make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
The Church is experiencing a profound renewal — a new springtime of faith. But what does that look like in your home? In your parish? In your daily life?
We are living in a time of tremendous opportunity for renewal: a new springtime. As Catholics, we aren't called to retreat from the world, but to become leaven within it—to live so fully in the joy and freedom of the Gospel that our lives might become an invitation.
Let's explore what it means to live as an authentic Catholic family in our time: the beauty of the Faith, the reality of raising children in Christ, the struggles and triumphs of Catholic life, and how ordinary families become instruments of the New Evangelization. From marriage and parenthood to education and community, let's look at joy—rooted in Christ and His Church—might become the normal rhythm of Catholic life.
Let's usher in the New Springtime Pope John Paul II proclaimed. Catholic family life doesn't have to look perfect to be beautiful. The world doesn't need more noise. It needs to see Catholics living with conviction, charity, and contagious joy.
Let's make joy normal.
make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
raising boys and raising girls - different
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Christina and I dive into the differences in - brain and chemistry (and how that plays out) in raising and teaching - boys and girls. We veer into sensitivity to readiness, and one of the worst things we can say to our kids.
2:13 - Differences based on research
11:19 - Experience of homeschooling boys and girls
21:19 - Being sensitive to readiness and how to challenge without frustrating
26:34 - The worst thing we can say to our kids
29:01 - How boys/girls express their emotions
36:26 - Don't take things personally
37:43 - Relationship oriented parenting makes you a safe place for your child
43:21 - Homeschooling is so much bigger than teaching subjects
https://www.amazon.ca/Why-Gender-Matters-Second-Differences/dp/0451497775/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=why+gender+matters&qid=1626734757&sr=8-1
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