On The Road To Perfection

On The Road To Perfection Episode 57: Morning Prayer In this episode of On the Road to Perfection, Recorded at  5:30 in the morning. Mama and Daddy talk about their morning prayer routines. Praying in the morning is difficult. Getting up in the morning is one of the most difficult things most of us do in the morning. But praying to God  is very important. Prayer is SO important, that we’ve m...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 56: The Mass Part 2 This is episode two of a two-part podcast on the Mass, you can listen to the first podcast if you missed it! From Introduction to Conclusion, the entire Mass is important. The Creed is a very special prayer, and we hope to have some information on it soon! The Mass is the most important celebration in our catholic faith. We receive the Holy Euc...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 55: The Mass Part 1 The Mass is complicated, and getting ready for it is more so. So what is good clothing to wear? Well, I suggest men wear frilled collars, black coats with long coattails, pocket watches, stovepipe hats, and other accoutrements, while women wear bonnets, floor length dresses… Sorry, I’m a bit old fashioned. Our Modesty Podcast covers...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 54: The Eucharist The Eucharist is indeed the “Source and Summit of our faith.” But do we know it as well as we should? The Eucharist is the mystery of Faith. Unfortunately, Most Catholics do not believe in the true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, which is unfortunate. Over the next few weeks we will here the Bread of Life Discourse from the Gospel...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 53: Keeping Your Teens Faithful It’s hard to keep teens faithful, …or so I’ve been told. Teenagers want to know the Truth and will learn it from a trustworthy source. Their friends, Wikipedia, their Clash of Clans leader, whoever they trust. If a parent leads by example and is honest, then they are trustworthy. Teens have a sixth sense when it co...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 52: Death Death is a hard thing. But it is inevitable. We are taught to not fear death, but many of us still dread it. We fear that which we do not fully understand. However, as Christians, we have hope after death. We all long for heaven, and we spend our whole lives, whether nineteen years or ninety, working towards our ultimate destination. And we can only get...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 51: Anniversary Episode The anniversary is here! In this episode Mama and Daddy cover some of the ups and downs of the last year. They, and the rest of us, have learned a lot in the podcast arena as well as in content production and building a community, teaching the faith online, and even selling a few items. And not to mention getting into the n-tty-gritty on ho...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 50: Faith Faith is a great gift, we should use it. It is not blind trust, it requires belief in that which we can not fully see. We see parts of God in everyday life, but we as humans cannot fully fathom everything he is. That is Faith: Belief in something that we cannot fully see or understand. I cannot see a quark, for instance, but I believe they exists. I have...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 49: The Sign of the Cross The Sign of the Cross is a very special prayer. It is not just for Catholics – any Christian can and should pray it! It is a symbol of our Christian faith, be proud of it! Pray it in public, pray it in private. The prayer is beautiful and should not be cast aside as something we just need to do, or an age old practice that was fine...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 48: Bits ‘n’ Pieces Catholics and Covid Vaccines, and more! Mama and Daddy didn’t know what to talk about, so they talked about a bunch of things. In Bits ‘n’ Pieces, Mama and Daddy cover Catholics and the vaccine, talk a little bit about masks, And give us all hope for the future. You can listen to our Masks Podcast   for more on the...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 47: The Magisterium The three legs of the Catholic Church: Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium. We cannot take away one leg and the stool still stand! We sometimes get mad at the bishops or the Pope, but we need to remember that the Magisterium is made up of humans. And humans make mistakes. So the Pope and the bishops will make statements that...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 45: The LORD’s Prayer The Our Father is a beautiful prayer, and we need to better understand what exactly we are saying. Mama and Daddy have explained this prayer a lot to many different people, including me. And the thing that always comes as a shocker is that little word , “as ,” if we do not forgive people, God won’t forgive us. WHAAAAT?...