The Empowered Catholic Podcast

From the earliest days of Christianity, people recognized there was something very important and special about being given the words of the Lord's Prayer. Peter Chrysologus was teaching it to some newly baptized Christians and he said: "The angels stand in awe at what you are going to hear today." I think to the modern Christian, the kind of praise and reverence that early Christians showed to this prayer is not in our experience and if we think about it is surprising. I won't say 'we treat it like an old sock', that's not true. . . but there is a sense of familiarity that has come about that is not at all like how the early Christians approached it. Join us in a relaxed conversation as we start to open ourselves up to the depths of this profound prayer.

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SHARPen up your marriage! We have some high-level tips for you. S is Shared Vision or Story. H is healing in your marriage. A is attend to the marriage bond. R is the R-word, you know what it is: Relationship! Brush up on your R skills! Be a better friend. P is for personal growth. Gotta grow. When you grow, you will bring new energy to the relationship.

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Husbands really, really want to please their wives. C'mon, I mean, St. Paul even warns us about it! Laura Doyle wants wives to believe it and lean into it by telling their husbands what would please them. The trick is to do so without being demanding or unpleasant. Listen in for this how-to marriage tip!

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Laura Doyle, The Empowered Wife, Updated and Expanded Edition: Six Surprising Secrets for Attracting Your Husband's Time, Attention, and Affection 2023, BenBella Books.

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Much of what is taught about having a great marriage is not very helpful, according to marriage guru John Gottman. He says one of the biggest keys is to learn how to cultivate a deep friendship. He writes, "I rarely see small moments of connection in the tapes of couples who later divorce or report their marriage has permanently soured". Cultivate a connection with the habit of "turning toward" your spouse. There are big moments, like being asked to do something that takes a lot of time; you are not likely to miss those! Be in the habit of also paying attention to the many small moments where you can turn toward your spouse. When they talk to you, give them your full attention. When they point something out, check it out. Look for these "bids" for attention, affection, humor, or support.

Referenced Materials

John Gottman and Nan Silver, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert Harmony/Rodale. Rev. 2015

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Our "maps" of who we "know" our husband or wife can get outdated. We have assumptions about them that are not true anymore. We could ask better questions: curious, open-ended questions that are gentle and inquisitive. We give you some good ideas about how to ask those questions. We also discuss the five levels of sharing. It's surprising how seldom we reach the deepest levels, even after many years of marriage. It's a lot easier to stay at the medium levels, like making your preferences known, because going deeper can be more risky. We can't expect our husband or wife to keep up to date on "who I am now" if we don't share at the deepest levels. Revealing ourselves is part of discovering the depths of each other.

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If you are struggling with your goals, we offer you five common reasons that goals are not accomplished. One of them is that our goal does not require taking measurable actions, so we don't know if we are executing our plan. For example, if you have a goal to improve a certain relationship, that could be a wonderful intention but it does not require any measurable actions, so it's not a goal. But if you thought about that relationship and decided that you wanted to have better conversations, then you are getting closer. What action could you take for better conversations? If you read a relationship book, you might realize that there are skills to being a good listener. You could list those skills and track how consistently you practice them, and how many times you missed opportunities to do so. You might use a checklist, a journal, or capture notes to your daily planner. Now you're cooking. Join us as we discuss other common reasons you might not be achieving your goals!

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We often lack what's needed to actually make changes. In other words, we often have a goal and do not realize we are not ready to chase that goal. So we are not successful in creating the change. I think all of us have experienced that!! It's not as easy as "just deciding" to do "it." Karen shares the four requirements for change. The first one is to GET RID of the baggage that's associated with the change. Join us as she explains what that means and shares the other three requirements for change.

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Today's episode is an EXERCISE to create great goals for yourself. Jump in and try it! As we practice the virtue of living in the moment (episode 101) we might wonder: Am I doing what I'm meant to do at this time? Having great GOALS helps with this question. What if you had great, inspiring goals? A strong direction? Often our goals are a glorified to-do list that provides little true direction. "Gotta do more better" is not inspiring and it's not a great strategy for actually doing better. Join for a few minutes to get some new ideas for goals in your life! Because life is growth and growth is change and you have goals; the question is are they conscious and in focus or just sorta meh goals?

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Living in the present moment is a habit to help us reach for interior peace and integrate our lives. God is never early, He's never late, He's always right on time. God's grace is found in the present moment. If you are in the present, as Jaques Philippe says, you "entrust the past to the mercy of God and trust the future to His providence, doing just what is required of you today," and that helps you receive grace, because "sterile regrets, rumination on the past, and worries about the future cut us off from divine grace." Peace and grace that's what we need. Listen in as we discuss why this skill is invaluable and give some pointers on how to better practice this habit.

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Listen to catch some new thoughts about the way you think about time! The modern mind thinks of time as a commodity. As a tool or a resource. There's a limited amount of it. We have a lot of sayings that reflect this viewpoint, such as "time is money." Or "living on borrowed time," or "it's about time." But time is more than another object we use. Time was created by God as a way for us to participate in eternity. We often think of time as the enemy, as something we compete with, or as an unstoppable force. We could, however, learn new perspectives that lead us to trust in time, to value it as our participation in eternity, and to connect the past and the future together in the present moment by way of narrative.

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