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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 throug ...
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FAREWELL EPISODE: 10 YEARS of Parenting Advice in ONE Video! - The Mystery of Parenthood - 219
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The Mystery of Parenthood's Farewell episode! In one of their best shows ever, Trey and Stephanie Cashion distill more than a decade's worth of parenting advice and philosophy in one final episode. Discover a profound journey into the heart of Catholic family life with The Mystery of Parenthood — the final chapter. In this touching farewell episode…
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"'I woke up . . . in the middle of the night to a burning cross in our front yard'... (my Grandfather) was telling his story as a little kid. He said 'I can remember them banging on the door saying Mr. King, we're not after you, we just want your wife and kids' and he remembers (his father) saying get behind me, he put a chair down, loaded a gun, a…
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"We have to make sure that our marriage, which is the source (obviously with God's help) . . . of this family as a whole is foundational—it is the center of this family—and if that's not strong, everything else falls apart." Trey and Stephanie Cashion continue their discussion about parenting in the "funnel" from last week. They discuss the necessi…
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"There's plenty of times we've said something and there's definitely a Holy Spirit moment that was like, 'Would you listen to what you're saying? The advice you're giving to your children is the advice you're not taking from Me.' That is part of the mystery of parenthood because we are parented through our parenting—we're parented by God through ou…
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Lots of laughs and joy to be had in this week's episode of The Mystery of Parenthood, with hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion. The Cashions share wisdom and practical advice on how to joyfully parent your children. Visit redcradio.org or download our RED-C Radio App to access our live radio, listen to all of our podcasts, and find additional informat…
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In this episode of Mystery of Parenthood, hosts, Trey and Stephanie Cashion, discuss how to create a plan for Holy Week based on your family's needs and your children's capabilities. They talk about tying the Gospels to Holy Thursday, especially John 13-17, and discuss the tradition of visiting different churches for Adoration. The Cashions move th…
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In this episode of Mystery of Parenthood, host, Trey, discusses tools for your children's discernment, drawing from Romans 12:2, "Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect." Trey outlines and expands on Abby Sasscer's arti…
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In this episode, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discussed developing a relationship with St. Joseph and how to integrate his and the Blessed Virgin Mary’s examples into our families. Some resources utilized in this show are from the Abiding Together podcast on St. Joseph, which can be located at this webpage. Some great additional resources on St…
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On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, host Trey Cashion concludes in a multi-part series, a document from the USCCB entitled Rights and Duties of Parents. In this document, it shares that parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, r…
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On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discuss in a multi-part series, a document from the USCCB entitled Rights and Duties of Parents. In this document, it shares that parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tendernes…
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On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discuss in a multi-part series, a document from the USCCB entitled Rights and Duties of Parents. In this document, it shares that parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tendernes…
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On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, host Trey Cashion discusses how the family is a great place to live out The Beatitudes. In this discussion, Trey references an online article from teachingcatholickids.com entitled The Beatitudes for Families, which takes the 8 Beatitudes and relates them to everyday family life. Remember, only God can take the mystery…
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On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, host Trey Cashion discusses the article, A Biblical Model for Discipling Children. The article and host discuss how Deuteronomy 6:4-9 provides five simple qualities of transformational teaching. These qualities are 1) Relationship, 2) Experience, 3) Truth, 4) Discussion, and 5) Response. Each of these qualities were br…
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On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, host Trey Cashion discussed the Aleteia article by Tom Hoopes, "3 Things your teen is right about, and 3 things you know better." Remember, only God can take the mystery out of parenthood. Pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!Από τον RED-C Catholic Radio
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On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, host Trey Cashion continued to discuss the deep meaning of Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical Familiaris Consortio. Importantly, in this episode, Trey completes his study of the encyclical by explaining the family's priestly, prophetic, and royal character as a basis for its role in God's plan of salvation. Remember, …
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On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, host Trey Cashion continued to discuss the deep meaning of Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical Familiaris Consortio. In this episode, Trey began to survey the section "Participating in the Development of Society." Here John Paul II focused on the important role of the family as the essential cell of society and he unv…
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On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, host Trey Cashion continued to discuss the deep meaning of Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical Familiaris Consortio. Trey continued the section "Serving Life" from the encyclical, especially focusing on the paragraphs dealing with the responsibility and task of parents to educate their children. Remember, only God can…
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Merry Christmas! To help you celebrate the season while Trey and Stephanie are taking a well-earned break from the show, we wanted to bring you an encore episode from December 3, 2019. Monica Ashour of TOBET was back on the show to talk with the Cashions about the movie It’s a Wonderful Life and the similarities it has with the Christian life. The …
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On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, host Trey Cashion continued to discuss the deep meaning of Pope John Paul II's 1981 encyclical Familiaris Consortio. Importantly, in this episode, Trey articulated the theological backdrop to the pope's defense of the Church's teaching on marriage and sexuality. Remember, only God can take the mystery out of parenthood…
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In this episode, host Trey Cashion continued to break down the great encyclical of Pope St. John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio. In the second section of the letter, wherein the Holy Father explicates the four fundamental tasks of the family, JPII calls us to greatness by reminding us that, "the fundamental task of the family is to serve life, to ac…
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On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, host Trey Cashion began a discussion arc of episodes based on Part Three of Pope St. John Paul II's 1981 encyclical on the "Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World," Familiaris Consortio. In this third part of the letter, the pope sets out "four general tasks for the family in the modern world:" 1) forming a c…
