The Fountains of Carrots Podcast

The Church has a wonderful gift to offer in her Catholic Social Teaching. We’re talking a little bit about how much we miss when we ignore CST and why we should care about it with the fabulous Karianna Frey in this episode.

Karianna is a mom, a classical educator, a speaker, and the author of Serviam Non Serviam: A Daily Examination of Conscience Journal. And lucky you because she’s sharing her gift of teaching to teach us all about the different themes of Catholic Social Teaching! In fact, we got so wrapped up in all the great thoughts and insights into these Church teachings that we had to make this episode a two-parter (this is part 2 so be sure to listen to part 1 first!)

We’re diving into what the different themes of Catholic Social Teaching are and what the Biblical basis for each is. Karianna also chose a different Catholic woman (saint or figure) that exemplifies each theme so we can understand each theme in action. You will learn so much (and likely get to know a few friends in heaven as she shares about these holy women.)

So grab a cup of iced tea while it’s still summer and enjoy!

Things we talked about today:

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Karianna’s books

Serviam Non Serviam

The Virtuous Path

To find Karianna:

* her website* Instagram

Today’s episode is sponsored by Zelie Beans Coffee

Zelie Beans Coffee is a small family-owned business committed to sourcing high quality, ethically sourced coffee beans. They ensure that growers receive fair prices so they can reinvest in their farms and families. And they provide delicious coffee mailed straight to your doorstep. (And it’s GOOD. Ask Haley. She’s been ordering from them for almost a year!)

With a minimum purchase of 2 bags of great coffee, use the discount code CARROTS to get 15% off any coffee order (subscriptions excluded). Head over to Zelie Beans Coffee to order!

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The Church has a wonderful gift to offer in her Catholic Social Teaching. We’re talking a little bit about how much we miss when we ignore CST and why we should care about it with the fabulous Karianna Frey in this episode.

Karianna is a mom, a classical educator, a speaker, and the author of Serviam Non Serviam: A Daily Examination of Conscience Journal. And lucky you because she’s sharing her gift of teaching to teach us all about the different themes of Catholic Social Teaching! In fact, we got so wrapped up in all the great thoughts and insights into these Church teachings that we had to make this episode a two-parter (so tune in next week for part two).

We’re diving into what the different themes of Catholic Social Teaching are and what the Biblical basis for each is. Karianna also chose a different Catholic woman (saint or figure) that exemplifies each theme so we can understand each theme in action. You will learn so much (and likely get to know a few friends in heaven as she shares about these holy women.)

So grab a cup of iced tea while it’s still summer and enjoy!

Things we talked about today:

(Links to Amazon.com are affiliate links)

Karianna’s books

Serviam Non Serviam

The Virtuous Path

To find Karianna:

* her website* Instagram

Today’s episode is sponsored by Zelie Beans Coffee

Zelie Beans Coffee is a small family-owned business committed to sourcing high quality, ethically sourced coffee beans. They ensure that growers receive fair prices so they can reinvest in their farms and families. And they provide delicious coffee mailed straight to your doorstep. (And it’s GOOD. Ask Haley. She’s been ordering from them for almost a year!)

With a minimum purchase of 2 bags of great coffee, use the discount code CARROTS to get 15% off any coffee order (subscriptions excluded). Head over to Zelie Beans Coffee to order!

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you!

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community! You’ll also have access to our patron book clubs (new one starting up in mid-September reading Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon!

We’re back from our summer break and excited to kick off the new season of the podcast with none other than the fabulous Sally Clarkson!

If you don’t already know and love Sally, you will after you listen to this episode. Sally is the author of many bestselling books on parenting, Christian living, and education. She is a podcaster, speaker, wife, and mama to four grown children. One of her daughters has even joined us on the podcast before to talk about books!

Sally’s books and podcast have been sources of inspiration, encouragement, and wisdom to us in our parenting and homeschooling journeys, so it was an absolute treat to get to chat with her this week. (We tried our best not to fangirl the whole time but…well…you be the judge of whether we succeeded or not.)

