So let’s practice breaking the ice with some fun and unconventional icebreaker questions. Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and subscribe. Find more from Tim at ChasteLove.org Find more from Sara at ToJesusSinc...
Feb 03, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re wrapping up 2020. This year has been a whirlwind. Things have been different from what we’re used to, different from what we expected. It has been a real challenge. But we have learned a lot of lessons from dealing with the craziness of this year, and we want to share those with you today! This is episode number 50!! This show closes out season two of HBNA, and our first year of this podcast. We love that you all have been with us for this crazy ride of parentin...
Dec 16, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re talking TODDLERS!!! Sara recently challenged herself to “A Day in the Life of a Toddler” - in which she spent her entire day doing everythinggg her kiddos did (and especially focusing on her toddler!) Today, she's going to share with you what the day was like and what she learned. We want to encourage you to try this challenge as a practice in empathy and charity for your kiddos, whether you have toddlers, elementary kids, teens, or any age! Learn More: Visit ou...
Dec 09, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re going to learn about another virtue (you know this is one of Sara's fave topics!) This time we’re talking about Fortitude! Sara is really excited about this episode, because when Tim asked her what virtue she wanted to talk about, and she suggested Fortitude, he wasn’t quite sure he knew exactly what that meant… And a lot of us have been there - unaware of what these virtues mean, exactly, and how to practice them. Which is why studying and practicing the virtue...
Dec 02, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Happy Liturgical New Year! Today on Home But Not Alone we’re talking all about the season of Advent. Tim has 10 Advent quiz questions - play along to see if you can beat Sara's score! Sponsor : Thanks to Katie Kinuthia of Spirit Within Studio for sponsoring this episode. She sent us one of her hand-painted Christmas canvas decorations to share with you! Check out her Etsy shop for more seasonal and liturgical decor, Sacrament gifts, and beautiful wall Rosaries. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpiritWi...
Nov 30, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re going to give you some unsolicited parenting advice. In fact, we’re going to give you the WORST unsolicited parenting advice from the last 300 years. So please, don’t follow this advice. If you think the parenting advice you hear at the grocery store is laughable, prepare yourself for some of the absolute funniest, craziest, and sometimes most cringeworthy advice throughout recent history. Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and s...
Nov 25, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re going to continue exploring what the Catechism says about the Family! Back in Episode 42 we chatted about “The Family in God’s Plan” and today we’re going to look into “The Family and Society.” Both of these topics are found in the section about the 4th Commandment, so they’re really important topics to help us learn how we’re called to live out God’s plan for our lives, and especially our vocation as spouses and parents. CCC 2207 - 2213 can be found here: http:...
Nov 18, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re talking about idolatry. But we’re talking about it in a way that most of us have never considered. Today we’re talking about making an idol out of the family. If you want to love your family more, we invite you to take some time to examine whether you're loving God Most. And if your family is getting in the way of loving God - if you're treating your family as an idol - it's time to get back to putting God first in your life so he can give you the grace to love ...
Nov 12, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Today we’re diving into Scripture! As Catholics, we really ARE called to live Biblically - and sometimes we joke that Catholics “don’t know our Bibles” (as well as our Protestant brethren) which is all fine in jest - unless it’s true. We HAVE to have a relationship with the living Word of God, along with our love for Tradition and the Magisterium, to live out our lives and vocations as true Catholic Christians. Today we’re going to focus on Scripture verses that are helpful to us as parents. Spo...
Nov 04, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re going to talk about “The Family in God’s plan!” We’re taking our topic and our inspiration from the Catechism of the Catholic Church - so as you listen, or after you’re through with the episode, we invite you to open up your Catechism to paragraphs 2201-2206 to read the section and see what your thoughts are on it! Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and subscribe. Find more from Tim at ChasteLove.org Find more from Sara at ToJesu...
Oct 28, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Hope is in high demand right now. Want to grow in your understanding of the virtue of hope? Want to hold on to hope more fully? Let's talk about what hope is, what it's not, what are its opposing vices, and how to grow in hope today! *One correction: "I believe, Lord help my unbelief" is from the story of the man whose son was freed from an evil spirit, not from the story of doubting Thomas. Learn More : Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and subscribe Find more from Tim at ...
