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Elevate Ordinary is a show about finding and following God in and through the apparently ordinary content of our daily lives and vocations. It is about the adventure that emerges from rightly-considered “inconvenience” — about how the challenges of each day are opportunities to grow powerfully in Virtue — about how the apparently small, common aspects of our day-to-day life and vocations are in reality the raw material out of which God wants to raise up saints. From the breakfast table to the board room, learning arithmetic and weeding the garden, living out married parenthood or the celibate religious life; Elevate Ordinary is about finding a renewed vision of the astounding opportunities hidden all around us, and doing so through the most ordinary and wholesome of activities: deep, intimate conversations with those we love. Join JonMarc and Teresa Grodi as they seek to spark great conversations on the ordinary pursuit of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty.

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    • Jul 20, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 70 EPISODES


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    Ep70. Am I Rationalizing? | What's the Difference Between Rationalization & Prudential Judgement?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 34:52


    JonMarc and Teresa Grodi go in-depth in examining feelings-based decision-making versus intellectual openness. How can I tell if I'm rationalizing? What are the hallmarks of prudential reasoning? Episode 70 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Chat with Teresa about organizing a deeply spiritual Catholic pilgrimage with friends at Catholic Faith Journeys - https://catholicfaithjourneys.com/ Marc Barnes “Sticking it Out” - https://newpolity.com/blog/sticking-it-out Chesterton's Orthodoxy (“The Maniac” Chapter) - Full Text - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16769/16769-h/16769-h.htm#CHAPTER_II_The_Maniac Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/am-i-rationalizing-whats-the-difference-between-rationalization-and-prudential-judgement This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

    Ep69. How Do You REACT to Your Own Sin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 27:30


    Sinning sucks. We all do it. So what does a Saint do when they sin? JonMarc and Teresa discuss different ways that a sinner reacts to their own sin and what trajectory those reactions have. What it means to live in fear and what it means to live as a Son or Daughter of the King. Episode 69 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Chat with Teresa about organizing a deeply spiritual Catholic pilgrimage with friends at Catholic Faith Journeys - https://catholicfaithjourneys.com/ Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/how-do-you-react-to-your-own-sin This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

    Ep68. That's Not How Novenas Work…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 34:10


    JonMarc and Teresa Grodi share thoughts about the experience of prayer they've had over the course of their lives. Some mistaken ideas and practices and some hacks. Episode 68 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Chat with Teresa about organizing a deeply spiritual Catholic pilgrimage with friends at Catholic Faith Journeys - https://catholicfaithjourneys.com/ Two Old Men by Leo Tolstoy (Full Text online): https://www.invialumen.org/uploads/3/7/5/4/37541063/twooldmen-tolstoy.pdf Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/thats-not-how-novenas-work This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

    Ep67. Aliens, UFOs, and the Catholic Church with Dr. Paul Thigpen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 53:33


    CShould Catholics be afraid of looking for the truth in aliens and UFOs? Are accounts of aliens a trick of the devil? JonMarc and Teresa Grodi welcome Dr. Paul Thigpen, former editor of TAN publishing, author of “Manual For Spiritual Warfare” and “Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith: Are We Alone in the Universe with God and the Angels?”, to discuss the long history of Church dialogue on the subject of extraterrestrial intelligent life. Episode 67 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/aliens-ufos-and-the-catholic-church-with-dr-paul-thigpen This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

    Ep66. Cleaning & Theology of the Body | Cleaning motivation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 31:34


    JonMarc and Teresa Grodi discuss Mother Teresa, Theology of the Body, Josef Pieper, and the ultimate cleaning motivation for the Christian. Welcome to Elevate Ordinary podcast!! Check out all of our podcasts and support the show at ElevateOrdinary.com. Episode 66 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/cleaning-and-theology-of-the-body-cleaning-motiviation This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

    Ep65. Board Games | PRACTICAL TOOLS for Building Marriage & Family

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 47:42


    Can playing engine-building board games help you learn how to build “treasure in heaven”? JonMarc and Teresa discuss how habits cultivated in board games can help you grow virtuous habits AND build family and community camaraderie. Episode 65 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/board-games-practical-tools-for-building-marriage-and-family This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

