Let’s get back to basics this week with a “Trinity House 101” recap! To that end, we are excited to share a special new podcast interview with Joseph Gruber on the A Word from Our Outpost podcast. While Ever worked on editing our forthcoming new book, Nurturing Your Holy Family, I dove in to a conversation with Joseph about the practical application of cultivating a home that is a genuine Trinity House amidst the reality of family life. You can jump to highlights below or listen to the entire episode on YouTube, the A Word From Our Outpost website, Spotify, or any of your other favorite podcast platforms.
And in this back-to-basics focus on your domestic church or Trinity House, we’re happy to provide links to two resources (yes…buried in your inbox from when you first joined the Heaven in Your Home Letters community) here:
- Your Heaven in Your Home Flowchart
- The 4 Heaven in Your Home Workshop videos (totaling 60 minutes): “The Map,” “The Motivation,” “The Blueprint,” and “The Tools,” including discussion questions to help you unpack these videos with your spouse.
And here are highlights from the episode:
15:55 | Practical tips for making your Trinity House a place of hospitality and service
19:00 | Ways to create a rich family culture that is as unique as your family
22:48 | Maintaining a beautiful Trinity House through shared work and household chores
30:00 | Making time for date nights with your spouse
38:00 | Prayer as the indispensable foundation of your Trinity House
> In the back-to-basics spirit, check out our “A Plan and Vision for Family Life,” published by The Word Among Us.
> This Institute for Family Studies “5 Questions” interview also covers some key basics.
> And here is a simple daily practice we never tire of mentioning: praying the Surrender Novena with your spouse. In this Columbia magazine piece, “Surrender Together,” we share how we discovered this.
> As of today, Trinity House Community’s Church & Market Capital Campaign to purchase the beautiful building that houses the ministry’s Trinity House Cafe + Market has reached 90% of our down payment goal amount! After leasing for 10 years, we’ve been given this remarkable “now or never moment” by our landlord to purchase the building by June 30, 2025. This pivotal step will secure the cafe’s flagship location and bless the Trinity House Community ministry with a 2nd floor ministry headquarters! Generous supporters have already propelled us to within reach of our $340K goal! You can watch a one-min. video and read our case statement here. Will you consider a gift of $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or more to support this special campaign? Your gift will be doubled thanks to generous supporters! Thank you for your consideration!
> Trinity House Community’s Grace Sayers (Groups & Marketing Coordinator) brought the Trinity House mission to the Diocese of Arlington’s Annual Women’s Conference last Saturday.
> Thanks to the Trinity House Community Group at St. Rita’s in Alexandria, who shared these amazing glimpses into their gathering last weekend (over 20 families!).
> Mark your calendars and bring your entire family to enjoy one of the upcoming Trinity House Community Gatherings, including:
- Sat. Mar. 22nd at St. John the Apostle in Leesburg, VA (Are you in northern Virginia and interested in seeing what these gatherings are like, possibly with an eye to bringing it to your parish/school? Join Soren & Ever at this one, starting at 5:30 p.m. in the parish center!)
- Sat. Mar. 22nd at St. Francis de Sales in Purcellville, VA
- Sat. Mar. 22nd at St. Bernadette in Springfield, VA
- Sat. Mar. 22nd at Blessed Sacrament in Alexandria, VA
- Sat. Mar. 22nd at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Manchester, NH
- Sat. Mar. 22nd at Mary Our Queen in Omaha, NE
- Sat. Mar. 29th at Ss. Philip and James in Baltimore, MD
- Sat. Mar. 29th at St. Bridget of Ireland in Berryville, VA
Would you like to take your family to one of these upcoming Gatherings? Just check the parish website to learn more, or drop us a line and we’ll be happy to put you in touch!
> Plan now to launch your own parish’s Trinity House Community Group this year! Learn more here and schedule a 15-minute call/zoom with our team here. For $499, your parish can access all the tools needed to host 5 transformative “Heaven in Your Home Gatherings” for families, including videos, discussion questions, marketing templates, catechetical resources, ongoing support, and more. Dioceses can also take advantage of three subscriptions for just $999. Ready to subscribe and launch a Group at your parish? Here’s where you can take the first step.
“Trinity House Community Groups help parishes create an environment for families with children of varying ages to experience fellowship and faith while providing practical tools that will also transform their Catholic faith in their homes.”
– Stacy Golden, Director, Office of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Archdiocese of Baltimore
