Don't miss this one! Stacy & Stacy share with you the beautiful and powerful prayer called the Breastplate of St. Patrick. You can literally put on this armor to protect your loved ones from spiritual attack. If you have kids, pray this prayer for them. You can pray for anyone. Join us and learn more. Links from This Episode Breastplate of St. Patrick | Stacy & Stacy Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest | USCCB...
Sep 27, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Stacy & Stacy talk about angels and demons and go through a little lesson on what St. Thomas, the Catechism, and the Bible say about these bodiless spirits. They are with you right now, all around. Prayer shields you from the demons, and that's one reason you need to pray without ceasing. Links from This Episode The Science of Angels | Catholic Answers Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time | USCCB...
Sep 26, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Stacy & Stacy talk about the Scripture for today when Christ asks, "Who do you say that I am?" Then they talk about time, from the perspective of the Cs-133 atom and how our moments are so fleeting. It's a chemistry lesson, but one that will remind that the Creator of the Universe, Our Lord, is FAITHFUL. Links from This Episode Cesium the Day! - The Catholic Thing Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest | USCCB...
Sep 23, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Stacy & Stacy discuss today's Scripture on vanity, what it means and how it relates to issues we deal with in our time. Then they talk about transgenderism, something that affects many families including one of theirs. What is this strange new language of sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, gender fluidity? How do we love those who are part of this LGBT issue and also teach the truth about salvation? This is a hard but necessary episode. Links from This Episode The Church's Posi...
Sep 22, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Stacy & Stacy discuss todays reading for the Feast of St. Matthew. Then they discuss the recent Pew Research Poll on the U.S. religious landscape. Young adults are "switching out" of religion, and if this continues at the rate it is happening now, by 2070 Christians will be in the minority in our country. Stacy & Stacy bring the reading on mercy into how we evangelize to the next generation. Links from This Episode Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and evangelist | USCCB Modeling the Futur...
Sep 21, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Stacy & Stacy discuss the Korean martyrs whom we remember today and the Scriptures on victory. Then they consider vocation in the second half of life when the kids are grown, based on an article at First Things. Links from This Episode Vocation in the Second Half of Your Life | Daniel P. Moloney | First Things
Sep 20, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Stacy & Stacy discuss Scripture for today and evolution. The discussion about Young Earth Creationism is back, and it seems that it is a function of the mistrust in science from the COVID-19 pandemic. What do Christians make of evolution? Listen in for a reflection on today's Scripture and the science and theology of evolution.
Sep 19, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Stacy & Stacy talk about a New York Times article that asks if we'd go back to our childhood home. Everyone has some pain in childhood to face. In thinking about what kind of older people we want to be, it's good to find the courage to face what hurt you and heal the wounds so they don't become scars and callouses in old age. Sometimes all it takes is a friend! NOTE: We apologize for the audio issues in today's podcast. We are working hard to produce these ourselves and learn all we need to ...
Sep 16, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Stacy & Stacy discuss the benefits of going back to school as adults to study Scripture and Philosophy. Would you do it?
Sep 15, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Stacy & Stacy talk about the controversy among Catholics over attending invalid non-Catholic weddings. Whew! We never knew this was such an issue, and we wonder why this is. Then we tell you what we think and what we know. Do not forget the works of the Lord! Facebook Post about the Wedding Controversy
Sep 14, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode, Stacy & Stacy discuss the Scripture in 1 Corinthians 12, "As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ." They talk about how we are all called to a purpose, and then they talk about a New York Times article on fetal personhood. It's about time! What do we do next?
Sep 13, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this first episode of Season 2, Stacy & Stacy discuss the Scripture, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof" and how the drive to use more contraception after the overturning of Roe vs. Wade is because women do not know how loved they already are.
Sep 12, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In the last episode of Season 1, Stacy & Stacy reiterate those one-liners and tie it all together with a new one. Withdrawals without deposits drain relationships. They talk about their favorite episode moments — the annulment "men in white robes" discussion, the pregnant teenager discussion, the Protestant roots, the "sandwich generation" — and realize it is all about love, all about investing in relationships. Season 2 will be back soon with more episodes about living the Catholic faith as...