We’ve both been homeschooling our crews for awhile, but we know that many of our dear listeners are unexpectedly being pushed into homeschooling for the first time (thanks, a lot, pandemic!). Whatever your schooling situation is this year, it’s probably highly irregular, and we ALL need some encouragement and vision right now. And Sally just released a new book, Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child’s Heart to the Beauty of Learning, that is sure to be just what you need.

In this episode, Sally is sharing from her experience and wisdom about lighting the fire of curiosity, wonder, and love for learning in our children and her insights will apply whether you’re homeschooling, virtual schooling, or sending your kids to a brick and mortar this year. We talk about how so much of our children’s education isn’t merely academic. It’s all intertwined with parenting and cultivating our children’s little souls and equipping them with what they need. And when we do this well, the academic stuff flows naturally! We also chat a little bit about educating out-of-the-box kids (Sally and Haley have some of those and maybe you do, too!) and being the mentors and models that our children need to thrive during this crazy year.

We know that in this very difficult season, you will benefit so much from the grace that Sally has to offer in this episode! So grab a cup of tea and a scone (really, Sally would want you to!) and enjoy her wisdom.

Things we talked about today:

(Links to Amazon.com are affiliate links)

Sally’s new book

Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child’s Heart to the Beauty of Learning

The Awaking Wonder At Home Conference (register now! It’s available at no cost!)

To find Sally:

* her podcast: At Home with Sally* her website: SallyClarkson.com* Instagram* Facebook

Today’s episode is sponsored by 

We’ve kept you waiting for our deep dive attention to Greta Gerwig’s new adaptation of Little Women, but we think this episode is worth the wait!

Mary Rose Somarriba, writer, speaker, editor of Natural Womanhood, and associate editor of Verily Magazine, is with us today talking about the beauty of seeing a classic through fresh eyes.

We discuss why adapting a film isn’t the same as copy and pasting a book onto the screen, and how this film brings together Louisa May Alcott’s life and perspective with her masterpiece novel. We of course talk about the actors, their performances and casting, as well as the choices Gerwig made in bouncing back and forth through time. But you won’t want to miss our individual opinions about the ending and how each one of us came away with different opinions.

To find Mary Rose:

* her website

Today’s episode is sponsored by Kolbe Academy.

Kolbe Academy is a faithfully Catholic and academically rich home education program created out of the desire to revitalize Catholic education. The ultimate goal of a Kolbe education is to guide your children to salvation through a recognition of truth, beauty, and goodness. Kolbe Academy offers three flexible options including traditional home education, live online classes with an instructor, and self-paced homeschooling to fit your family’s needs. In response to current circumstances Kolbe has expanded it’s online courses to include full programs for grades K-5. With Kolbe Academy, you never have to face the unique challenges of homeschooling alone. Their passionate and qualified team will help you every step of the way—whether it’s grading, customizing a curriculum to suit your child’s needs, or learning the ropes of home education.

And to download the Kolbe Academy reading list with over 5,000 titles for children of all ages head to their website!Thank you to Kolbe Academy for supporting our podcast, and thank you for supporting our sponsors – you’re the best listeners around!

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In today’s episode, we’re talking with Dr. Scott Hahn, renowned speaker, professor, and best selling author of many wonderful books including Rome Sweet Home and The Lamb’s Supper. Dr. Hahn is also the founder and director of the St. Paul Center and he has a new book out, co-authored by our friend and yours, Emily Stimpson Chapman, titled Hope to Die: The Christian Meaning of Death and the Resurrection of the Body.

We’re so excited to share this conversation with you because it’s all about living (okay, and dying) in the reality of our resurrected Lord. Dr. Hahn shares about releasing a book about death during a global pandemic, why our bodies are more than a shell for our souls, how our Christian beliefs affect how we treat bodies after death, and what burial rituals and funeral liturgy reveal. But, just as the title of his book claims, it’s a hopeful conversation full of the joy of the Resurrection! We are indeed an Easter people.

Dr. Hahn’s new book:

Hope to Die

How to connect with Scott Hahn:

* web site* Twitter* Facebook* Instagram

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you!

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons (our latest is about the new Emma film adaptation) as well as to the FoC Slack community! You’ll also have access to our patron book clubs and receive a cute sticker in the mail from us.

