We are so excited to welcome our very first guest, Madison Chastain! Madison is the social media manager and a contributing writer at FemCatholic, an online community for Catholic women who seek to find the intersection of truth where feminism meets Catholicism. She is also the Vocational Discernment Coordinator for L’Arche Chicago, a ministry for Catholics with disabilities. Her love for this ministry comes from her own experience growing up with a brother with profound special needs. Recently, Madison wrote an article for FemCatholic about the unexpected blessings she has received and the intentional mindset she has developed in her relationship with her agnostic fiancé. In this episode we discuss how to date with an open mind as well as an alert conscience and how we as women can better seek out men of virtue instead of only those who check certain “boxes.”

Note: This was actually the very first episode we ever recorded so we appreciate your patience with us figuring out audio levels and such. Also, Mary apologizes for using the same Albert Einstein quote two episodes in a row.

Check out our links below for related information and our recommendations of things we have been enjoying lately!

In this first episode, we ask each other the basic questions we use to introduce our guests so that you guys can get to know us and where our hearts are coming from as we start this podcast, as well as some of the experiences (positive and negative) that motivated us to start it. If you know us in real life, you may want to skip ahead, but you may miss out on some pretty epic references to The Sound of Music and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Please enjoy this very first episode and check out the links below for some great resources that are bringing about joy and spiritual fruit in our lives!