Living Fullness

Stina sits down with Virtue Ministry team member, Elise Drum, to chat about the necessity of understanding and communicating expectations in the various relationships in your life, by communicating, defining roles and having the reasons why.  Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help us share our mission. Join our Community on Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/LivingFullness ) for exclusive content...

This episode Padre and Stina talk about the necessity of marriage preparation not just in the last six months before marriage, but in all aspects of our maturation. They cover the problem of the lack of resources for couple and individuals, and that marriage and couples counselling is for EVERYONE. Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help us share our mission. Join our Community on Patreon ( https...

Referencing the podcast episode ‘When Church stops working featuring Andrew Root’, our first episode back is one requested by Bishop Mark Edwards. We crack open the issue of the classic 'bucket list', and how that is essentially against the Christian life, as it focuses on what we can 'tick' off rather than how we can become a saint. Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help us share our mission. J...

Stina and Padre sit down for our final episode of the season, tackling the current issue of cancel culture and balancing that with living a Christian identity. How do we navigate this, find the balance and live in the world, but not of the world? Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help us share our mission. Join our Community on Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/LivingFullness ) for exclusive con...

This week we have special guest Paul Ninnes from Real Talk Australia breaching the topic of teaching children consent. We open with how to define consent, teaching respect of the body and a healthy level of body autonomy, how to educate children providing the appropriate language for ages and early education in the warning against porn. All this and more, so we are so happy to have Paul on the pod...

In this week’s episode, Stina and Padre confront the issue of the ‘not now, later’ attitude, and the virtue of diligence and vice of disobedience. They address how this attitude can form bad habits and the sin of slothfulness and laziness if not addressed, and how ultimately it is a form of love to act in the now. Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help us share our mission. Join our Community on...

In this episode we have Emily Shaw co-hosts with Stina and Padre, as they talk about the importance of a ‘motherhood village’ as mothers live out their vocation. They cover the benefits of a village, plus the topics of societal isolation, cliques, healing from rejection and how men can play a role. TBG Emily - Arrival of new nephew Padre – His brother Marcus turned 50 Stina - Reveal the gift - Lis...

SPECIAL GUEST! We have special guest Daniel Principe, from Collective Shout, tackling sex exploitation and sexualisation of society. Daniel sits down with Stina, covering the topic of authentic masculinity, plus pornography, respecting women, child sexual abuse, and tackling true intimacy in this modern day. Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help us share our mission. Join our Community on Patre...

Have you heard the term 'I'm spiritual not religious' and wondered if you could be like that? In this episode Padre and Stina have a chat about the implications of being spiritual without a religion and why it might seem appealing at this time in society, as well as some of their personal views on the matter.   Subscribe or follow the Podcast and help up share our mission. Join our Community on Pa...

We are sharing part three of our book study unpacking Jacques Philippe's book 'In the School of the Holy Spirit'. We uncover and speak of the practical criterion to know whether an inspiration comes from God with six points to consider, how we should orientate our hearts for receptivity and more.    Subscribe or follow the Podcast and help up share our mission. Join our Community on Patreon ( http...

In part two of our book study, exploring Jacques Philippe's book 'in the School of the Holy Spirit', we cover 10 ways in which we can foster inspiration from the Holy Spirit.  TBG Stina – Called ambulance to the house. Priest friend coincidently saw police outside, but they weren’t involved. The scenario did provide the chance for the patient to get a blessing though. Padre - ‘The Hound of Heaven’...

This episode is part 1 of our book study covering the book by Fr Jacques Philippe 'In the School of the Holy Spirit'. We delve into how increasing in holiness is not the work of ourselves, but the desire and work of God within us, and how conversion of our natures to the virtuous is not a road taken by ourselves, plus much more! Subscribe or follow the Podcast and help up share our mission. Join o...

