3. Romance of the Ordinary

Written By Jon Marc & Teresa Grodi

VIDEO VERSION

Audio Version

Time Stamps

2:23 - Teresa’s testimony

7:33 - Faithful in the little things

9:30 - JonMarc’s death to self

13:01 - A divided heart

15:43 - The mysticism of the ordinary life

20:54 - Control, Curiosity, and The Great Iconoclast

30:47 - Practical suggestions

Show Notes

* Contains affiliate links.

JonMarc’s Middle Earth Mug: http://bit.ly/2UulwPV

Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II: theologyofthebody.net

What’s Wrong with the World? by G.K. Chesterton: https://amzn.to/3bozfPt (It’s also great as an audiobook: Audible.com/pd/Whats-Wrong-with-the-World-Audiobook/B00939S8QM)

Abandonment To Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre De Caussade https://amzn.to/3am5uNS

The Way by St. Josemaria Escriva: https://amzn.to/3ao74Pd

“Four Arguments for Transcendence” by Dr Peter Kreeft www.peterkreeft.com/topics-more/4-arguments-transcendence.htm

G.K. Chesterton Society - Get to know about our favorite thinker and family patron, G.K. Chesterton: www.chesterton.org

Charlotte Mason’s writings on Childhood Education - Free Online Text: www.amblesideonline.org/CM/toc.html

Jon Marc & Teresa Grodi

Teresa is a member of the Body of Christ, a wife, and a mother of five. She was born, raised, and resides in the Diocese of Toledo, OH. Teresa received her B.A. and M.A. in History at Bowling Green State University, where she met her husband JonMarc. She has been involved in ministry in many capacities and currently organizes pilgrimages for Catholic Faith Journeys. Teresa and JonMarc love to take walks and to discuss faith, philosophy, culture, food, the Domestic Church, the Feminine Genius, and the C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy, among other things.

JonMarc is the Chief Operating Officer of the Coming Home Network International and has been interviewed on EWTN programs such as Life on the Rock and The Journey Home, as well as various radio programs. A graduate student of philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville, JonMarc resides in Perrysburg, OH, with his wife and five young children.  Some of his favorite topics for discussion & writing are the nature of religious faith, aesthetics, Catholic Social Teaching, the writings of G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and various intersections of philosophy and theology in family life. You can connect with JonMarc via the Coming Home Network, on social media, or where he occasionally writes at www.RestatementOfTheObvious.com.

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