The Modern Lady Podcast

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The Finer Things Club Sep 15, 2020

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When the culture hits low, we hit high! In February this year, we began the discussion on how our choices in entertainment can make a lasting impact on our families and on society as a whole. Not only are those sentiments still true today, but they may actually be even more relevant now, more than 6 months later! This week, we give an update on how we're still navigating the discernment of entertainment in our homes and give some tips on how to fill the void with the good, the true and the beautiful.

Level Up!: House Cleaning and the Interior Life Sep 08, 2020

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Have you felt it lately? The "levelling up" in the world's chaos and unsettledness? Perhaps you've felt, as we have, an interior motivation to respond to the outside disorder with a "levelling up" in our own homes, particularly in our cleaning and organizing. This week, Michelle and Lindsay discuss common elements they see between growing through the "Stages of the Interior Life" of Catholic theology and growing through the "Stages of Cleaning Life" through anecdotes and their own personal experiences.

Cultivating a Family Culture Aug 25, 2020

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"As goes the family, so goes the nation and the whole world in which we live." (Pope St. John Paul II) We can see throughout history how critical strong family identity and culture is in the wider society, but where does one even begin? And why should it be a prominent discussion in our homes? This week, Michelle and Lindsay discuss all the benefits to developing a family culture and share some of their experiences to motivate all of us to persevere in this worthy endeavour!

On Considering Homeschooling Aug 18, 2020

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For many families, deciding what to do this school year may have been fraught with worry and unease. In this interim episode, Michelle and Lindsay discuss some of the considerations and philosophies that the Murray family have experienced over their homeschooling journey so far that they hope will help assuage some of the nerves and concerns over heading into a homeschool year like no other!

A Life of Leisure Aug 11, 2020

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When you think of the word "leisure", what comes to mind? This week, Michelle and Lindsay discuss how understanding true, authentic leisure is more complex than they originally realized and why it is more important than we often give it credit for!

The Homemakers Creed Aug 04, 2020

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Home is what you make it! And here to help keep us motivated and focused is the Homemakers Creed! This week, Michelle and Lindsay take the statements of this domestic manifesto point by point and discuss all the heart, art and nobility that lies therein!

Pursuing An Ordered Life Jul 28, 2020

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Chaos and disorder seem to run rampant these days. This week, Michelle and Lindsay start the discussion on what it means to live according to right order, why eschewing chaos is so important (especially today!) and how seeking an orderly life and society begins by working on ourselves first.

Craving the Sound of Silence Jun 16, 2020

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Our culture and lives today seem filled with noise, deafening and blaring... and non-stop! But were we made to live with this constant tumult? This week, Michelle and Lindsay end the second season of The Modern Lady Podcast for their annual summer break with an ode to the power of silence - why it's necessary, why retreat is not always weakness and why "longing for the long-form" may be just what the doctor ordered right now!

For Times Such As These: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit Jun 09, 2020

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Right now, our families and the world need for us to stand firm for truth and be a light in the face of such devastating darkness. As Christians, this is our calling, but we are not sent out unarmed and ill-equipped! This week, Michelle and Lindsay discuss the power of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, why they are so necessary and how each of them plays a pivotal role in uniting us ever further to the mission of Christ.

Have Courage Jun 02, 2020

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Being truly courageous, especially today, is a far more nuanced endeavour than we realize. It is an ongoing process of growth that requires heart work and real life relationship, humility and a willingness to sometimes take the calculated, unpopular risk. This week, we discuss the power of personal testimony, the ineffectiveness of false bravado and the confident courage that can be found in not limiting God.

**This episode was recorded in March 2020**