JonMarc and Teresa Grodi go in-depth in examining feelings-based decision-making versus intellectual openness. How can I tell if I’m rationalizing? What are the hallmarks of prudential reasoning?
Episode 70 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Chat with Teresa about organizing a deeply spiritual Catholic pilgrimage with friends at Catholic Faith Journeys - https://catholicfaithjourneys.com/ Marc Barnes “Sticking it Out” - https://newpolity.com/blog/sticking-it-out Chesterton’s Orthodoxy (“The Maniac” Chapter) - Full Text - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16769/16769-h/16769-h.htm#CHAPTER_II_The_Maniac Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/am-i-rationalizing-whats-the-difference-between-rationalization-and-prudential-judgement This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

Sinning sucks. We all do it. So what does a Saint do when they sin? JonMarc and Teresa discuss different ways that a sinner reacts to their own sin and what trajectory those reactions have. What it means to live in fear and what it means to live as a Son or Daughter of the King.
Episode 69 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Chat with Teresa about organizing a deeply spiritual Catholic pilgrimage with friends at Catholic Faith Journeys - https://catholicfaithjourneys.com/ Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/how-do-you-react-to-your-own-sin This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

JonMarc and Teresa Grodi share thoughts about the experience of prayer they’ve had over the course of their lives. Some mistaken ideas and practices and some hacks.

Episode 68 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Chat with Teresa about organizing a deeply spiritual Catholic pilgrimage with friends at Catholic Faith Journeys - https://catholicfaithjourneys.com/ Two Old Men by Leo Tolstoy (Full Text online): https://www.invialumen.org/uploads/3/7/5/4/37541063/twooldmen-tolstoy.pdf Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/thats-not-how-novenas-work This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

CShould Catholics be afraid of looking for the truth in aliens and UFOs? Are accounts of aliens a trick of the devil? JonMarc and Teresa Grodi welcome Dr. Paul Thigpen, former editor of TAN publishing, author of “Manual For Spiritual Warfare” and “Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith: Are We Alone in the Universe with God and the Angels?”, to discuss the long history of Church dialogue on the subject of extraterrestrial intelligent life.

Episode 67 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/aliens-ufos-and-the-catholic-church-with-dr-paul-thigpen This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

JonMarc and Teresa Grodi discuss Mother Teresa, Theology of the Body, Josef Pieper, and the ultimate cleaning motivation for the Christian.

Welcome to Elevate Ordinary podcast!! Check out all of our podcasts and support the show at ElevateOrdinary.com. Episode 66 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/cleaning-and-theology-of-the-body-cleaning-motiviation This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

Can playing engine-building board games help you learn how to build “treasure in heaven”? JonMarc and Teresa discuss how habits cultivated in board games can help you grow virtuous habits AND build family and community camaraderie.
Episode 65 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/board-games-practical-tools-for-building-marriage-and-family This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

Stable families take more than one generation. Are you undercutting families and the Church by your generational divides? JonMarc and Teresa discuss parish politics and Catholic trends in light of how they are effecting the Church’s potency in the world.
Episode 64 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi “Sticking it Out” by Marc Barnes: https://newpolity.com/blog/sticking-it-out “An Economy for the Family” by Pontifical Council for the Family:  https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=5171 SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/stable-families-take-more-than-one-generation This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

Do you find yourself scrolling to find out what Catholic influencers tell you what you should care about today? Are you looking for the next list of things from a perfect influencer that will make your Catholic life perfect? Does it ever feel like you are just swinging on a pendulum, rather than rooted in Christ? JonMarc and Teresa discuss how the virtues make you a stable person who can jump off that pendulum and build something stable for the Kingdom.

Episode 63 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Bandwagons episode  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUlnWx64-Mk&t=2059s Liesure episode feat. Simone Rizkallah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kHvvIPCFzQ Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/pendulums-how-to-stop-swinging-like-a-pendulum-and-become-stable This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

JonMarc and Teresa finish their conversation on Homeschooling. After soliciting questions on social media, we offer practical advice and answer your questions! Please be sure to check out the two previous parts of this series on Homeschooling.
Episode 62 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/catholic-homeschooling-family-of-8-part-3-Q-and-A Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

Even if you don’t plan to homeschool, this episode is for anyone who wants to think through their own relationship with education. This Part 2 of a 3-Part homeschooling series, JonMarc and Teresa discuss three steps for a successful homeschool: 1) Learning your child, 2) Learning yourself, 3) Learning your environment.
Episode 61 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/catholic-homeschooling-family-of-8-part-2-three-things-for-a-succesful-homeschool Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io