Elevate Ordinary
Hosted by JonMarc & Teresa Grodi
Find a renewed vision of how the seemingly small, common aspects of our day-to-day lives and vocations are in reality the raw material out of which God wants to raise up saints.
JonMarc & Teresa Grodi
Teresa Grodi
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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 Grodi
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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.
10. Property, Democracy, and Art: How Owning Land Positively Affects The World
What is the value in owning land? How does democracy and ownership artistically add to the beauty of our world? In this episode Brandon Vogt joins us to discuss the Catholic worldview of personal property and the sacramental nature of our homes. We share insights from GK Chesterton and Josef Pieper, discussing how man's home is his masterpiece, and why modern society should return to the home as the focal point for building meaningful community.
9. A Boundary Unites: Practical ideas for difficult conversations
How well do YOU think Americans communicate and share ideas? Do you ever come out of a heated conversation with regrets? A society is only good as its ability to communicate effectively. In this episode, JonMarc and Teresa discuss practical ideas for having difficult conversations.
8. Pride and Sloth: Fleeing From Reality
How fast do sloths REALLY move? Just kidding. Join Teresa and JonMarc Grodi for a discussion about the ways in which we are tempted to flee from reality as they examine the vices of pride and sloth.
7. COFFEE BREAK: What coffee can teach us about Christian living
JonMarc and Teresa host special guest Seth Paine of That Nerdy Catholic to talk about the connoisseurship of COFFEE, fighting FOMO in order to go deeper into every day experiences, and appreciating the created world.
6. Serenity Now: The Hardest Virtue is Patience
How do you find lasting serenity in your life? St. Thomas Aquinas says, “Through patience, man possesses his soul.” But why is patience such a hard virtue to cultivate? JonMarc and Teresa discuss the Virtue of Patience; not a white-knuckled avoidance of lashing out, but true serenity of mind and soul.
5. Crash Course in the Cardinal Virtues
JonMarc introduces us to his spiritual passion — the Cardinal Virtues of Prudence, Justice, Courage, and Temperance. The virtues are absolutely crucial for "elevating" the ordinary opportunities of our lives into moments of growth and grace and so we wanted to take an episode to flesh out these concepts and begin to discuss how they are or may be integrated into the day-to-day.
4. The Weight of a Meal
"the sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal, or two friends talking over a pint of beer..." JonMarc and Teresa Grodi discuss the humble, yet pivotal act of sharing a meal.
3. Romance of the Ordinary
What happens when we trust God enough to be faithful in the little things? JonMarc and Teresa discuss the benefits of rightly-considering the “ordinary.”
2. Fear and the New Media
In this episode of Elevate Ordinary, JonMarc and Teresa Grodi reflect on two general categories of fear and anxiety in day-to-day life and how our devices and social networks tend to become addictive crutches that keep us from confronting reality. All of this and little more on this episode of Elevate Ordinary.
1. Elevating Ordinary Conversations
In this pilot episode JonMarc and Teresa begin with a pursuit of truth through conversation. What does it mean to elevate the ordinary conversations we have every day? Let's unpack how to have sincere open-minded discussions with people in pursuit of truth.