Jul 06, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode, Stacy & Stacy discuss the "way of life" and "the way of death" in the context of living out married life. Stacy F. compares her story of the time her mom rescued her from terrible abuse to the way a mom recently interviewed by the New York Times took her daughter for an abortion. No one but God knows what is going to happen in the lives of our children, but we remain moms for life, whatever that brings, grandchildren, trials, heartache, joys, lessons learned, and lessons tau...
Jun 29, 2022•25 min•Ep. 11
In this episode, Stacy Farquharson shares some of her conversion story, how she was in "limbo" unable to go back to Protestantism and unwilling, yet, to become Catholic. She talks about Mary, the Rosary, ministry, and being faithful to Christ before she was obedient to the Church. It is a process, a journey. To be better evangelists, it helps to see the Church from the outside in. For a Protestant, it can be confusing.
Jun 22, 2022•44 min•Ep. 10
Stacy & Stacy remember the great things about being Baptist as little girls and discuss ways those Baptist roots could be useful in the Catholic Church to build relationship and community. You know what they say! Rules without relationship leads to rebellion. Discipline without relationship leads to rejection. Building the Church right now? It starts with us laity. Be Church!
Jun 15, 2022•32 min•Ep. 9
Don't think! What is the one thing you say to a teenager who tells you she's pregnant? Stacy & Stacy both said the same thing, "I love you unconditionally." In this episode, they talk about facing unplanned teenage pregnancies, how parents can navigate imperfect families (hint: they are all imperfect), and more so, how parents can be prepared for a teenage pregnancy (or a million other things) when life brings unexpected difficulty and suffering. Stacy Farquharson's daughter, Lindsay, joins ...
Jun 08, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Stacy & Stacy are both moms of pregnant teenagers. In this episode, they talk about ways parishioners can help simply by celebrating the baby and welcoming the girl. This isn't a critic piece but an invitation to think more deeply about EMPATHY, about seeing the world through the eyes of pregnant teens and their families so we, as the Body of Christ, can show them love. This is the beginning of more such episodes. Lots to unpack and get real about.
Jun 01, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Newborns don't come with user manuals and neither do teens and adult kids. Stacy & Stacy talk about letting kids go while holding them close in your heart. The key is to let them know you are always there...just not as close by as you were when they were little. Here's the interview with Dr. Jeff Thompson.
May 25, 2022•31 min•Ep. 6
In this episode, you really get to know Stacy Farquharson and her heart for the elderly. This is a life-changing talk! Hardly anyone talks about it, but being open to life changes as our parents get older and we find ourselves sandwiched between caring for our kiddos and the elderly. Stacy Farquharson has years of experience in communities and nursing homes (yes, nursing homes, not what they used to be). She was as a director and caretaker and has some practical and beautiful insights for ensuri...
May 18, 2022•43 min•Ep. 5
Tool #1 - Boundaries! Stacy & Stacy discuss the confidence of sacramental marriage and how that helped them understand how to set healthy boundaries. Here is the one main tool that helped them understand the grace of Christ in marriage as Catholic wives. Boundaries! They recommend the book by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. And they bring that idea into the Sacrament of Matrimony.
May 11, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Stacy & Stacy walk you through how to confront your Good, Bad, and Ugly using Clint Eastwood's spaghetti Western, Pope Benedict XVI's Spe Salvi, and St. Augustine's Confessions. (Clint's in good company!) This exercise is about digging deep in yourself, through grace, to give all of yourself to Christ so you can then love all of the people in your life. It's about healing all the discord, and it works! Let's get real and kick some devil booty. Scriptures Quoted: "Or do you hold his priceless...
May 04, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Stacy & Stacy talk about 1) how scary it was while priests in a Tribunal sat around a table in a poorly lit room deciding the fate of their futures, 2) how foreign the word "annulment" is to non-Catholics, 3) learning to trust God in the process, to trust God in His Church, 4) the ongoing helplessness as people in ministry can seem unwilling to empathize, and 5) how God has His ways of reminding us that He's with us all along. (Oh, and there were thunderstorms rumbling in the background!)...
Apr 27, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Stacy & Stacy get real about the paralyzing fear of watching our kids exercise free will, especially when it involves mortal sin. They dig deep to talk about how to confront the helpless feeling with hope instead of "wallering" in despair.
Apr 20, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
