Mystery of Parenthood

The Mystery of Parenthood's Farewell episode! In one of their best shows ever, Trey and Stephanie Cashion distill more than a decade's worth of parenting advice and philosophy in one final episode. Discover a profound journey into the heart of Catholic family life with The Mystery of Parenthood — the final chapter. In this touching farewell episode, our hosts, guided by faith and love, condense a...

"'I woke up . . . in the middle of the night to a burning cross in our front yard'... (my Grandfather) was telling his story as a little kid.  He said 'I can remember them banging on the door saying Mr. King, we're not after you, we just want your wife and kids' and he remembers (his father) saying get behind me, he put a chair down, loaded a gun, and he said 'you can't come in here and get 'em bu...

"We have to make sure that our marriage, which is the source (obviously with God's help) . . . of this family as a whole is foundational—it is the center of this family—and if that's not strong, everything else falls apart."   Trey and Stephanie Cashion continue their discussion about parenting in the "funnel" from last week. They discuss the necessity of making your marriage the foundational prin...

"There's plenty of times we've said something and there's definitely a Holy Spirit moment that was like, 'Would you listen to what you're saying? The advice you're giving to your children is the advice you're not taking from Me.' That is part of the mystery of parenthood because we are parented through our parenting—we're parented by God through our parenting."   Trey and Stephanie Cashion use the...

Lots of laughs and joy to be had in this week's episode of The Mystery of Parenthood, with hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion. The Cashions share wisdom and practical advice on how to joyfully parent your children.   Visit redcradio.org or download our RED-C Radio App to access our live radio, listen to all of our podcasts, and find additional information and resources related to our Catholic faith....

In this episode of Mystery of Parenthood, hosts, Trey and Stephanie Cashion, discuss how to create a plan for Holy Week based on your family's needs and your children's capabilities. They talk about tying the Gospels to Holy Thursday, especially John 13-17, and discuss the tradition of visiting different churches for Adoration. The Cashions move through Triduum, discussing different traditions, cu...

In this episode of Mystery of Parenthood, host, Trey, discusses tools for your children's discernment, drawing from Romans 12:2, "Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect." Trey outlines and expands on Abby Sasscer's article for Seton Magazine, " 7 Tools Our Children Nee...

In this episode, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discussed developing a relationship with St. Joseph and how to integrate his and the Blessed Virgin Mary’s examples into our families.  Some resources utilized in this show are from the Abiding Together podcast on St. Joseph, which can be located at this webpage . Some great additional resources on St. Joseph were also given at this same webpage: 1...

On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, host Trey Cashion concludes in a multi-part series, a document from the USCCB entitled Rights and Duties of Parents .  In this document, it shares that parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are...

On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discuss in a multi-part series, a document from the USCCB entitled Rights and Duties of Parents .  In this document, it shares that parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disintere...

On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discuss in a multi-part series, a document from the USCCB entitled Rights and Duties of Parents .  In this document, it shares that parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disintere...

On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, host Trey Cashion discusses how the family is a great place to live out The Beatitudes.  In this discussion, Trey references an online article from teachingcatholickids.com entitled The Beatitudes for Families , which takes the 8 Beatitudes and relates them to everyday family life.  Remember, only God can take the mystery out of parenthood. Pray, parent with a purpose...

On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, host Trey Cashion discusses the article, A Biblical Model for Discipling Children .  The article and host discuss how Deuteronomy 6:4-9 provides five simple qualities of transformational teaching.  These qualities are 1) Relationship, 2) Experience, 3) Truth, 4) Discussion, and 5) Response.  Each of these qualities were broken down in the discussion of this episode. ...

On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, host Trey Cashion discussed the Aleteia article by Tom Hoopes, "3 Things your teen is right about, and 3 things you know better." Remember, only God can take the mystery out of parenthood. Pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, host Trey Cashion continued to discuss the deep meaning of Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical Familiaris Consortio. Importantly, in this episode, Trey completes his study of the encyclical by explaining the family's priestly, prophetic, and royal character as a basis for its role in God's plan of salvation. Remember, only God can take the mystery out of parenthood. P...

On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, host Trey Cashion continued to discuss the deep meaning of Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical  Familiaris Consortio . In this episode, Trey began to survey the section "Participating in the Development of Society." Here John Paul II focused on the important role of the family as the essential cell of society and he unveiled a "Charter of the Rights of the Family." R...

On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, host Trey Cashion continued to discuss the deep meaning of Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical  Familiaris Consortio . Trey continued the section "Serving Life" from the encyclical, especially focusing on the paragraphs dealing with the responsibility and task of parents to educate their children. Remember, only God can take the mystery out of parenthood. Pray, paren...

Merry Christmas! To help you celebrate the season while Trey and Stephanie are taking a well-earned break from the show, we wanted to bring you an encore episode from December 3, 2019. Monica Ashour of TOBET was back on the show to talk with the Cashions about the movie It’s a Wonderful Life and the similarities it has with the Christian life. The film has a powerful message containing a lot of go...

On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, host Trey Cashion continued to discuss the deep meaning of Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical Familiaris Consortio. Importantly, in this episode, Trey articulated the theological backdrop to the pope's defense of the Church's teaching on marriage and sexuality. Remember, only God can take the mystery out of parenthood. Pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God...

In this episode, host Trey Cashion continued to break down the great encyclical of Pope St. John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio. In the second section of the letter, wherein the Holy Father explicates the four fundamental tasks of the family, JPII calls us to greatness by reminding us that, "the fundamental task of the family is to serve life, to actualize in history the original blessing of the Cr...

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, host Trey Cashion began a discussion arc of episodes based on Part Three of Pope St. John Paul II's 1981 encyclical on the "Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World," Familiaris Consortio. In this third part of the letter, the pope sets out "four general tasks for the family in the modern world:" 1) forming a community of persons; 2) serving life; 3) participa...

On Tuesday, October 25, host Trey Cashion completed his review of the article, "Domestic Church? Hold On, It's Just a Family!" by Word on Fire Institute Fellow Robert Mixa. You can listen to the first episode here . Trey used this second installment as a jumping off point from Mixa's explanation that Vatican II recovered the patristic understanding of the family as a domestic church. Trey worked t...

On Tuesday, October 18, host Trey Cashion reviewed the article, "Domestic Church? Hold On, It's Just a Family!" by Word on Fire Institute Fellow Robert Mixa. Especially in light of the recent sixtieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, Trey wanted to revisit the concept of the domestic church, an idea central to the Church Fathers that was resuscitated by the council. Listen in to learn ab...

On this encore presentation of The Mystery of Parenthood, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion talked about what makes the Church who She is, and what makes families “The Domestic Church.” They talked about how Catholic families are meant to be apostolic in nature, a sign of holiness, and a sign of what it means to be Catholic. We are the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Being Apostolic mean...

On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, host Trey Cashion explained the seven attributes of a Catholic disciple. According to a series on discipleship authored by Catholic theologian Bob Rice, a Catholic disciple: 1. has their IDENTITY rooted in being a son/daughter of the Father, 2. is consistent in daily PRAYER, 3. actively participates in the grace of the SACRAMENTS, 4. lives in OBEDIENCE to the teachings...