SPECIAL GUEST! We are so excited and pleased to have Bobby Angel on the podcast talking seminary and vocational discernment, it’s many facets, it’s ability for spiritual and moral formation and learning God's Will for your life.  Watch this guest interview on YouTube and join our Patreon for further content  Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help up share our mission. Join our Community on Patre...

Padre and Stina sit down to chat about how our Western culture tends to deal with leisure through excess and escapism, rather than true wholesome ways of recreation and connection. They break it open plus give you some tips as to how to embrace leisure in its truest form.   Find our Podcast Notes here: Podcast Notes   Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help up share our mission. Join our Communit...

In this episode Fr Sean Byrnes and Stina Constantine cover the often wrongly interpreted Gospel passage of 'turning the other cheek'. We delve into what is true charity in our actions, in the plight of seeking fair and true Christian justice, and also covering mimetic violence and how Christ is the answer to all.   Find our Podcast Notes here: Podcast Notes   Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and he...

Stina and Virtue Ministry team member Elise Drum co-host this week and break open Francis de Sales’ book ‘The Devoted Life’. They ask the questions what is devotion, who are we devoted to and how to implement this approach to our daily life?   Find our Podcast Notes here: Podcast Notes   Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help up share our mission. Join our Community on Patreon for Exclusive Cont...

Stina and Padre sit down to discuss why they weren't so excited to be living in the same place, when everyone expected otherwise. Was this strange? Was there something wrong? They dig into this topic, knowing that friendship centred on Christ will look different.   TBG Stina Constantine - Gathering place at the cathedral - funny Padre - Integrity Restored – Resource for battling pornography   Subs...

In our Easter episode Fr Sean Byrnes and Stina Constantine chat about being witnesses to the Resurrection through hope, and how to overcome that when life brings us challenges. TBG Padre - Staff Spirituality Day at a school Stina – Fr Jacques Phillipe - In the School of the Holy Spirit   Subscribe or follow the Podcast and help up share our mission. Join our Community on Patreon for Exclusive Cont...

Holy week is around the corner, and our co-hosts are having a chat about Good Friday - the Agony in the Garden, and why do we call it 'Good' Friday? TBG: Padre: Romano Guardini - The humanity of Christ: Contribution to a Psychology of Jesus Stina: God’s creativity (bioethics vs psychology) in different people   Find our Podcast Notes here: Podcast Notes Subscribe or follow the Podcast and help up...

This is the first of our co-host episodes, where we bring an extra member from our team to include in our chat. This week we have Grace Feltoe, our social media and marketing manager, onboard to talk about long distance relationships, and do they actually work. We discuss what are and could be positives and negatives to such relationships, and much more!   TBG: Grace: Adoration at the Basilica of...

This episode is in honour of one of our favourite heroes, Joseph - and the what we can learn from his example, particularly that of his silence in scripture. Stina offers a short meditation for your consideration.   T.B.G Padre - Corporal Work of Mercy - burying the dead - a generous parishioner  Stina - Be Healed - by Dr Bob Schuchts     Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help up share our missi...

This episode will be a bit controversial for our culture's ears. Our podcast hosts chat about a more recent trend in the culture of being a 'high value woman' and reference a particular video-podcast show where a group of women and a man were asked to be part of a conversation on men, women and dating. One of the young women becomes triggered by the male interviewee's response to her question 'How...

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Living Fullness Podcast. Our hosts, Stina Constantine and Fr Sean Byrnes, are excited to be bringing you another fresh line up of guest interviews, and exploring different aspects of relationships, culture and spirituality on the path to living life to the full.    In this episode, hear a conversation around the importance of attraction in relationships, and what ha...

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This is our last Episode for Season 2 on the Living Fullness Podcast ... the year is almost out! Join our hosts Stina and Padre as they recap 2022 and look towards 2023.   Find our Podcast Notes here: Podcast Notes   Subscribe or Follow the Podcast and help up share our mission. Join our Community on Patreon for Exclusive Content, behind the scenes, merch and MORE, and watch our guest interviews o...