On The Road To Perfection

On The Road To Perfection Episode 132: Solidarity With The Church After going over their Frustrations With The Church in an earlier episode , Beth and Kristofer now explain Solidarity With The Church. What exactly does that mean? How can we know if we are in solidarity with the Church? Beth and Kristofer dive into the relationship we should have with the Church and by extension our relationship to...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 131: It Works! With a great sigh of relief and near shouts of joy, we share a wonderful discovery: What we have been practicing for decades, talking about in the last 130 episodes, and teaching for years actually works for others, too! This discovery – and edification – comes after spending a recent weekend with two listeners (and HOO supporters), and...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 130: Frustrations With The Church Starting with the God-given right we have as outlined in Canon Law, in this delicate topic, Beth and Kristofer discuss their frustrations with the Church, from the misuse of liturgy to the administration of the Church. But this is not a gripe session on this rainy and windy day; they explain the canon law, historical, pastoral and...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 129: Relying On The Holy Family In the day-to-day struggles of raising a family, let alone a holy family, and living in a sinful world, we have to Rely On The Holy Family for support and guidance. But how often do we think of Jesus, Joseph, and Mary together as the basic unit of society – a family? Beth and Kristofer share insights into how they relate with...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 128: Taking Kids to Mass – Age 7 and Above How do we take kids to Mass after they have achieved the Age of Reason; after they’ve received First Communion? Beth and Kristofer talk about how to help our newly enlightened children better understand the Mass. They talk about their own trials and errors and explain the need and importance of taking these ch...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 127: Giving Back The season of giving is here. And where there is giving, there is getting, so how do we Give Back? Beth and Kristofer reflect on this topic in both a material and spiritual sense in this episode right before The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! They discuss the importance of humility and gratitude during this season and offer insights into how you...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 126: Spiritual Reading What are spiritual readings? What is spiritual reading? Beth and Kristofer discuss the purpose and reason why we should read spiritual books. They talk about their experiences with spiritual reading, how it has affected them, and why it is important for all of us to read spiritual books. And they offer some suggestions on what to read. Beth...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 125: The Immaculate Conception What is the Immaculate Conception? Or, more specifically, who is the Immaculate Conception? In this podcast Beth and Kristofer explain this dogma and correct any misunderstandings about this Holy Day of Obligation. They detail the reasoning and understanding behind The Immaculate Conception, as well as why it really matters to unders...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 124: The Sacred Role of Women in the Church The sacred role of women in the Church goes back to the time before Jesus came to Earth – way before! In this episode, we talk about that – after a short disclaimer from my lovely bride – and how there is an important significance to women being in the Church and the role they play in salvation history....

On The Road To Perfection Episode 123: Is Some Music Bad One man’s vulgarity is another man’s lyric. So says the Supreme Court of the United States, and, coming from that secular view, I begin with the answer that, “Yes, some music is bad.” But there’s a BIG but – and we’re not talking Bobby Jimmy and the Crickets! Though this topic is right up my alley, D...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 122: Raising Kids In These Times Raising Kids In These Times is HARD! How do we do it? How do we raise our children to be in this word but not of it? What is the secret? Is there a formula, a road map, a sequence of strategies and tactics? In this episode we continue our discussion inadvertently begun a couple of weeks ago, focusing on kids and what they and we ha...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 121: Being a Family of Prayer In the past, Beth and Kristofer have talked about how to do family prayer. In this episode, they discuss how to be a family of prayer. They answer how long it takes to “get there” and share some of what it takes, without getting into tactics or strategies or specific practices. Being a family of prayer is a way of life, no...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 120: Moral Relativism What is Moral Relativism? What is wrong with it? How do I counteract it? In this Episode, Beth and Kristofer discuss Moral Relativism and what we can do to fight it and overcome it, despite the Devil’s attempts to stop them from sharing the secrets! (You’ll have to listen to the first part at least to hear the story!) Beth and Kri...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 119: All Souls Day All Souls Day is an often overlooked day of remembrance. Beth and Kristofer explain why the Church celebrates the lives of all the Souls not yet in Heaven. They touch on Purgatory and the path to Heaven. They talk about why we should pray for our deceased loved ones and even those souls who nobody prays for. Also,  Beth and Kristofer answer why...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 118: All Saints Day All Saints Day is the day we celebrate the lives of all of the Saints, and the gift they are to us. But why? What is so important about having a generic day to celebrate people we don’t know about? Don’t we already have a day for the “famous” saints? Beth and Kristofer explain why Catholics make it a point to celebrate t...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 117: The Perils of Halloween Is Halloween the Devil’s Holiday? Is it bad to go trick-or-treating? In this episode of On the Road to Perfection, Beth and Kristofer discuss “The Perils of Halloween” and what it is as both a secular “holiday” and a Catholic celebration of the Holy Saints. They answer all of our questions about Halloween,...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 116: It’s a Mystery What is a Mystery, in the Catholic sense? We all know the spray-painted, flower-laden, Shaggy-and-Scooby-style whodunit mystery. But what is a Catholic Mystery? Beth and Kristofer unmask the meaning behind the word “mystery” and the different Mysteries of the Catholic Faith in this lively episode of On the Road to Perfection!...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 115: Angels Angels we have heard on high! Or at least heard of from on high. This episode includes an interruption by the demons from the start – so much so we had to re-record! Calling out Lucifer, we jump right into giving the etymology of the word “angel,” defining their perfection in true HOO manner. We talk about the type of beings angels ar...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 114: What Are Good Works There is a gnawing question for Catholics and a point of contention Protestants have with us concerning good works. So, having been asked “What Are Good Works?” by our listener, former Protestant Debra, Beth and I took to the streets to explore the question, the reasoning behind the answer, and that nagging idea about whether o...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 113: The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, Marriage, Nuptials, and the ever-endearing “mawwiage” from The Princess Bride … However we refer to it, do we truly understand it? This Sacrament is misunderstood, taken for granted, and completely ignored by many people, but Beth and Kristofer stand up for this extremely impor...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 112: The Sacrament of Holy Orders [This is our first episode with closed captioning. If you use it, please let us know what you think!] Many of us have never seen a Mass of Ordination or the Sacrament of Holy Orders administered. Those of us who have may not understand exactly what is going on. Having been involved in several, Beth and Kristofer go into full detai...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 111: The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is seldom received by us and perhaps the least known of all the Sacraments. Nevertheless, it is important to our understanding of Faith, Hope, and Love. Beth and Kristofer, who have both received this Sacrament, explain all the important details and why this Sacrament is truly impor...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 110: The Sacrament of Reconciliation Reconciliation is a Sacrament of Healing and is most commonly called “Confession.’ But what does that mean and what does it heal? Beth and Kristofer answer this question along with who can receive and give absolution of sins, when absolution of sin can be withheld, and why it is important to receive the Sacrament of...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 109: The Sacrament of The Eucharist Beth and Kristofer jump into “the source and summit of our faith”: The Sacrament of the Eucharist. While there is another episode from two years ago about the Eucharist, and they talk about it regularly, this episode answers the questions about the Real Presence – it ACTUALLY IS the BODY and BLOOD of Jesus Chri...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 108: The Sacrament of Confirmation In our first episode of the Sacraments series, we covered baptism, now, Beth and Kristofer jump head on into perhaps the most misunderstood and misinterpreted sacrament of them all: Confirmation Beth puts Kristofer on the spot by asking him what the sign, or words, of confirmation are. They discuss the where the ordinary minister...