    Ep64. Stable Families Take More Than One Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 41:21


    Stable families take more than one generation. Are you undercutting families and the Church by your generational divides? JonMarc and Teresa discuss parish politics and Catholic trends in light of how they are effecting the Church's potency in the world. Episode 64 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi “Sticking it Out” by Marc Barnes: https://newpolity.com/blog/sticking-it-out “An Economy for the Family” by Pontifical Council for the Family: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=5171 SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/stable-families-take-more-than-one-generation This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

    Ep63. PENDULUMS - How to Stop Swinging Like a Pendulum and Become STABLE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 47:55


    Do you find yourself scrolling to find out what Catholic influencers tell you what you should care about today? Are you looking for the next list of things from a perfect influencer that will make your Catholic life perfect? Does it ever feel like you are just swinging on a pendulum, rather than rooted in Christ? JonMarc and Teresa discuss how the virtues make you a stable person who can jump off that pendulum and build something stable for the Kingdom.Episode 63 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Bandwagons episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUlnWx64-Mk&t=2059s Liesure episode feat. Simone Rizkallah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kHvvIPCFzQ Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/pendulums-how-to-stop-swinging-like-a-pendulum-and-become-stable This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Bring the AWAKEN MISSION to your parish! https://www.awakencatholic.church/mission

    Ep62. Catholic Homeschooling Family of 8 - Part 3: Q & A

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 70:36


    JonMarc and Teresa finish their conversation on Homeschooling. After soliciting questions on social media, we offer practical advice and answer your questions! Please be sure to check out the two previous parts of this series on Homeschooling. Episode 62 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/catholic-homeschooling-family-of-8-part-3-Q-and-A Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep61. Catholic Homeschooling Family of 8 - Part 2: Three Things for a Successful Homeschool

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 61:06


    Even if you don't plan to homeschool, this episode is for anyone who wants to think through their own relationship with education. This Part 2 of a 3-Part homeschooling series, JonMarc and Teresa discuss three steps for a successful homeschool: 1) Learning your child, 2) Learning yourself, 3) Learning your environment. Episode 61 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/catholic-homeschooling-family-of-8-part-2-three-things-for-a-succesful-homeschool Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep60. Catholic Homeschooling Family of 8 - Part 1: Mindset Outside the System

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 47:59


    What does homeschooling look like for our family? How does our family culture effect the education of our kids? Teresa and JonMarc discuss the philosophy and logistics of homeschooling their 6 children. Episode 60 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/catholic-homeschooling-family-of-8-part-1-mindset-outside-the-system Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 59. Leadership and Managing Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 43:37


    What's your responsibility in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church? Do you wait around for someone to “manage” you or do you “manage up”? JonMarc and Teresa discuss how to help those above and below you be the best version of themselves. Episode 59 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/leadership-and-managing-up Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 58. Common Courtesy and Practicing the Presence of God (and Others)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 39:48


    Does taking manners and courtesy seriously mean that we are taking OURSELVES too seriously? What if common acts of courtesy are the way to practice and renew our recognition of the most important reality: that we are persons in relationship with other persons? JonMarc and Teresa discuss manners, being present, objectifying vs personifying other people, and how all this connects with our ability to pray and practice the presence of God. Episode 58 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com SUPPORT our show! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/common-courtesy-and-practicing-the-presence-of-god-and-others Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 57. Bl. Solanus Casey and Intercessory Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 32:51


    YOU are in a story — God's story, and He invites you to participate in the story by your decisions, actions, and prayers. In this episode JonMarc and Teresa discuss the power of prayer but also the battle of faith and trust that is involved. Do I view my prayer as magic? As a wild gamble? As something pious, but impotent? Or do I see prayer as my heroic “yes” to God's invitation to join in and be part of his plot to save souls? Episode 57 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our show! Join the "Manor at St. Annes" Go to elevate ordinary.com Adam Lane Smith's website: https://adamlanesmith.com/ Twitter: Twitter.com/TheBrometheus Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/bl-solanus-casey-and-intercessory-prayer Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 56. Attachment, Family Dynamics, and Learning How to be a TEAM w/ Adam Lane Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 57:23


