Frank and Jenifer discuss their talk at St. Bernard Catholic Church this past weekend as well as an inspiring story they were told by two grieving parents.  

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Episode 21: Worshipping in Grief

It took 3 attempts but we finally recorded this episode! Podcasting with a family is not easy. LOL! But we were determined to sit down and discuss what it has been like the past year trying to grow an apostolate. We were prompted to have this discussion by a big milestone. We reached 1,000 likes on our Facebook page!  We talk about how Maggie's witness is inextricably bound to our family life. We also talk about what it means to have a living witness; one not bound to a moment in time, but one that lives, grows and perseveres each day, week, month and year by the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We also have a fairly in-depth conversation about how the gospel brings victory in the very relationships between Christians by making these relationships unbreakable and metaphysical. Christian relationships are not defined by or bound to the earthly and physical, but actually reach into heaven.

Episode 20: Our Living Witness

Elizabeth and I talk in more detail about Padre Pio's stigmata; specifically about the medical examinations he was subjected to as well as those done by church authorities sent by the pope. We also talk about the 10 year persecution Padre Pio faced by those within the Church, including within the Vatican, and the death of his sister Felicita and his mother. 

Episode 19: The Saints, Pt 2: Padre Pio

In this new series, my daughter Elizabeth and I discuss a few saints that we have been reading about, beginning with Padre Pio. Padre Pio was a Franciscan priest and monk from Italy who bore the stigmata (i.e., the physical wounds of Jesus Christ) for 50 years and performed many miracles. Both his stigmata and many of his miracles were subjected to scientific and medical scrutiny, and Padre Pio himself faced strong opposition from high-ranking members of the Catholic Church.

Episode 18: The Saints, Pt I: Padre Pio

A letter from one wounded heart to another. The darkness of the cross and the hurricane of suffering, and the hope of a single brick. 

Episode 17: Letters to the Suffering, Pt 5

A letter from one wounded heart to another. The stillness, the quiet, the darkness - is this death or new birth?

Episode 16: Letters to the Suffering, Pt 4

A letter from one wounded heart to another. The birds sing their morning song while you sing your mourning song. 

Episode 15: Letters to the Suffering, Pt 3

A letter from one wounded heart to another. There is one who reaches out to you in the midst of your suffering who bears a wounded hand.

Episode 14: Letters to the Suffering, Pt 2

A letter from one wounded heart to another.  One day your avalanche of sorrow will melt and water your flower of hope.

Episode 13: Letters to the Suffering, Pt 1

In this episode, we discuss an article written by a father who lost his child and who lives with regret because he sacrificed too much time away from his family for his career, and who struggles with going back to work. We give our two cents based upon our own experience. We also talk about the challenge of having to rebuild yourself, even as people of faith, after such a devastating loss. 

Episode 12: Rebuilding after Loss

Frank and Jenifer discuss how authentic parenting does not mean perfect parenting, and how humble parenting is heroic parenting. They also discuss a Dear Abby column and the need for heroic friendship and grief education. 

Episode 11 - Parenting and Community

Episode 10 - The Mission

Friday Prayer

A brief introduction to our daughter Maggie.

Episode 9: Magdalene Thérèse

Every Friday afternoon, join us in prayer. The prayers will vary from the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the Litany of the Sacred Heart, the Rosary, the Litany of the Saints, etc. 

In The Midst is the podcast of the Joyful Like Maggie ministry. Beginning with the tragic and unexpected death of our 10 year old daughter, Maggie, we talk about how our Christian faith as parents and a family relates to grief, child loss, suffering, the difficulties of life, and carrying the cross in general.

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