The Intentional Household: A LifeCraft Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Human life demands good goodbyes. But too often we bumble through them—as if taken by surprise—or simply avoid them. John and Sofia discuss how our goodbyes should be expression of our deepest convictions, and how every day in our home we can cultivate the dispositions that will make our goodbyes—both big and small—all they can be. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail The book is finally here. It expounds the root principles behind all our podcasts. It clearly and winningly presents a radical approach to forging the kind of household for which we naturally yearn. Sofia draws out John on the key insights of his new book, showing why it will give new direction and confidence for anyone concerned about the central issue of our age. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Bodily pleasures are more important and chastity is more profound than we realize. Plato sagely noted that most people are inexperienced in pleasure, including pleasures of the body. John and Sofia open a new window onto the beauty of daily bodily pleasures in the home, and how they can be an essential training in chastity, and in spiritual pleasures, for young and old alike. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Spouses seek to share their lives in the deepest way possible. But the spiritual life—which should be at the very center of each person’s life—presents unique challenges in sharing. John and Sofia consider this crucial but under-considered feature of married life, offering a hopeful and practical approach, especially fitting for Lent. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail As temporal creatures, it is fitting for us to mark certain times for new beginnings. January is an excellent time for such intentionality. John and Sofia take a principled and practical approach to making the new year an occasion for examining our life and refocusing on what is most important, starting at home. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail The most wonderful time of the year is often also remarkably difficult for several reasons. John and Sofia discuss how we can face these challenges, making them part of the gift of this unique holy season. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Giving gifts is integral to how most of us celebrate Christmas, but discerning how to do it is challenging. John and Sofia discuss how a principled approach can help us avoid common pitfalls and make our gift-giving a truly life-giving part of our Christmas celebration. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail All humor aside, a man has a daunting task in doing for his wife what the marriage relationship calls for. John and Sofia read excerpts from a remarkable text by St. John Chrysostom and discuss its practical implications for every day life. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Eating well should be a major focus in the home; but it’s often hard to know where to start. John and Sofia share how Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions changed how they eat, and how it can do the same for you, one simple step at a time. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail Experience shows that really listening to one another is at the heart of marriage. But it is so hard to achieve. John and Sofia frankly share the ups and downs of their own spousal communication, shedding light on how such difficulties can be a gift, part of an ever-surprising plan for marriage https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail John’s lecture from LifeCraft Day at the Barn is a hard-hitting presentation of why music and dance matter, of the problems we face in this area today, and of what we can do to harness their power for good in our homes and communities. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail What to do for our children’s ‘education’ is one of the most important and difficult issues. This immediately demands some clear thinking about the overall goal in raising children. Join John and Sofia in a wide-ranging discussion that addresses how to think about academic formation in light of the deeper issue of personal formation through every-day life in the home. https://life-craft.org/

Send us Fan Mail The pervasive decline in manners leaves many wondering what can be done and what difference it makes. Join John and Sofia in considering age-old principles that both show how crucial good manners are and point to how we can work to restore them, starting in our own homes. https://life-craft.org/