Technology sure has come a long way.  Think of how many stand alone items that one device has replaced – camera, video camera, radio/CD/Tape player, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, level, compass… the list goes on.

Based on information from Nasa.com that device in your pocket likely has at least 240,000 times the memory of a Voyager spacecraft (16 GB vs. 69.63 KB).

With all that power and promise at your fingertips it’s no wonder that it can be a distraction.  So how do we deal with it?

In light of the recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Chad and Jeff discuss the ways that parents can be vigilant about protecting our children and offer ways to identify warning signs of inappropriate behavior based on learnings from Virtus training and other Youth Protection courses.

Novenas are part of Catholic life, but what exactly are they and where did they come from?  Today Chad and Jeff talk about the origins of the Novena and discuss some of their experiences with these prayers.

Summer is upon us and while Jeff is on vacation Chad enlists his oldest son, Evan, to join as a guest host to discuss some upcoming movies, the Expectometer, the potential flops and the criteria the Williams family uses to gauge “family friendliness.”

The Final Chapter in our Three-Part Series honoring the 50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae, we discuss “The Talk” – that awkward conversation that we have with our kids about sex, and how its best that it comes from you instead of someone else.

We frame the conversation in the context of St. John Paul the Great’s Theology of the Body.

Resources:

Christopher West: http://www.christopherwest.com/

Theology of the Body Institute: http://tobinstitute.org/

TOB for Teens and Middle School Edition http://thetheologyofthebody.com/information/teens.html

Part 2 of a Series on Pope Paul VI’s prophetic encyclical Humanae Vitae, we discuss the problem with pornography, its spread that coincides with the acceptance of birth control, the long term effects that it can cause, and also some HOPE for those who are fighting the good fight.

While we do not get into any detail you may want to consider this episode at least PG-13.

Details discussed in this episode:

Matt Fradd – https://mattfradd.com/

Statistics on Infidelity: http://www.helenfisher.com/downloads/articles/INFIDELITY.pdf

Young Adult Study on the use/acceptance of pornography: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0743558407306348

Pope Paul VI’s masterpiece encyclical Humanae Vitae turns 50 this month and in honor of this momentous occasion, we tackle a momentous topic: NFP.

It’s a topic we’ve been talking about doing since the very beginning, but it took us 34 other episodes to build up the courage to do it.

Have a listen for our sides of the story and… be merciful!

Recently Chris Pratt received the 2018 MTV Our Generation Award and his acceptance speech surprised many.

Jeff and Chad explore some possible reasons why his message was a win with so many, and how we could take some of his cues when sharing the faith.

In light of recent celebrity suicides Chad and Jeff give their take on this tough subject.

What is it about new things that is so attractive?