    JonMarc and Teresa invite Attachment Specialist, Adam Lane Smith to discuss family relationships, building a self-correcting family system, the connections between human relationships and our relationship with God, and ways to deal with stress & anxiety so that husbands and wives can better “show up” for each other and their kids. Episode 56 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our show! Join the "Manor at St. Annes" Go to elevate ordinary.com Adam Lane Smith's website: https://adamlanesmith.com/ Twitter: Twitter.com/TheBrometheus Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/attachment-family-dynamics-and-learning-how-to-be-a-team-w-adam-lane-smith Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 55. The Good, Better, Best of Success | Mindset Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 41:09


    Ep 54. Finding Community | The Struggle of Building Solid Friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 42:31


    https://youtu.be/Nrf8G8LjNMQ

    Ep 53. Food, Sex, and Savoring the Present Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 33:21


    https://youtu.be/sO8rD0H1TYU

    Ep 52. Babies and Postpartum | How We Survived

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 46:12


    JonMarc and Teresa spent 3 episodes giving you pregnancy and postpartum advice. So how did that advice pan out post-baby? The Grodis debrief their last postpartum period after the birth of their sixth child.Episode 52 Previous postpartum pregnancy episodes Part 1 - Pregnancy as a Couple - https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/babies-and-postpartum-how-we-survived Part 2 - Midwife & Mom of 16 Weighs in - https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/pregnancy-and-postpartum-as-a-couple-part-two-a-midwife-weighs-in Part 3 - Postpartum as a Couple - https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/pregnancy-and-postpartum-part-three-older-kids-selfcare-and-sharing-the-burden Episode with Simone Rizkallah on Leisure - https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/leisure-and-living-your-best-life-w-simone-rizkallah Energy Date Balls recipe - make freeze in gallon ziplock bag and pull out individuals as needed; they thaw within minutes - https://detoxinista.com/date-energy-balls-vegan-paleo/ Keto Rolls recipe - I made and froze 5 batches of this!! - https://thebigmansworld.com/wprm_print/40193 Meal Train - Set up a meal train for yourself or a new mom - https://www.mealtrain.com/ Happiest Baby on the Block 5Ss baby soothing method - https://www.happiestbaby.com/blogs/baby/the-5-s-s-for-soothing-babies and Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkRlvPGywM Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is Sponsored by ROB HOHLER with KEY REALTY Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our show! Join the "Manor at St. Annes" Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/jumping-on-the-bandwagon-vs-freedom-of-thought Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 51. Creating a Healthy Happy Home with Your Spouse Feat. Haley Stewart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 44:57


    Do you want your family to THRIVE? Is there a way to share the burdens of daily life with your spouse without keeping score? Guest Haley Stewart returns to the show to discuss how couples can learn to work as a team and create a happy healthy home life together. Episode 51Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is SPONSORED by Rob Hohler with Key RealtyLooking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com LOVE our show?Become a PATRON and SUPPORT us!Go to elevateordinary.comShow Page: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/creating-a-healthy-happy-home-with-your-spous-feat-haley-stewartCarrots Blog: https://www.carrotsformichaelmas.com Haley on FB: https://www.facebook.com/haley.stewart.9 Download the official AWAKEN App:http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 50. Vice, Virtue and The Genius of Jane Austen w/ Haley Stewart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 50:08


    In this episode we are joined by guest Haley Stewart of the Blog "Carrots for Michaelmas", to discuss the genius of Jane Austen! How Austen's books reveal the value of true virtue and the effects of vice in the lives of her characters. We discuss patterns of behavior and the importance of small interactions in everyday life. Episode 50 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi This episode is SPONSORED by Rob Hohler with Key Realty Looking for a NEW HOME in Northwest OH? Check out his website and listings: https://robhohler.ikeyrealty.com LOVE our show? Become a PATRON and SUPPORT us! Go to elevateordinary.com Show Page: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/vice-virtue-and-the-genius-of-jane-austen Carrots Blog: https://www.carrotsformichaelmas.com Haley on FB: https://www.facebook.com/haley.stewart.9 Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 49. Pregnancy and Postpartum - Part 3: Older kids, Self-Care, and Sharing The Burden