We’re also just beginning our book club of Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Phillippe. Become a patron today and join us!

Come hang out with us!

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How are we, as Christians, called to participate in politics? How does our faith inform our vote? How do we find a way forward when the two-party American system leaves us without options that line up with the Gospel? These are the questions a lot of us are wrestling with–now more than ever.

In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Amar Patel, running-mate of Brian Carroll, the presidential candidate for the American Solidarity Party–a 3rd party built on Christian Democratic values. Amar and his family live in the Chicago area where he and his wife are teachers.

We talk with Amar about a consistently pro-life party, why voting for a small 3rd party isn’t throwing your vote away, the moral nightmare Christians face in our two-party system, racism in America, and how even families in the thick of raising young children can participate in political life.

Enjoy this thought-provoking and timely conversation!

Things we talked about:

Amar’s blog posts: The False Meritocracy and What Christian Democracy Means to Me

Alasdair MacIntyre’s brief essay: The Only Vote Worth Casting in November

How to connect with Amar:

* American Solidarity Party site

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you!

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons (our latest is about the new Emma film adaptation) as well as to the FoC Slack community! You’ll also have access to our patron book clubs and receive a cute sticker in the mail from us.

We’re also just beginning our book club of Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Phillippe. Become a patron today and join us!

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,750+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

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We’re so excited to share this wonderful conversation with our friend and yours, Rachel Balducci, about overcommitment, vocation, and balance in your life! But before we introduce Rachel and share the details of what we talked about in this episode, we wanted to let you know that this isn’t the episode we planned to release today. We had scheduled this episode with Rachel for two weeks from today so that we could share a very timely conversation with a wonderful guest about racism, American politics, and how we, as Catholics, can participate in changing our communities. The problem is, the recording cut out partway through and we’ll need to re-record it due to those technical issues–fingers crossed for releasing next week.

Why are we bothering to trouble you with details of recording tech snafus? Because we didn’t want you to think that we were ignoring current events and the pain our black brothers and sisters are suffering. Talking about difficult issues that might make us uncomfortable is important. After you listen to Rachel’s great insights today, if you’re looking for wisdom on how we, as Catholics, can address racism, check out our February episode with the wonderful Gloria Purvis.

And without further ado…today’s episode! Our guest Rachel Balducci is a mom of six, an author, a speaker, a cohost of The Gist on CatholicTV, and because she has so much free time on her hands, she also teaches journalism at Augusta University. In this episode Rachel shares about the plague of being overcommitted and we discuss how coronavirus has pushed all of us to examine how we order our lives. Rachel guides us through discerning what we spend our time and energy on and shells out some fantastic parenting advice. Get ready for some podcast pep talk! We felt like we should have paid Rachel a life coaching fee after 45 minutes of this conversation!

So grab a cup of iced coffee and enjoy this great conversation!

Rachel’s new book

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Overcommitted: Cut Chaos and Find Balance

How to connect with Rachel:

* Instagram* Facebook* Blog

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We are really excited to share this conversation with the fabulous Gracy Olmstead today! This has been such a challenging couple of months and sometimes it helps process this season by framing things in a different light. While we do not want to be Pollyanna-ish over a global crisis (nobody needs that!) we wanted to help ourselves think through what we’re experiencing and the future ahead by exploring what could be. We are well aware of all the things that are falling apart right now and grieving them. But how could this pandemic motivate good changes? What if some things that have come to light during this scary season will convince us to take action or re-examine how we structure our lives? Yes, there may be some wishful thinking in our musings, but we struck on some interesting ideas.

We knew Gracy was the right person to have on the show on this topic because we love the thoughtful insights into family, localism, and farming in her writing. If you’re not already reading Gracy’s work, we know you’re just going to fall in love with her. Gracy is a wife, mother, and writer. She’s currently working on a book about her experience growing up in a farming community and you don’t want to miss out on her monthly email newsletter of beautiful thoughts and great reads she finds.