Oct 21, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 41
This is NOT your pinterest-perfect Fall episode. We need to stop romanticizing seasons. Fall is not what we see in the L.L. Bean catalogue. All too often this season is more about shorter days, kids returning to school, the ground being wetter more often, etc. But there are some realistic and family friendly activities we CAN do to help us lift our spirits and engage fully in this season. Let's talk about those real-life fall family activities today! Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApod...
Oct 14, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 40
We need to tell you about our must-see, favorite Catholic movies of all-time (including plenty of old-school B&W options because that's how we roll). It can be tough to find wholesome, faith-filled movies that are actually enjoyable and high quality. If you haven't seen these movies, plan a movie night soon! And leave a comment on social media to give us you favorite Catholic movie suggestions. Here's the link to the Vatican List of movies we mentioned: Learn More: Visit our Podcast website ...
Oct 07, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Today on Home But Not Alone we’re going to help you improve communication in your life. Words are powerful. And some words and phrases have become so common that we don’t even understand their destructive power. Today we’re going to share a few words and phrases that we all need to stop saying, and a few you can add. Learn More: Visit our Podcast website HBNApodcast.com to learn more and subscribe. Find more from Tim at ChasteLove.org Find more from Sara at ToJesusSincerely.com...
Sep 30, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Today on Home But Not Alone, we’re going to find a bright light in the darkness. Sometimes it seems like things are more challenging now than ever, especially when it comes to raising children. The world seems more hostile to our faith and family every day. But we believe that there is a great deal of hope to be found. So today we’re going to put a smile on our faces and find a great deal of hope as we discuss some benefits of raising children in our modern day. Sponsor: Our sponsor today is Sop...
Sep 24, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Today we're going to play a game! Tim has 15 quotes that sound inspirational or important. He's going to read the quotes and Sara has to guess: was the quote said by a Saint? or by a Superhero? Play along with us! Can you beat Sara's score? Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Amy Brooks of Prayer Wine Chocolate . Amy sent us her amazing new prayer journal for Catholic Boys . A journal? For boys? I didn't think that would fly, either, but let me tell YOU, Amy knows how to write a book that will...
Sep 16, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 36
One of the biggest guilt-inducing topics of our time is how much screen time we give our children. In this episode, Tim and Sara explore the questions of whether our kids are getting too much screen time, and how to prayerfully and prudently discern screen time use in your family. Here's a link to the research Tim cited from the Lancet Medical Journal: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(19)30062-8/fulltext Here's a link to the NY Times article about the possible bene...
Sep 09, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Today, we have some (more!) reading recommendations for you! Click the affiliate links to buy. Parenting with Grace - Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak Beyond the Birds and the Bees - Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak The Whole Brain Child - Dan Siegel The Explosive Child - Ross Greene Made This Way - Trent Horn and Leila Miller Raising Chaste Catholic Men - Leila Miller Head and Heart - Katie Warner Defending Boyhood - Anthony Esolen A Call to Deeper Love - Zelie Martin Dad is Fat - Jim Gaffigan...
Aug 19, 2020•33 min•Ep. 33
We have some reading recommendations coming your way today! Here are affiliate links if you want to pick up any of our suggestions. The Catechism: The green one Sara and Tim bothlike The white and gold one Sara's husband likes The Bible: The RSV Sara likes The NAB Tim likes Catholic DIctionaries: The Catechetical Dictionary Tim likes The Fr. Hardon Catholic Dictionary Sara likes Other Reading: Introduction to the Devout Life - Francis de Sales John Paull II for Dummies Conversion - Fr. Donald Ha...
Aug 12, 2020•34 min•Ep. 33
Today on Home But Not Alone, we’re going to give you a behind the scenes look at Catholic ministry work. We want to talk about the Whys and Hows of Catholic ministry, some of the struggles, and why you shouldn’t idolize Catholic celebrities (probably the most important takeaway of this show). We hope this helps give you a little bit of an inside look at the real life stuff that happens behind the public face of ministry work! We talk about how Home But Not Alone came to be, the dangers of Cathol...
Jul 29, 2020•30 min•Ep. 32
