On The Road To Perfection

On The Road To Perfection Episode 31: Modesty Modesty isn’t easy, even the people of Corinth struggled with it during St. Paul’s time. But we are all called to be modest, and the harder the task, the bigger the reward. This may be the hardest fruit to follow in secular society, filled with foul language and bikinis. But the need for modesty is ever-needed, and only those who are culpab...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 30: Love In this weeks episode of On The Road To Perfection , Mama and Daddy discuss love. Agape, specifically, or Sacrificial Love, they talk about their personal experiences with it, they talk about God being love ( 1 Jn 4:8 ), and much more! Agape leads to healthy romantic and filial  love. Agape is the one thing that we as humans can mess up easily. We as Cath...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 29: Faithfulness Faithfulness is difficult to keep in all situations. “Why God?” Is a question we  often ask ourselves. But we do believe in a good God. God doesn’t like the pain we experience. We suffer the consequences for our actions. We believe that he came and conquered death, so we have heaven to look forward to! This fruit of the Spirit is...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 28: Gentleness In this podcast by Mom and Dad about Gentleness, they converse about their struggles with gentleness and how to help us be all better gentlemen and gentlewomen. They talk about what it means to be gentle, who the Gentle Mother is, and how to help someone else be gentle; the more the merrier! SHOW NOTES: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People : If y...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 27: Generosity In this episode of On The Road To Perfection, Mom and Dad discuss generosity as a fruit, but also how it affects daily life. They talk about being generous with money, but also with time. How can we be generous towards our enemies ? Learn all this and more in this episode of On The Road To Perfection! Being Generous is difficult, but our stewardship...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 26: Goodness Is Goodness a symptom, a result, or something inside? When you walk with us this week, you’ll talk about how it is all and more. It’s not just doing something nice, or having some mushy feeling inside – it’s a lifestyle anybody can achieve and improve upon. Listen to how Goodness requires effort and patience and the Holy Spirit...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 25: Kindness “Be excellent to each other!” So said Rufus to Bill and Ted, but is that really Kindness? And what’s the difference between Kindness and being nice…if any? We jump into the thick of it on a relatively low-traffic day while we meet some neighbors and share a Merry Christmas with a Mom and her two adorable kiddos. This is a great...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 24: Epiphany Aha! We have an Epiphany: Were they Wise Men, Kings, or Magi? The answer is tantalizingly close and we figure it out, and really soon after we start walking! And what about those gifts? What the heck is Myrrh? And once again Kristofer has a song that is a parody of the Christmas Carol…but he does not sing all of it, since he learned it long befo...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 23: Christmas It’s the MOST Wonderful Time of the Year! Merry Christmas! After Beth gets Kristofer a bit riled up with just about the only Christmas song he does not like, they get down to the solemn business of the Solemnity of the Nativity of The Lord, but not so solemnly as the solemnity implies. In fact, we just used the word “solemn” more ti...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 22: Patience The virtue of Patience is hard to come by, though we get plenty of opportunity to practice it! In this episode, Beth and Kristofer – particularly Kristofer – discuss their challenges with it and what NOT to do if you really aren’t ready to grow in this virtue. In concert with the excruciating waiting during Advent for THE BIG DAY, we...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 21: Joy If the Devil doesn’t like it he can sit on a tack! Ouch! Yeah, that’s the kind we are walking and talking about. How do you get it? Where does it come from? Isn’t it just happiness on steroids? We talk about it and answer those questions, and we think we have some pretty good secular reasons to not be joyful. So come get Joy, Joy, Joy dow...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 20: Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas is one of the most real Saints we can all relate to, believe it or not. This third and fourth century priest and bishop has many legends and miracles attributed to him, and they all center around how good he was. In this walk, we talk about  Saint Nicholas and how we all have some of him in us – something which most of us pr...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 19: Gratitude As Catholics, we celebrate Thanksgiving every time we celebrate Mass. But what exactly is it? Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Well, we don’t go that far, but nonetheless if he thought it was important 2100 years ago, maybe he was onto something. In this walk, we talk about itand explai...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 18: Our Saints On this walk, we talk about our saints – our go to partners in the Church Triumphant who we personally and as a family have relationships with and seek for intercession and support. Two weeks ago we talked about Saints in general , and their part in the Body of Christ, but this time around we wanted to talk about the practical, daily living wi...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 17: Talents In this walk, we talk talents. Not the 22 pounds of silver from ancient times, but the Talents God gives us and that are going to come up when you attend Mass this Sunday. Jesus talks about the money, making a not-so-veiled promise, and we discuss what a talent, or gift, from God is, how we can discover ours, why we get them, and what we are supposed t...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 16: Saints In this walk, on All Saints Day, we talk things all saints. We discuss the Church Triumphant and how we as the Church Militant approach the concept of these holy men and women. We discuss them in their human lives and their glorified lives in the beatific vision of heaven. It is a fun discussion, where we learn a few things about the history of the conc...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 15: The Domestic Church Just as the family is the very core of society, so is the Domestic Church the very core of our Catholic Faith. But what is a family? What does a Domestic Church look like? And how do you “church” at home? It’s not just Bible study every week. In this walk, we talk all things Ecclesia Domestica. We share the definition of t...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 14: Taking Young Kids To Mass After shaking off his spurs, Kristofer and Beth walk 1.3 miles and talk about taking your young children to Mass. It starts as a general conversation but quickly turns to young children, typically before they receive First Communion. What we did, what we did not do, and how each of our children received their first spanking at Mass, a...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 13: Morality and Masks During this 2 mile stroll, we dive into Morality in the context of wearing a mask during the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss (and name) businesses and organizations (our parish is first out of the box!) and the duplicitous nature of people not wearing masks. We call out the good people who are practicing moral behavior in mask wearing, and we...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 12: Grace During this 1.3 mile stroll, we consider Grace. Beth puts Kristofer on the spot asking a question we should all know the answer to, and Kristofer tries to get out of it with an anagram, Then things get serious! What is grace, how do we receive it, and what do we do with it? All very heavy thoughts and considerations, and we do our best to tackle them in...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 11: Stewardship – How Wrapping up this 3 mile stroll, we conclude our discussion about Stewardship. We share some stories about how to encourage stewardship in our family and our own lives. We talk about our experiences early in our marriage, careful to not imply a “prosperity gospel” approach to our relationship with The Lord, but instead a trus...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 10: Stewardship – What It Is and Is Not During this 3 mile stroll, we talk all things Stewardship. While navigating through road construction, weed whackers, and the occasional dog, we delve into what Stewardship is and what it is not in this first part. We talk time, talent, and treasure, and how we all have something to give since none of it is ours, anywa...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 9: Family Prayer – Why During this rainy, 2 mile stroll, we dig deeper into prayer, particularly praying as a family. We’ve talked about praying with your spouse , and were moved by the Holy Spirit to delve into this topic that may make you a bit uncomfortable. Our inspiration comes from Beth’s work with children in Elementary Faith Formation and...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 8: Family Prayer – What and How During this rainy, 2 mile stroll, we dig deeper into prayer, particularly praying as a family. We’ve talked about praying with your spouse , and were moved by the Holy Spirit to delve into this topic that may make you a bit uncomfortable. Our inspiration comes from Beth’s work with children in Elementary Faith Form...

On The Road To Perfection Episode 7: Spiritual Direction Part 2 of this 2.06 mile stroll is is a conversation about Spiritual Direction. Naturally extending from our conversation on Community last week, we share our experiences with it and talk about how important that component of our faith is to our relationship with The Lord and others. We share some ideas on Spiritual Direction and some hints...