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 69:01


    JonMarc and Teresa conclude their conversation about pregnancy and postpartum as a couple by tackling some common questions, such as: How do you prepare your children for a new baby? What does self-care after giving birth look like? How do you share the burden of postpartum with your spouse? And much more!Episode 49 Show Hosts: JonMarc and Teresa Grodi LOVE our show? Become a PATRON and SUPPORT us! Go to elevateordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/pregnancy-and-postpartum-part-three-older-kids-selfcare-and-sharing-the-burden Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 48. Pregnancy and Postpartum - Part 2: A Midwife Weighs In

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 70:48


    JTeresa opens up about her many experiences with postpartum depression with fellow Catholic mom of 16 children and midwife, Lisa Baldwin. Through these periods Teresa learned the importance of “Elevating” the Postpartum Period. Join us as we discuss how we can “turn towards reality” to make plans about the postpartum period after birth (aka the Virtue of Prudence in the Postpartum Period). LOVE our show? Become a PATRON and SUPPORT us! Go to elevateordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/pregnancy-and-postpartum-as-a-couple-part-two-a-midwife-weighs-in Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 47. Pregnancy & Postpartum - Part 1: Preparing for a new baby as a couple

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 30:14


    How do you prepare for a new baby with older children? What do guys do during pregnancy? Individual weaknesses and weaknesses as a couple really become apparent during pregnancy. JonMarc and Teresa talk about how to grow in VIRTUE while preparing for the new baby.

    Ep 46. Exodus 90 as a Couple

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 29:07


    JonMarc and Teresa talk about troubleshooting common problems couples encounter with the extreme fasting and lifestyle changes of Exodus 90/Exodus Lent.Dudes, join an Exodus group: https://exodus90.com/LOVE our show? Become a PATRON and SUPPORT us! Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/exodus-90-as-a-couple Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 45. Leisure and Living Your BEST Life w/ Simone Rizkallah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 63:13


    What is LEISURE and why are westerners so bad at it? Josef Pieper's book "Leisure the Basis of Culture" gives us insight into how recreation and relaxation allow us to LOVE our LIVES. Special guest Simone Rizkallah of Endow and the Cultural Gypsy joins JonMarc and Teresa to talk about how LEISURE can help you live your BEST LIFE!LOVE our show? Become a PATRON and SUPPORT us! Join the "Manor at St. Annes" Go to elevate ordinary.com Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/leisure-and-living-your-best-life-w-simone-rizkallah Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 44. Regenerative Farming: Finding God's Pattern

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 56:07


    Catholic regenerative farmers, Shawn and Beth Dougherty, join JonMarc and Teresa to talk about “Theology of the Body” for the EARTH. Don't miss your opportunity to attend the The Healing Land Conference, April 1 & 2, 2022!! GET YOUR TICKETS - https://www.thehealingland.com/2022-conference Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/regenerative-farming-finding-gods-pattern Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our Show! Join the "Manor at St. Annes" Go to elevate ordinary.com

    Ep 43. The Key to a GOOD Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 39:00


    RELATIONSHIPS take work! So let's talk about some PRACTICAL ways we can put that knowledge into action. JonMarc and Teresa discuss how to stand shoulder to shoulder as a couple, improving daily tasks, letting go of pride, and how to have productive conversations about what does and doesn't work for you. This episode is sponsored by Select International Tours and Cruises. Learn more at http://selectinternationaltours.com/awaken Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/the-key-to-a-good-marriage Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our Show! Join the "Manor at St. Annes" Go to elevate ordinary.com

    Ep 42. Do Priests NEED Our Help?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 46:37


