Ready, Willing, & Able
We are here to explore topics which will inform and edify Catholic parents. We hope our content will equip you to discuss the faith with your kids and bring the richness of the Catholic faith into your family life, so that you feel ready, willing, and able to live into your call as primary educators of the faith.
Episodes
6 episodes
It's Not Too Late to Lean Into Lent
Genevieve O'Connor, MFA, MTS explains that Lent is all about making us better lovers, and therefore better reflections of the image of God in us. In a way, she says, Lent helps us to be MORE human in the way that God designed. Even two weeks be...
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Episode 6
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24:11
The Word Made Flesh and the Words We Read
Genevieve O'Connor, MFA, MTS, is joined by Sister Immaculata Marie Policare to discuss the spiritual and practical importance of reading in Catholic families. Sister suggests that every encounter with Truth in the written word is an encounter w...
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Episode 5
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32:16
Navigating Modesty with Lillian Fallon
Modesty can be a tough topic to discuss, especially with children and teenagers. Genevieve O'Connor, MFA, MTS and Dr. Mike St. Pierre open the episode with encouragement for parents. Modesty is important, and it IS possible to talk about it wit...
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Episode 4
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34:49
Bringing Advent Alive with the Bereits
Genevieve O'Connor, MTS, MFA sits with David Bereit, founder and former CEO of 40 Days for Life, and his wife Margaret Bereit, an educator with over twenty years experience, to discuss the liturgical season of Advent. They explain what Advent m...
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Episode 3
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35:57
Politics and Parenting
Genevieve O'Connor, MTS is joined again by Dr. Mike St. Pierre. They discuss politics, particularly in the throes of this election season, and how parents can and should engage the subject as Catholics with their children. Mike und...
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Episode 2
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21:38
School Lets Out at 3:30, But Being Catholic Doesn't.
Genevieve O'Connor, MTS sits down with Dr. Michael St. Pierre, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Allentown, to discuss how parents educate in the faith. Mike points out that the Church refers to families as the "Domestic Chur...
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Episode 1
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