Catholic Dads Podcast

The technology that we have today allows us to operate household appliances with our voices, watch movies with the touch of a button and have anything you want at your doorstep in less than two days. But is it to our detriment?

We discuss the many parallels with both journeys of faith and fitness.

Technology sure has come a long way. Think of how many stand alone items that one device has replaced – camera, video camera, radio/CD/Tape player, alarm clock, calculator, calendar, level, compass… the list goes on. Based on information from Nasa.com that device in your pocket likely has at least 240,000 times the memory of a Voyager spacecraft (16 GB vs. 69.63 KB). With all that power and promise at your fingertips it’s no wonder that it can be a distraction. So how do we deal with it?

In light of the recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Chad and Jeff discuss the ways that parents can be vigilant about protecting our children and offer ways to identify warning signs of inappropriate behavior based on learnings from Virtus training and other Youth Protection courses.

Novenas are part of Catholic life, but what exactly are they and where did they come from? Today Chad and Jeff talk about the origins of the Novena and discuss some of their experiences with these prayers.

A good night’s sleep is more than just getting your beauty rest. You need it to function properly the next day, to have the focus you need and to make you into a likable human being. And as a Catholic Dad it can affect our prayer life and relationship with our spouses and children. So why do we put sleep so low on our priority list?

Summer is upon us and while Jeff is on vacation Chad enlists his oldest son, Evan, to join as a guest host to discuss some upcoming movies, the Expectometer, the potential flops and the criteria the Williams family uses to gauge “family friendliness.”