Kolbecast

190 The School of Patience

AMDG. Today’s guest speaks from fourteen years of homeschool experience raising eight boys. Tricia Kavanagh joins the Kolbecast from Ontario, Canada, to share her approach, insights, and outlook on both work and rest. She, Bonnie, and Steven discuss homeschooling in times of both acute and chronic illness as well as the learning and formation that parents develop alongside their homeschooled children. They explore the idea of balancing parents being the primary educators of their children with outsourcing—or in Steven’s phrase, subcontracting—to enrich children’s education in areas where parents feel they have weaknesses. And they share a few comebacks to comments like “I would homeschool, but...” or “You must be so patient.” 
Relevant Kolbecast episodes: 
111 What Treasures Remain 
182 Festive Holidays Ahead (includes discussion of food sensitivities) 
Episodes tagged with our “international,” “curious/skeptical,” “parents,” and "practicalities" filters 
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189 Fit Mind, Fit Body

AMDG. St. John Paul the Great had a great love for the integration of physical activities and virtues. That passion is built into Kolbe’s approach to and curriculum for physical education. In this episode, Chris Bates and Christina Davin visit with Bonnie and Steven about how physical movement can be a daily source of joy for homeschooling families. From getting the wiggles out during class to staying active in times of year when the weather isn’t hospitable, the group discusses the importance of intentionality and opportunities to build fitness, find satisfying activities, and occasionally inconveniencing ourselves for the betterment of the whole. They also touch on how movement and activity can provide quiet time for introverts, the importance of nutrition, and the dynamics of physical limitations and adaptations. 
Kolbecast episodes mentioned & relevant: 
182 Festive Holidays Ahead with Christina Davin and Laura Roselli Insall 
164 This Is Not a Kolbe Infomercial with Lindsey, a Kolbe mom who worked with Kolbe staff to develop a physical fitness plan for her student with physical limitations 
47 Among the Pots and Pans 
178 Cultivating Kitchen Stewards with Katie Kimball  
106 Goals in Mind 
Other relevant links: 
Kolbe high school graduation requirements  
The Kolbecast inaugural survey  
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 
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188 Dr. Kevin Majeres Sees Challenges As Opportunities

AMDG. In this episode, Dr. Kevin Majeres, Catholic psychiatrist and co-founder of Optimal Work (among many other things), brings words of wisdom for the start of a new calendar year.  
Dr. Majeres explains that many truths in psychiatry and neuroscience are in line with our Catholic faith, in particular how some of the concepts of reframing, mindfulness, and challenge are important steps in our lives of walking with Christ. These ideas can be applied to the many facets of daily life to help us accept and meet challenges, grow in holiness and virtue, and help ourselves and each other along the way. 
Kolbecast episodes mentioned & relevant: 
26 Truth in Person and 166 A Legendary Occasion with Kolbe alumna Aviva Lund 
92 Prepare, Guide, Protect, Empower with Aviva’s parents Cathy & Nicolai Lund 
175 A Both-And Approach with Dr. Jonathan Sanford of The University of Dallas 
45 Grace Perfects Nature with Dr. Peter Malinoski & Jody Garneau of Souls & Hearts 
117 Figureoutable with Dr. Andrew Mullally of the Doctor, Doctor podcast 
For more information about Dr. Majeres and his offerings, visit  
the Optimal Work website. Find his podcast of the same name in any podcast app. 
His own website 
purityispossible.com 
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187 The Impact of the Incarnation