    Do priests actually WANT to be invited over for dinner? Do they need community and friendship? JonMarc and Teresa reflect upon the many ways in which parishioners can offer care and support to their brother priests. Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/do-priests-need-our-help Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our show! Go to elevateordinary.com to join the "Manor at St. Anne's" community Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 41. Temperance - The Virtues Series Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 54:12


    JJonMarc and Teresa discuss what the virtue of Temperance looks like in practice. Covering a wide variety of topics including living a whole and undivided life, rationalism, puritanism, and self-care. How does this virtue actually help us to live our daily lives as Christians? Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/temperance-the-cardinal-virtues-series-continued Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our show! Go to elevateordinary.com to join the "Manor at St. Anne's" community Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io

    Ep 40. Virtue Through the Seasons of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 74:00


    JonMarc and Teresa discuss how to embrace the ever changing seasons of life while continuing to pursue holiness and the practice of virtue.Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/virtue-through-the-seasons-of-life Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our show! Go to elevateordinary.com to join the "Manor at St. Anne's" community

    Ep 39. Buy NOTHING and Obtain Virtue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 41:10


    What is our relationship with stuff? We have an obsession with owning stuff and yet we never have enough things. What if there were a better way to get our needs met? Teresa and JonMarc discuss "Buy Nothing" Groups, what they are, how they help people, and what makes it different from socialism.Join JonMarc and Teresa Grodi for an Elevate Ordinary PILGRIMAGE to Rome, Assisi, Medjugorje - July 2022 - visit: catholicfaithjourneys.com/eo Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/buy-nothing-and-obtain-virtue Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Become a PATRON and SUPPORT our show! Go to elevateordinary.com to join the "Manor at St. Anne's" community

    Ep 38. Courage & Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 29:00


    JonMarc and Teresa continue their discussion of the four cardinal virtues with the virtue of Courage (aka. Fortitude). Join JonMarc and Teresa Grodi for an Elevate Ordinary PILGRIMAGE to Rome, Assisi, Medjugorje - July 2022 - visit: catholicfaithjourneys.com/eo Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/courage-and-patience Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Support Elevate Ordinary and all the shows on AWAKEN Catholic by joining the AWAKEN NATION. https://awakencatholic.org/donate

    Ep 37. Do VIRTUES and GRACE Go Together?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 49:03


    JonMarc is joined by his brother and guest host, Fr. Peter Grodi, to talk more about the virtues! We discuss how the active life of the Cardinal Virtues fits into the Christian life of grace and total reliance on God. This episode is sponsored by Select International Tours and Cruises. Learn more at http://selectinternationaltours.com/awaken Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/do-virtues-and-grace-go-together Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Support Elevate Ordinary and all the shows on AWAKEN Catholic by joining the AWAKEN NATION. https://awakencatholic.org/donate

    Ep 36. That Hiddeous Strength

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 36:47


    Social planning, massive governmental conspiracy, gaslighting, horrific carnage, aliens, Merlin… Does this sound like C.S. Lewis?! JonMarc and Teresa discuss why their favorite book of all time — That Hideous Strength by CS Lewis — is the most prophetic book of our time!! Join JonMarc and Teresa Grodi for an Elevate Ordinary PILGRIMAGE to Rome, Assisi, Medjugorje - July 2022 - visit: catholicfaithjourneys.com/eo Show Notes: https://www.awakencatholic.org/elevate-ordinary/cs-lewis-space-trilogy-the-manor-at-st-annes Download the official AWAKEN App: http://theawakenapp.io Support Elevate Ordinary and all the shows on AWAKEN Catholic by joining the AWAKEN NATION. https://awakencatholic.org/donate

    Ep 35. Practicing Freedom w/ Fr. Peter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 36:31


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    Ep 34. Justice: The Virtue of Giving to Each His Due

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 46:31


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    Ep 33. What is Money For?-feat. Newpolity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 64:24


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    Season 2. Ep32. Right Response to Reality — The Virtue of Prudence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 53:06


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    Season 2. Ep31. Why Virtue Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 69:05


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    Season 2. Ep30. Life, Music, & Silence Vs. NOISE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 43:46


    Season 2. Friendship - LOVE, COMMUNITY, PILGRIMAGE, CRISIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 46:53


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