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On Tuesday, October 25, host Trey Cashion completed his review of the article, "Domestic Church? Hold On, It's Just a Family!" by Word on Fire Institute Fellow Robert Mixa. You can listen to the first episode here. Trey used this second installment as a jumping off point from Mixa's explanation that Vatican II recovered the patristic understanding …
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On Tuesday, October 18, host Trey Cashion reviewed the article, "Domestic Church? Hold On, It's Just a Family!" by Word on Fire Institute Fellow Robert Mixa. Especially in light of the recent sixtieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, Trey wanted to revisit the concept of the domestic church, an idea central to the Church Fathers that was …
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On this encore presentation of The Mystery of Parenthood, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion talked about what makes the Church who She is, and what makes families “The Domestic Church.” They talked about how Catholic families are meant to be apostolic in nature, a sign of holiness, and a sign of what it means to be Catholic. We are the One, Holy, Ca…
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On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, host Trey Cashion explained the seven attributes of a Catholic disciple. According to a series on discipleship authored by Catholic theologian Bob Rice, a Catholic disciple: 1. has their IDENTITY rooted in being a son/daughter of the Father, 2. is consistent in daily PRAYER, 3. actively participates in the grace of the …
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On this episode of the Mystery of Parenthood, Trey and Stephanie Cashion visited in studio with their guests, Andrew and Sarah Swafford, about cell phone usage in the family and by our children. Multiple ways to set guidelines and limits for both children and adults were discussed, and challenges around this subject were addressed and tackled in a …
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On Tuesday, September 27, host Trey Cashion discussed his reaction to a new video, "This Wonderful Sacrament," released by the Diocese of Austin in support of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' call for a Eucharistic Revival. Trey unpacked the different modes of unity that are on display in the Eucharistic sacrifice and, even more so…
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On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, host Trey Cashion discussed four of the most fundamental challenges parents face: inadequate time; the failure to pass on moral values to their children; work-life imbalances; and a lack of emotional bonding between parent and child. While in no way unveiling to parents challenges about which they are not aware, Trey's g…
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We hope you're enjoying the last part of summer vacation before the school year begins again. Trey and Stephanie are too, so we bring you an encore episode from Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Trey gave an extended reflection on the significance of Catholic families living like they are friends of God. Remember, only God can take the mystery out of pare…
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On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, host Trey Cashion offered an extended reflection on the significance of parents and children alike being friends of God if we are baptized, believe in Christ's salvific action, and are striving to follow the example of Jesus Christ. How does that change our relationship to God when we remain aware that He desires frien…
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Enjoy this encore presentation of Mystery of Parenthood from Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Trey and Stephanie Cashion were pleased to welcome back Monica Ashour, from the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team. Monica spoke with them about how to create families that prioritize bodily presence ("the body demands a response") and embodied relationships …
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On Wednesday, July 19, host Trey Cashion encouraged families, especially parents, to invest time in Eucharistic Adoration as a way of making grace more available to themselves and their children. Remember only God can take the mystery out of parenthood. Pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!…
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On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discussed an article in Catholic Exchange by Dave McClow: "The Good Samaritan: Not Just a Good Neighbor." This show was a rollicking good time despite the weighty subject. Lots of laughter was shared along the way, but the central point shone through: We are broken, wounded sinners left fo…
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In observance of the Fourth of July, host Trey Cashion offered a Catholic interpretation of freedom: what it is; what it isn't; and what it's for. Remember, only God can take the mystery out of parenthood. Pray, parent with a purpose, and prepare for God to amaze you. He will!Από τον RED-C Catholic Radio
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On Tuesday, June 14, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discussed an article from Greg and Lisa Popcak listing four ways the family can mirror the Trinity in order to show God to the world. Trey and Stephanie especially emphasized the way that the family brings a unique person into existence from the love between the husband and wife. This is analogo…
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On Tuesday, June 7, host Trey Cashion explained an article in the liturgical journal Adoremus, "Even Children Know the Nature of Mystagogy: How Early Education in Liturgy and Scriptures Can Reveal a Lifetime of Faith." Trey used the article to talk about how the Mass, in particular, highlights events in salvation history through its signs; necessit…
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On Tuesday, May 17, host Trey Cashion took listeners on a theological and liturgical tour of the Catholic Mass. This episode looked at the Introductory Rite and the Liturgy of the Word. Trey refreshes your memory and gives you some tips for helping children across various ages to understand why we do what we do. He also looped in two documents of t…
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On Tuesday, May 9, host Trey Cashion discussed the article by Dr. Gwen Dewar, "How to Help Kids Make Friends: 12 Evidence-Based Tips." There is much in the article that is worth incorporating into your parenting toolkit. Trey also critiques some of Dewar's recommendations, particularly her seeming reluctance to admit that punishment and discipline …
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On Tuesday, May 2, hosts Trey and Stephanie Cashion discussed the blog post by Becky Roach, "Seven Parenting Tips I Learned When Mary and Joseph Lost Jesus." This is a beautiful, instructive Gospel story to reflect on as parent, especially for remembering that Mary and Joseph know on a human level our anxiety about making mistakes in raising our ch…
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In this episode of the Mystery of Parenthood, Trey Cashion covers a variety of topics of interest to parents. The four topics discussed were 1.) When kids ask tough questions, 2.) The child in the pew, 3.) Teaching your children about generosity, and 4.) Talking with your children about God. The discussion with show producer, Dennis Macha, was live…
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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!…
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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 contem…
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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…
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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 ope…
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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 orie…
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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 pr…
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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 spar…
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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 pare…
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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 …
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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 co…
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