AMDG. Tune in to this episode for our hosts’ yearly Between the Years conversation—part retrospective, part preview of what’s to come. Bonnie, Steven, and Jordan talk about the apocalyptic side of Advent, share favorite Christmas and New Years family traditions, and talk about some of the things they’re looking forward to on the horizon of 2024. 
Kolbecast episodes mentioned & relevant: 
34 A Beauty-Linked Life with Dr. Carol Reynolds 
179 Translation Tug of War with Dr. Matthew Minerd 
186 Full Circle (of Fifths) 
145 Subsidiarity, Support, and Resources highlighting the Student Support Services program 
78 The Kolbe Man Show 
100 In the Beginning with Mrs. Dianne Muth + a brief bit about our patron saints Maximilian Kolbe & Ignatius of Loyola 
123 A Change of the Ages with Msgr. James Shea  
160 A Legendary Occasion: voices from Commencement 2023 in Atlanta 
Previous Between the Years episodes: 
25 Backstage 
79 Doors to Your Memories 
135 Hidden Holiness Made Known 
Episodes mentioning Jordan’s forthcoming book on Fr. Franz Reinisch:  
135 Hidden Holiness Made Known 
179 Translation Tug of War with Dr. Matthew Minerd 
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The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 
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186 Full Circle (of Fifths)

AMDG. A harmony of voices joins together on today’s episode to discuss music. Bonnie, Steven, Dr. Jordan Almanzar, Dr. Carl Hasler, and Kolbe alumna-turned-teacher Olivia Knuffke share their musical backgrounds and memories, reflections and pedagogy. With topics such as the discipline and work ethic required of both music and a Kolbe education and the formative music of folks’ teenage years, the conversation ultimately centers on the lessons learned from music (whether listening to it or making it!) and the richness it imparts to life. 
Relevant Kolbecast episodes: 
Et Tu, Iordane? 
64 Stricken by Ideas with Dr. Carl Hasler 
34 A Beauty-Linked Life with Dr. Carol Reynolds 
158 The Gift of a Mind 
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. 

185 Developmentally Appropriate Independence

AMDG.  This episode debuts in the dreary days of American wintertime, but our topic is far sunnier: summer camp.  Bonnie and Steven visit with Josh Wattenbarger and Alyssa Wollums of The Pines Catholic Camp about the highs, lows, benefits, and burdens of the camping experience both at The Pines itself and more generally.  The conversation ranges from fun and games to unhealthy socialization like cliques and bullying, family dynamics to handling homesickness, and overall, the developmentally appropriate independence that camp fosters.  
Check out The Pines Catholic Camp here. 
Relevant Kolbecast episodes: 
105 Not Just for Special Occasions 
92: Protect, Guide, Prepare, Empower 
155 Mission Intent: Pathways to Serve 
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. 

184 Hope & Wonder with Katie Bogner & Shari Van Vranken

AMDG.  Advent is a time of active waiting, preparation, and reflection.  In this episode, guests Katie Bogner and Shari Van Vranken share their educational and artistic perspectives on Advent drawn from their professional backgrounds and their recent authorial collaboration in All About Advent and Christmas: Sharing the Seasons of Hope and Wonder with Children.  The group discusses how experiences across public, parochial, and homeschool settings; how saints and symbolism factor into Advent; and the value of stepping back from daily routines into yearly traditions. 
Links to check out:  
Katie & Shari’s book All about Advent & Christmas: Sharing the Seasons of Hope and Wonder with Children 
Katie’s website Look to Him and Be Radiant 
Shari’s website Catholic Paper Goods 
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 
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183 Gratuitous Gifts: Sherry Weddell on Charisms

AMDG.  Think about the idea of being the answer to someone else’s prayers.  Does that seem humbling or overwhelming, frightening or appealing...or maybe a mix of all of those?  In this episode, Sherry Weddell of the Catherine of Siena Institute visits with Bonnie and Steven about the idea of charisms.  These gifts are different from sanctifying graces in that they are given to us for us to give away.  Sherry explains how every baptized person receives at least one charism, how all the charisms are evangelizing and healing, and how charisms spring to fruitfulness from a lived relationship with God. 
Links mentioned: 
Catherine of Siena Institute 
Forming Intentional Disciples Forum on Facebook 
Fruitful Discipleship book 
Relevant Kolbecast episodes 
176 The Agenda Is to Grow with Art & Laraine Bennett 
172 A Gift-Laden Voyage with Philip Kosloski of Voyage Comics Philip relates how his experience with Called and Gifted impacted his life.  
123 A Change of the Ages with Msgr. James Shea 
The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.