In this episode we dive into so many possible results of this pandemic: can we change our food habits to keep things local now that problems with the current system have been highlighted for us? Is sourdough bread baking a fad or have we really rediscovered the beauty of slow food as a culture? Will being stuck at home remind us that we actually really like home? Is working-from-home going to be a permanent shift that helps employees center life around their family schedule rather than their employer’s schedule? Will multi-generational living becoming more appealing?

So grab a cup of coffee and enjoy this great conversation!

How to connect with Gracy:

* Twitter* Facebook* Email Newsletter

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you!

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons (our latest is about the new Emma film adaptation) as well as to the FoC Slack community! You’ll also have access to our patron book clubs and receive a cute sticker in the mail from us.

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Today on the podcast we’re chatting with one of our favorite folks: Brandon Vogt. After hearing over and over again about how many Catholics feel uncomfortable in conversations where they might have to explain Church teaching (especially to someone outside the faith), Brandon wrote a book called What to Say and How to Say It. The goal is to help lay people have clarity about what the Church actually teaches so that they can communicate clearly instead of becoming nervous or defensive in conversations about hot button issues.

Brandon has been a friend of the podcast for ages and in addition to his work as Content Director of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries he’s the author of several books and the co-host of a new podcast: The Burrowshire. He lives with his lovely wife and adorable children in central Florida.

Most of us have certain Catholic topics that we really dread having to explain to friends and family because we’re worried that disagreement might damage relationships or that conversations on these issues will become awkward or heated. Brandon has great advice about how to prevent those anxieties by preparing ourselves so that we can truly communicative well without emotions running high. In this episode we also discuss Brandon’s new podcast and the huge recent event in his life: completing his first Jane Austen novel.

So grab a cup of tea (or something stronger–it’s a pandemic!) and enjoy this great conversation:

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Books we mentioned:

What to Say and How to Say It by Brandon Vogt

Why I am Catholic by Brandon Vogt

How to connect with Brandon:

* Podcast* Facebook* Web site* Instagram

Sponsor

A big thanks to this week’s sponsor: Catholic Extension!

As people across the globe have been burdened with the struggles and uncertainty of the pandemic, Catholic Extension is providing a creative way to lift spirits during this time, while also promoting the vitality of faith in the poor communities supported by the organization.

Catholic Extension launched “Songs in Solidarity” to support mission dioceses across the country who, already struggling for daily survival,

Struggling with the up and downs and disappointments of life in, ahem, our current situation? We are, too. So we called a friend to talk about it. The founder of the well-known Catholic Feminist Podcast, Claire Swinarski joins us on this episode! Claire is the author of multiple books, including What Happens Next (available for pre-order!) and Girl, Arise: A Catholic Feminist’s Invitation to Live Boldly, Love Your Faith, and Change the World. She lives just outside of Milwaukee, WI with her husband and two kids.

In this episode we talk about what our days look like and the little griefs of how this pandemic is affecting all our lives. We discuss the hard things and then the guilt over knowing others are suffering much more! As moms, we notice how different ages of kids make certain things easier or harder and we talk about how different people deal with stress (and that it’s okay not to deal with it the same way as the next person). We hope this episode makes you feel supported during this crazy time. So mix up a quarantini and enjoy!

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Claire’s new book:

What Happens Next

How to connect with Claire:

* Podcast* Facebook* Twitter* Instagram

Sponsor

This episode is sponsored by Happy Nest Home Goods. Theresa of Happy Nest Home Goods offers modern Catholic embroidery art and patterns, sacrifice beads, and diffuser jewelry to help us embrace everyday holiness at home.

If you’re interested in trying your hand at a new hobby these days take a look at the Instant Download Embroidery patterns. (Skill levels from super beginner to very experienced are available.)

If you’re looking for a great way to help turn the thousands of small disappoints of quarantine life into offerings of love for God, check out the Sacrifice beads available in a variety of styles including adorable peg doll sacrifice beads.

Fountains of Carrots Listeners receive 10% off any order over $10 with code FOC10 and 15% off any order over $45 with code FOC15Both codes are good until May 5, 2020. So head over to the shop today!

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Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community! You’ll also have access to our patron book clubs. (We just started  Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery but it’s not too late to join in!)

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