Mystery of Parenthood
Between 60-90% of children stop going to church and leave their Catholic/Christian faith soon after they leave the home, and one of the greatest questions and problems facing Christian parents today is: “How do I raise my children in a Godly manner and pass on the faith?” Trey and Stephanie Cashion had six kids under six years old, as a result of natural triplets, and are no strangers to the difficulties of parenting, passing on the faith, and maintaining a strong marital relationship through it all! Now Trey and Stephanie bring you an entertaining and educational series on 21st century Christian parenting to answer your questions and guide you through the daily challenges of life as a Christian, as a parent, as a father or mother, and as a husband or wife. If you’re expecting your first child, a first-time parent, or a veteran parent seeking best practices for raising your children to be happy, successful, faith-filled individuals, this podcast is for you! You’ll find advice for nurturing your child, making decisions in education, passing on the principles and moral teachings of our Catholic faith, dealing with stress as a parent, and so much more! And with more than 200 episodes, the show archives are full of wisdom for questions you may have!
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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, host Trey Cashion considered a Wednesday audience by Pope Francis from 2021 in which the Holy Father explains the meaning and importance of the liturgies for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and the Easter Vigil. Remember to pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you! He will!
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, host Trey Cashion used the constitution on the sacred liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC), and how it pertains to living the liturgy within the domestic church. Especially, SC helps us to teach our children how our Faith directs us to hold in tension the human and the divine, the visible and the invisible, and the contemplative and the active. All of those binaries are meant to inform how we live our everyday lives. Remember to pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze. He will!
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, host Trey Cashion delved deeply into what the Second Vatican Council taught about the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chapter Eight of its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium. Listen for advice on how to inculcate this teaching within the domestic church. And remember to pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, host Trey Cashion urged listeners to not bail out if they have reached the middle of Lent, but are holding to all their practices and penances perfectly. He discussed 6 tips for rebooting your Lent that you can share with your children so that you and your family can arrive at the Easter Vigil unencumbered by sin and open to the grace of the resurrected Lord! Remember to pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, host Trey Cashion invited RED-C's Coordinator of Youth Sports, Robyn Romansky, to discuss the article from Our Sunday Visitor, "As Parents Are We Appropriately Integrating Sports into Family Life?" Romansky, a former Olympic and Division I women's volleyball coach, spoke at length about the challenges and rewards of orienting sports on the virtues and with a view towards truth, goodness, and beauty.
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, host Trey Cashion went through the beauty and richness of the liturgy of the sacrament of reconciliation. He began by reviewing the nature of the sacraments, then explaining what matter and form are in understanding them. He moved on to highlight the scriptural basis for penance and how that pertains to the role of the priest in acting in persona Christi. Finally, he highlighted some little-known aspects of the Rite of Penance by way of reference to this enlightening article: "Just in Time for Lent: Seven Things You Probably Didn’t Know about the Rite of Penance" by Michael Brummond. Remember to make a point of going to confession more frequently during the season of Lent and learning about why it is a penitential season during the Church year. And always pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
On February 22, 2022 (2/22/22!), host Trey Cashion spoke about the foundational role of humility in nurturing and sustaining a fruitful prayer life. He invited onto the show Norbertine novice, Frater Giovanni, who was in Texas as part of a vocations visit for his community at St. Michael's Abbey in Orange, California. Please listen in for some sparkling insights that will supercharge your prayer life and that you can weave into your family catechesis on prayer, especially as Lent approaches. Remember, pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Carpe Momentum!
On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, host Trey Cashion urged us to follow the advice of St. Josemaria and seize the ordinary moments with our children in order to connect them with the life of faith. Trey used the essay, "Teaching the Faith in the Family: Guidelines from St. Josemaria Escrivá," by Dr. Michelle Dolz, to talk about how parents should be models of holiness as called for by the Second Vatican Council; who lead people to Christ—especially in the family—one by one; based on their baptismal call as priests, prophets, and kings to go and proclaim the Good News. The family is the essential cell of society and it is within the family that human persons are introduced to the Gospel and to relationship with Christ in an environment of caring, nurturing, sacrificial self-gift by the parents for their children. Remember to pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion recapped Trey's recent appearance on the Catholic Dad Show (https://ablaze.us/the-catholic-dad-show), where Trey was billed as a "Catholic Dad of Genius." We here at the Mystery of Parenthood heartily concur! Give this episode a listen and you'll get a great capsule version of Trey and Stephanie's philosophy of parenting. Also, please check out the Catholic Dad Show and let them know you heard about them on Mystery of Parenthood. Remember, pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
On Tuesday, January 4, 2022, host Trey Cashion used a portion of Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Life of Christ (1958) to move deeper into the Feast of the Epiphany. The visit of the Magi has captured the imagination of generations because it is shrouded in mystery and wonder: the gifts, the star, the anonymous wise men from the East. Yet, as Sheen so cogently shows in his account, the Magi are also types for our encounter with Christ, our own witness of that encounter to the world, and the world’s often hateful and harmful response to our witness. Sheen also spends significant space explaining the meaning of the Slaughter of the Innocents and Trey discusses this element of the biblical story as well. Give this episode a listen and then pick up a copy of Sheen’s book here: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0385132204/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_PJ363RSPBSE6ZVTYMPF6. Using that link will make an Amazon Smile donation to RED-C! Remember to pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!
Mystery of Parenthood
Mystery of Parenthood empowers and encourages parents to embrace in day-to-day family life the joys, the struggles, and the duties of parenthood through the lens of Faith practically applied.