The Intentional Household: A LifeCraft Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The feminine genius is complex. Perhaps its central feature is in making the home a place of unique life-giving power. But it cannot be taken for granted. It must be chosen and cultivated; and it comes with a price. John draws out Sofia regarding this breath-taking reality. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Since leisure is the cornerstone of home life, these five concrete steps are golden keys for crafting the good life in our homes. John and Sofia go in depth about this list from chapter four of John’s new book The Intentional Household , making clear how true leisure is very much in our reach. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Reclaiming our households demands a clear understanding of the main aspects of homelife. True leisure—which we can neither understand nor practice apart from good work—is the most crucial and difficult piece in the puzzle. John and Sofia discuss what leisure really is and how prioritizing it is at the center of crafting the good life in our homes. https://life-craft.org/

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Send us Fan Mail Human life demands good goodbyes. But too often we bumble through them—as if taken by surprise—or simply avoid them. John and Sofia discuss how our goodbyes should be expression of our deepest convictions, and how every day in our home we can cultivate the dispositions that will make our goodbyes—both big and small—all they can be. https://life-craft.org/

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Send us Fan Mail The book is finally here. It expounds the root principles behind all our podcasts. It clearly and winningly presents a radical approach to forging the kind of household for which we naturally yearn. Sofia draws out John on the key insights of his new book, showing why it will give new direction and confidence for anyone concerned about the central issue of our age. https://life-cr...

Send us Fan Mail Each season not only reminds us of key truths about what it is to be human but also offers unique opportunities to enact those truths. And home is the most obvious and natural place to experience this powerful reality. John and Sofia consider a central gift of spring: the call to reconnect with our bodies and with the natural world, especially through bodily work in our household....

Send us Fan Mail Bodily pleasures are more important and chastity is more profound than we realize. Plato sagely noted that most people are inexperienced in pleasure, including pleasures of the body. John and Sofia open a new window onto the beauty of daily bodily pleasures in the home, and how they can be an essential training in chastity, and in spiritual pleasures, for young and old alike. http...

Send us Fan Mail We most associate parenting with raising the young; but there is more to it. Parents have a key role for as long as they live, and the long view provides needed perspective for parents of all ages. John and Sofia discuss a practical approach to parenting adult children, highlighting what changes, and what doesn’t. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Spouses seek to share their lives in the deepest way possible. But the spiritual life—which should be at the very center of each person’s life—presents unique challenges in sharing. John and Sofia consider this crucial but under-considered feature of married life, offering a hopeful and practical approach, especially fitting for Lent. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail We are animals, so seasons are a key feature of human life. But we often miss this. Winter is a clarion call to slow down and look inside—our homes and our hearts. John and Sofia discuss how to make this winter a time of coming home and discovering the deeper richness we long for. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail As temporal creatures, it is fitting for us to mark certain times for new beginnings. January is an excellent time for such intentionality. John and Sofia take a principled and practical approach to making the new year an occasion for examining our life and refocusing on what is most important, starting at home. https://life-craft.org/

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Send us Fan Mail The most wonderful time of the year is often also remarkably difficult for several reasons. John and Sofia discuss how we can face these challenges, making them part of the gift of this unique holy season. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail What both men and women do in the home is often very hidden. This can be strikingly beautiful and at times quite painful. John and Sofia reflect—with the help of a spiritual masterpiece—on what we can learn about this regular feature of homelife from the remarkable hidden life of Joseph of Nazareth. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Giving gifts is integral to how most of us celebrate Christmas, but discerning how to do it is challenging. John and Sofia discuss how a principled approach can help us avoid common pitfalls and make our gift-giving a truly life-giving part of our Christmas celebration. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail One of the most urgent of parental duties often does not get the attention it demands. Our children need our serious, principled, and courageous direction in the area of romantic attraction and dating. John and Sofia discuss how parents can grow close to their children in providing the wisdom and perspective today's young people so need. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail All humor aside, a man has a daunting task in doing for his wife what the marriage relationship calls for. John and Sofia read excerpts from a remarkable text by St. John Chrysostom and discuss its practical implications for every day life. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail We all notice it but often feel stumped at how to address it. The loss of responsibility is not random. Knowing its causes can go a long way in improving our own life and giving direction for forming our youth for true success. John and Sofia dig into the reality of responsibility and how to cultivate a sense of it. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Eating well should be a major focus in the home; but it’s often hard to know where to start. John and Sofia share how Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions changed how they eat, and how it can do the same for you, one simple step at a time. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Beginnings and endings are always important, and nowhere more than in daily life in the home. Simple routines can make all the difference. John and Sofia discuss principles and concrete practices for starting and ending our days well. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Experience shows that really listening to one another is at the heart of marriage. But it is so hard to achieve. John and Sofia frankly share the ups and downs of their own spousal communication, shedding light on how such difficulties can be a gift, part of an ever-surprising plan for marriage https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Good philosophy makes clear: the power called ‘imagination’ has a dramatic while often unnoticed influence in our life. It is central in forming our thoughts and desires. Recognizing this truth gives practical direction for rethinking daily practices for ourselves, our children, and all our loved ones, starting in our home. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail John’s lecture from LifeCraft Day at the Barn is a hard-hitting presentation of why music and dance matter, of the problems we face in this area today, and of what we can do to harness their power for good in our homes and communities. https://life-craft.org/