“We need to give God room to show up. Often we try to fix and solve everything without waiting for God to act” - Jonathan and Amanda Texiera

The number one conflict in marriages, statistically, is money. How we spend our money reflects our values, but also our belief in the providence of God. Do we truly believe that God cares about all of our life, including our financial needs? How much are we truly trusting in Him and His provision and not just giving in to panic and fear? In this podcast, we invited our friends Jonathan and Amanda Texiera of Wallet Win to give us some encouragement to give our entire lives over to God and believe that He cares for us completely. They give spiritual principles, but also practical advice for families to reject fear and embrace trust.

• Remind yourselves of what God has done in your lives and invite God into your money, he wants to be part of your life

• Give God room to show up - we try to fix and solve everything without waiting for God to act

• Create financial oneness in our marriage

• Live as financial disciples - play the long game

• Look at the fruits of panic and trusting providence. How have you experienced these?

• List the ways that God has provided for you. Where can you trust him more?

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"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed." - G.K. Chesterton

Movies shape more than behavior — they form the imagination, the moral compass, and the heart. Catholic parents are not merely protecting innocence; they are cultivating virtue and wonder. In this episode, we explore how stories shape our children, how to choose wisely, and how to use movies as part of a rich Catholic family culture. Jesus used stories to teach. So do we.

Here are four filters that parents can use to decide what movies to watch with their children:

1. Content – Surface-level: language, nudity, violence, disrespect.

   • Different for every family.

   • Talk about this with spouse

   • May change as the kids get older
     
     

2. Context / Theme–

   • Does it glorify sin, or does it show redemption?

   • Does this movie affirm the dignity of the human person?

   • What’s the movie saying about truth, identity, family, and faith?

   • Does it honor the sacrificial nature of love?

   • Does it support the family or undermine it?

   • Is faith treated with reverence, or ridicule?
     
     

3. Beauty

   • Is it ugly?is does it nourish the soul and imagination?

   • Is this edifying? Does it educate, challenge, or cause me to grow and bear good fruit?

4. Character Arc – Are the heroes virtuous? Are sinners redeemed?
   
   

5. Remember: It's not enough to avoid what is harmful. We must actively seek what is holy, good, and true.

🧰 Trusted Tools for Parents:

• IMDB parents guide - use this to search by adding your movie title
  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26743210/parentalguide/
  
  

• Common Sense Media — secular, but useful for content breakdowns.
  
  

• MovieGuide — faith-based reviews of current films.
  
  

• Catholic News Service Movie Reviews — Catholic perspective with theological commentary.
  
  

• Your Own Conscience — Don’t ignore the check in your spirit as a parent.

Motherhood changes you because it literally alters a woman’s brain—structurally, functionally, and in many ways, irreversibly. - Louann Brizendine, The Female Brain

Women are gifted in a way that men are not. Women can hold many different tasks in their mind at the same time, see the needs of others, and know the needs of the household and balance them all. Sometimes this can feel empowering, but sometimes it's overwhelming, especially in times of great stress. In some circles, there is a call for men to share the “mental load”, but is that even possible? What is the appropriate role of fathers and husbands and how can they support their wives in this burden that they carry? Listen in as we tackle this tricky topic giving both perspective and advice on rejoicing in our differences.

• Women are gifted in a way that men are not. Embrace it and appreciate that.

• Reject a spirit of comparison and envy.

• Live a balanced life - you are not a victim and you always have a choice.

• Appreciate your husband’s mental load

• Create space for him to be needed.

• How does the mental load affect each of us?

• Have we fallen into a pattern of comparison or envy? How can we learn to be more grateful for our spouse and their contributions?

Resources

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