Mike and Claire discuss how to have the hard conversations - drawing on courage, and speaking truth with love.

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Mike and Claire detail family pillars and how to create your own pillars for your life.

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Mike and Claire share how to create goals that support your relationships and Mike announces his new Substack, Forge of Phronesis.

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Mike and Claire share their 2025 goals about faith, personal growth, marriage, parenthood, business, and hobbies!

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Mike and Claire talk about ten things to keep in mind and focus on during big life changes. Whether that’s starting school, a new job or a job loss, moving, a breakup, an engagement, marriage, or having a baby - change can be difficult. Mike and Claire help you acknowledge the change and equip you with ten ways to both stay grounded and grow during it. Be sure to send this episode to a friend who may be going through a change!

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Mike and Claire recap lessons learned from Mike's Exodus 90.

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Mike and Claire discuss their best tips to elevate your posts and presence on social media.

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Claire and Mike catch up on Claire’s pilgrimage to Italy, following in the footsteps of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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Mike shares how to construct the best summer routine for you and your family to flourish and thrive. He utilizes his experience in math and Operations Research to help you build and optimize your summer routine.

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Claire’s Favorite Ignatius Press Books

Pope Benedict XVI Books

• Introduction to Christianity (what I’m reading this month)
• Jesus of Nazareth
• Saint Paul
• A School of Prayer
• On the Way to Jesus Christ

Other Authors

• A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: New Testament by John Bergsma and Brant Pitre
• Handbook of Catholic Apologetics: Reasoned Answers to Questions of Faith by Peter Kreeft and Fr. Ronald K. Tacelli
• The Case for Catholicism: Answers to Classic and Contemporary Protestant Objections by Trent Horn
• The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise by Cardinal Robert Sarah

Peter’s Favorite Ignatius Press Books

• The Adventures of Loupio Series
• Tomie de Paola: David and Goliath The Little Friar Who Flew Christopher the Holy Giant
• The Illustrated Bible for Children
• My Little Catechism
• The Illustrated Gospel for Children
• Jesus, I Adore You: Children Praying Before the Blessed Sacrament
• Holy Mysteries
• Great Missionaries Throughout the Ages

Saint Mother Teresa's Daily Schedule
4:30-5:00 Rise and get cleaned up
5:00-6:30 Prayers and Mass
6:30-8:00 Breakfast and cleanup
8:00-12:30 Work for the poor
12:30-2:30 Lunch and rest
2:30-3:00 Spiritual reading and meditation
3:00-3:15 Tea break
3:15-4:30 Adoration
4:30-7:30 Work for the poor
7:30-9:00 Dinner and clean up
9:00-9:45 Night prayers
9:45 Bedtime

Claire and Mike review and discuss the books Claire read through January and February of 2023. Thank you, Cluny Media for sponsoring this podcast episode.

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January Books:
Friends of God by Josemaría Escrivá (affiliate link)
Be Healed by Dr. Bob Schuchts (affiliate link)
Introduction to the Devout Life by Saint Francis de Sales (affiliate link)
Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyła (affiliate link)
The Journal of Raïssa Maritain (Use code FP30 for a 30% off discount.)
The Excellent 11 by Ron Clark (affiliate link)
Aesthetics Vol 1 by Dietrich von Hildebrand (affiliate link)

February Books:
Aesthetics Vol 2 by Dietrich von Hildebrand (affiliate link)
The Case for Catholicism by Trent Horn (affiliate link)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (affiliate link)
Saint Paul by Pope Benedict XVI (affiliate link)
Truman Vol 1 by David McCullough (affiliate link)
I Believe in Love by Fr. Jean C. J. d Elbée (affiliate link)

Mike and Claire discuss discipline, both with regard to parenting as well as self. They draw upon their research, experience, and education as well as examples from the Catholic faith.

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A Mother's Rule of Life (affiliate link)
The Choice Wine (affiliate link)
How St. John Bosco Punished
Catholic All Year Blog Post