The Courage to Raise a Holy Family

The call to raise a faithful Catholic family often begins at the crossroads of comfort and courage. Jim and Meghan sit down with Catholic author and speaker Kevin Wells to explore why sacrificial love, spiritual discipline, and personal responsibility are essential in a culture drowning in ease. Drawing from his life as a father, writer, and nephew of Monsignor Thomas Wells, Kevin shares powerful stories of priestly heroism, parental accountability, and the need for parents and grandparents to reclaim their role as the domestic church. With candor and conviction, he invites families to embrace suffering, confront spiritual complacency, and step boldly into the mission God has placed before them.

What’s in this episode:

• The cost of real love and why comfort weakens our spiritual identity
• Why parents must form the domestic church beginning in the earliest years
• The influence of Monsignor Thomas Wells and the need for heroic leaders
• How grandparents can play a powerful role in calling kids back to Christ
• The importance of fatherly presence and daily family culture
• A clear blueprint for rebuilding the family through prayer and sacrifice
• Why suffering often becomes the doorway to clarity and repentance
• One resource every Catholic family should know: Family Rosary
• Book he is currently reading: The Hour of Testing by Father Donald Haggerty
• Favorite book: Coached by the Curé (his blueprint for families)
• Advice to his younger self: Do not be afraid to live your faith courageously
• Final wisdom for listeners: Ask God your role in this hour of testing and act on it

Resources Mentioned:

KevinWells.org – Books, articles, and speaking

Coached by the Curé – A blueprint for parents inspired by St. John Vianney

The Hour of Testing by Father Donald Haggerty – Prophetic reflections on the spiritual crises of today

Priest and Beggar – The heroic life of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz

The Hermit – Kevin’s memoir on suffering, healing, and the grace of spiritual fatherhood