MP 072 : Chastity: It’s not just for Teenagers!

Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family - A podcast by Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family - Mondays

“The more ready you are to give yourselves to God and to others, the more you will discover the authentic meaning of life.” ― Jason Evert, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves Chastity is a fruit of the Holy Spirit and a virtue that frees us to love others for who they are, not for what they do for us. The foundation of chastity should be intentionally laid when our children are young, so this virtue can fully flower in their teen years and beyond. This podcast isn’t a “chastity talk”: it’s fifty minutes of practical advice on what this virtue looks like when lived out in a family of all different ages and stages of development. Thank you to the Piwnicki family from St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Crystal Lake, IL for sponsoring this podcast! Show Notes: * Our podcast on the importance of Friendship for your Kids * Our podcast on Preparing Your Tween and Yourself for Adolescence * Our podcast on the Messy Parenting Guide to Dating * Book: Raising Pure Teens by Jason Evert and Chris Stefanick * Book: Theology of His/Her Body  by Jason Evert