The Intentional Household: A LifeCraft Podcast
Take a deep dive into radical renewal of homelife, from crafting the personal relationships at its heart, to everything from planting time to porch time to prayer time.
Join John Cuddeback, and his friends, colleagues, and other guests in seeking timeless wisdom for life in our time.
Episodes
17 episodes
Episode 15 - Why Personal Pursuits Still Matter as a Mother with Nell O'Leary
If motherhood demands all, can there still be space for anything else? Does being a good mother mean having no personal projects? Nell O’Leary shares her journey of discovery about what motherhood demands. Join Nell and me in discussing how the...
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SPECIAL EPISODE - Husbandry: The Manly Art and its Concrete Forms
Husbandry names the heart of what every man is called to be; it also names a very concrete art that is the foundation of life in the home. The richness of the term comes from the richness of what it is to be a man. This lecture defines, explain...
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Episode 14 - Authority and Submission: Is it Necessary in Marriage?
One of the hardest things to understand is even harder to enact. Authority and submission are essential to marriage, and yet today we have a cacophony of voices attacking and defending what often are caricatures of reality. Join Sofia and me in...
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Episode 13 - Five Non-Negotiables to Instill in your Children
A very difficult part of intentional parenting is knowing what to focus on. Specific goals allow for more focused and fruitful labors. Sofia and I made a list of 5 things we know we want to instill in our children. Join us as we discuss them an...
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Episode 12 - A Green Thumb: Why you DON'T Need One to Homestead
All men and women can be stewards and have the joy of ‘taking care’ of things. It is written deep within our nature. No prior experience necessary. Join Sofia and me and discover how every home can be a homestead, regardless of your background ...
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Episode 11: Optimizing the Role of Grandparents in Children's Lives
Now more than ever, our children need grandparents in their lives; indeed, it can make a profound difference. Are we doing all we can to facilitate this? Join Sofia and me as we look at challenges and opportunities from both sides—how parents c...
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Episode 10: What if my Spouse is not on the Same Page?
Crafting the good life together calls for a shared vision. But what if spouses disagree, or one spouse isn’t really engaged in the same way? This happens quite often and need not induce panic. Join Sofia and me in discussing what all of us must...
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Episode 9: Household: What are we making together anyway?
What does a man really ‘propose’ in a marriage proposal? What is the project, if she accepts, that they set out on together? Our understanding and practice of ‘household’ has been eviscerated, so it’s no surprise spouses often don’t know what c...
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Episode 8: Raising Children Who Make Good Decisions After They Leave Home
Nothing is more important to parents, and nothing will demand more of us. Parents can’t assure that children will make good decisions, but we can be intentional about doing our part. The first place to look is in ourselves and our marriage. Joi...
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Episode 7: Feeling Overwhelmed? Strategies for attaining peace.
Feeling overwhelmed is common, especially in households today, so we need to have a strategy for addressing it, for our own sake and for those we love. Join Sofia and me as we make some distinctions and seek principles for a better approach. Th...
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Episode 6: Friendship in Marriage: Can it be what you had hoped it would be?
Getting married we assume we’ll have a great friendship. Yet often it doesn’t turn out as we hoped, or it seems harder than it should be. In this episode, Sofia and I turn to an ancient wisdom about the nature and kinds of friendship and apply ...
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Episode 5: When and How to Talk to your Children about Chastity and Dating
Though we parents know it is our responsibility, things our children so need to hear from us—about chastity, dating, and marriage—are often not addressed, or not at the right times. This leaves our children vulnerable and unprepared for key cha...
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Episode 4: Is Woman still Heart of the Home?
Is woman as heart of the home an outdated and misleading stereotype, or is it what we should be striving for? In a postmodern age, can or should a woman’s place in the home be like it was in the pre-Industrial Revolution home? John and Sofia as...
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Episode 3: The Family Pig, Its place in our Home
Our annual pig slaughter addressed fundamental issues we didn’t even know we had. Indeed, it has become a kind of microcosm of the life we try to make in our home. In this episode Sofia and I share our experience of raising and slaughtering...
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Episode 2: Sunday in the Home, A Practical Approach
We want Sunday to be different in our home. But where do begin? There are so many forces working against our making Sunday what we know it could be. John and Sofia take a principled but concrete and practical approach, from liturgy and pray...
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