Salt And Light

How much do you know about icons? Annie is currently preparing and creating an icon-making kit with: materials, a written explanation of the history of icons and each theological element in the selected icon in the kit, instructions for painting the icon included in the kit. This kit is a gift for Chuck and Annie’s … Continue reading "Episode044: “Icons are like Post-it Notes”"

The Fulkersons head east to Ponchatoula, Louisiana, which boasts the only life-sized statue of GK Chesterton AND is the strawberry capital of the US AND has a town alligator who lives in the town square. Why did they travel 7 hours in horrible traffic you ask? Well, for the GK Chesterton conference of course! In … Continue reading "Episode043: “What’s Wrong with the World?”"

Do you ever find yourself jaded by Bible stories you’ve heard repeatedly? We tackle one story in this episode that most of use probably know by heart- Peter’s denial of Jesus. We break down each account in each of the four Gospels and assess four similarites- fire, women, servants/guards, and followed at a distanceand what … Continue reading "Episode042: St Peter and the Shrink"

In a “tapestry moment”, this week’s episode is all about perseverance. Last week my sister ran the Woodlands Marathon- all 26.2 miles of it- and qualified for the Boston Marathon! There are about 8-stages a runner experiences while running a marathon; ironcially, it’s very similar to the spiritual life. In His Divine Providence, God provides. … Continue reading "Episode041: Let’s talk marathons and learn a little Hebrew"

Did you know there are more than 20 different rites in the Catholic Church? They form a beautiful tapestry of rich tradition, spirituality, and culture while faithfully celebrating Divine worship according to/ in the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Join Chuck and Annie on this episode of the Salt and Light Podcast, where they … Continue reading "Episode040: When Romans go Byzantine"

Think your Lenten fast is rigorous? Check your self.

BaconCardVideo With an increasing number of articles, posts, blogs, and videos suggesting that fasting is less important and Lent should just include more prayer, Chuck and Annie challenge this new wave of popular opinion and go back to Scripture. What does Scripture say about fasting, and what should Lent actually look like? Well, interestingly enough, … Continue reading "Episode038: Busting the Myth of Less Fasting"

Welcome to another episode of Salt and Light, and this week it’s “just the two of us”. After a wonderful three weeks of back-to-back interviews with some great guests on the show, Chuck and Annie are in studio discussing a topic Chuck selected. Tune in to find out where Chuck got the idea for this … Continue reading "Episode037: Just the two of us, we can make it if we try"

For one more week, we are joined by guests on the Salt and Light podcast. Dean Ouellette and his bride, Jessica, join us to talk about Retrouvaille– a lifeline for marriages and a program to help couples heal and renew their hurting marriages. An excerpt from the Retrouvaile website describes it as follows: “This program … Continue reading "Episode036: “Til death do us part” with Dean and Jessica Ouellette"

With adrenaline still pumping from the 45th annual March for Life, Chuck and Annie sit down with Mrs. Lauren Enriquez of HumanCoalition.org. Lauren is a millenial leader of her generation and has devoted her life in full-time service of the Pro-Life cause. She joined us on this episode to share her experiences at the March … Continue reading "Episode035: A Pro-Life Call-to-Action with Lauren Enriquez"

  Join Chuck and Annie for this extra special episode of the Salt and Light podcast! We sit down (on the Feast Day of the Patron Saint of the Salt and Light Podcast, St. Anthony the Abbott!!!) with Father Nicholas Blackwell aka The Frank Friar, a friend and Carmelite friar from Michigan currently serving in … Continue reading "Episode034: A Conversation with The Frank Friar"

So often we hear “Time flies!” or “Don’t blink! Kids grow up so fast.” We beg to differ. Join Chuck and Annie on this episode of the Salt and Light Podcast, where we discuss something we all do- Waste Time. Why do we waste time? Do we not have enough time? What do we do … Continue reading "Episode033: Time flies? We beg to differ."

On our first episode of 2018, we tackle New Year’s Resolutions. Citing some interesting statistics about New Year’s Resolutions, in true Salt and Light form, Chuck and Annie spin resolutions on their head and give some practical insight into why a majority of resolutions fail and share a secret hiding in plain sight that will … Continue reading "Episode032: New Year’s Resolutions- Be the 8% that succeed!"

Tune in for this extra special episode of the Salt and Light podcast, where we record live from the Red-C Catholic Radio Station in College Station, Texas with none other than our friend, Taylor Schroll, of the Forte Catholic Radio Show and Podcast! We discuss what it’s like to live your faith outloud in a … Continue reading "Episode031: Zip it, you people of faith"

Join Chuck and Annie for this episode of the Salt and Light podcast, in which they discuss the Gospels for Christmas  (4 in total depending on which Mass you to go!) and dive a little deeper into them. Were St Joseph and Our Blessed Mother just simply turned away from an inn? a hotel? and … Continue reading "Episode030: Mary and Joseph, we’ll leave the light on for you!…. or not"

Join Chuck and Annie in this Episode of the Salt and Light podcast in which they address the all-too-common accusation that rears its ugly head this time of year, namely “Christians took a pagan holiday and turned it into Christmas” or, more pointedly, “Christmas is a pagan holiday”. In order to assess this accusation and … Continue reading "Episode029: Did Christmas come from a Pagan Holiday?"

On this episode of the Salt and Light podcast, Chuck and Annie changed it up a little and LIVE streamed the show… during the day… while the children were awake. Good idea? You decide! You can also listen to the audio here or Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2v0qokd Topic this week: With the Feast Day and … Continue reading "Episode028: You Catholics worship Mary. Oh, no we DULIA. #ImmaculateConception"

With the secular culture shoving Santa down our throats, how do we keep Christ in X-mas… Christmas? With only days left before the beginning of the Advent Season, Chuck and Annie spend some time dishing out some info on what Advent is, where it came from, some customs (like the Advent wreath) embedded in the … Continue reading "Episode027: 30 foot-tall Santa Inflatable"

Join Chuck and Annie for this Thanksgiving edition of the Salt and Light Podcast, where Chuck talks about the awkwardness of the once-a-year prayer before the Thanksgiving meal that he experienced growing up. Both Chuck and Annie then shed some light on how to not make it so awkward, and if it isn’t awkward for … Continue reading "Episode026: The (Awkward) Prayer before Thanksgiving"

“Where were you God?” Antony asked, “Why didn’t you ease my temptations and pains?” And a voice came to him, “Antony, I was here, but I waited to see you fight.” ~St Athanasius, “The Life of St Antony” Join Chuck and Annie for this episode of the Salt and Light Podcast, where they discuss why … Continue reading "Episode025: Why we missed last week- fight or flight?"