June 26 -Faith and Family: Keeping it Fresh! Don’t Drift Through Marriage

June 26 -Faith and Family: Keeping it Fresh! Don’t Drift Through Marriage

Dr. Tom and Kari Curran discuss the encouraging and triggering moments of watching FIFA World Cup. The Currans give tips for keeping marriage fresh and ponder the questions: What are signs that a married couple is drifting? Do you know what brings life to your spouse? How do you grow beyond the boredom of predictability in marriage?

June 25 -Coaching Hour: What’s Your Philosophy of Life? Be Transformed! The Gift of the Dark Night

Dr. Tom Curran explores the questions: What shapes your philosophy on life? What’s your vision for life? How does your life project what’s most important to you? Tom shares insights from Ascent of Mount Carmel [https://www.amazon.com/Ascent-Mount-Carmel-John-Cross/dp/1935785982] and Dark Night of the Soul [https://tanbooks.com/products/books/dark-night-of-the-soul/?queryID=25e0f8e71779c94990591e442018522c] by St. John of the Cross. Referenced Philosophy Books: * On Caring by Milton Mayeroff [https://www.amazon.com/Caring-milton-mayeroff/dp/0060128712?ref_=ast_author_mpb] * Who Is Man? by Abraham J. Heschel [https://www.amazon.com/Who-Man-Abraham-J-Heschel/dp/0804702667] * Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl [https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273]

June 24 -No Half Measures! Affirm, Hand-on Faith, Fast from Comforts: Father’s Day Insights

Dr. Tom Curran shares insights from his Father’s Day celebration with his family. Tom talks about the generational impacts of affirming others, handing-on the faith, fasting from comforts/ embracing a difficult path, and more!

June 23 -He Has Never Failed Me Yet! 36th Anniversary w/ Fr. Patrick Smith

Dr. Tom Curran and Fr. Patrick Smith, Pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Washington, DC [https://saintaugustine-dc.org/fr-pat-smith], celebrate Fr. Pat’s 36th Anniversary of ordination. Fr. Pat shares insights on being a son/brother in his family, a spiritual father, a brother in a fraternity of priests, and a child of God.

June 22 -Ask Father: Who? What? Why Not? 4 Saints NOT to be Left Behind!

Dr. Tom Curran asks Fr. Kurt Nagel to share highlights on 4 saints honored this week: St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. John Fisher, St. Thomas More and St. John the Baptist. Which saint is attractive for GenZers searching for purpose and identity? Which saint was a laymen, with a wife and family? Which bishop was martyred for choosing the pope over a king?