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 44: Pentecost Pentecost! It is the birthday of the Catholic Church, when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles. The Spirit was opened to them, and they used it. We to need to open ourselves up to the gift of the Holy Spirit. Whether we have been confirmed or not, the Holy Spirit wants to be a part of our lives, not just the “Ugly Stepchild” of the...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 43: Being Catholic is Fun Being Catholic is very fun indeed! My life would certainly be boring without all the Catholic things I do, mainly go to Mass, the most awesome gathering of people wanting to celebrate and have a good time with Jesus. Being a fun Catholic isn’t hard, God told us two simple things we have to do in order to be a good Catholic: Love God...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 42: How to be a Disciple Being a disciple is hard! To say the least. We all have our talents, some of us can juggle, the rest of us are like me and can’t. Some of us herd cats, some of us are like me, and are the cats. But God gave us all our different gifts so we can work together. Furthermore, being who we are supposed to be and doing what we are supposed...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 41: Original Sin Dad’s explanation of Original Sin works for me, and my idea of fun is reading Paul’s letter to the Romans. While incomplete, it is the best explanation I’ve ever heard. However, there are many more things that can be explored about Original Sin. Unfortunately, not many resources exist out there for explaining it in a theologicall...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 40: Marriage Preparation Marriage is tough. I’m not even married and know that! Even without kids, fights over budget and bills will happen. So why not make sure that the person we’re planning on getting married to is the right person? During the heads-over-heels-oh-my-I-love-you-so-much-I-can’t-think-of-anything-else-right-now-except-who-my-maid...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 39: We Are Easter People We are indeed Easter people! Mama and Daddy dive deeply into this most wonderful time of the year (sorry Andy Williams, but the solemnity of Easter is the highest day of celebration for Catholics). Because Easter is so important, we want to celebrate it for fifty days. I mean, if you could celebrate your birthday for that long, wouldn&#821...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 38: Humility This episode should be On the Highway to Perfection! KFC may be hard to find, but opportunities for practicing humility are always abundant. A virtue to struggle with daily, we must always remember that we are given virtues in varying degrees. The degree of humility which we can accomplish may be infinitesimally smaller than that of the Apostle John....

On The Road To Perfection Episode 37: Retreat Have you ever been on one? With someone, or alone? Do you know someone who could use one(I do: Me). Have you enjoyed them? When we go on a retreat, we should always come back better: physically, emotionally, psychologically, or spiritually, sometimes all four, or a couple of them. They are always good for the soul! Find a retreat center near you, a gre...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 36: Self-Control I can’t blame Dad on failing Self-control in butterscotch pudding. Honestly, if he left some for me, I’d do the same. But how do we control ourselves? When we get angry, is it the vice of rage, or is it righteous? I certainly have difficulties with this one. The fruit is hard, and, as Mom put it: “The hardest thing to teach a chi...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 35: Is Joe Biden Catholic Joe Biden is Catholic, and all most of us can do is pray for him. We can help people in our sphere of influence get informed consciences. We need to remember: Love our neighbor. We are called to avoid looking at others splinters, and instead focus on removing our own beams. We are all On The Road To Perfection! The Precepts of the Church...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 34: Teenagers Teens! The greatest people on the planet! They don’t sulk, rage, talk back, or anything! Riiiight… This talk covers how to raise faithful teenagers and raise them right . Being one, I see how this talk is great help for raising this ornery group of people. -Andrew Show Notes: FAR OUT is an awesome adventure for young teens to journey on i...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 33: Chastity Chastity… when we talk about this subject we often mumble into our chests something about “carnal knowledge” or the like when talking to small children. Or we flush a deep shade of red when someone of the opposite sex begins such a discussion, but in the end, we always cast it aside as an age old practice. However, with the hookup cu...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 32: Peace We are always dealing with strife and sometimes it can be difficult for us to see beyond the uncertain now, when we do we often see an uncertain future. However, like when Dad left the hostile work environment, he was able to experience peace . Peace from God is the only type we can have, so as long as we put our faith in God and do our part for His plan...