46 Years of Marriage, 8 Children, Converting to Catholicism & Resolving Conflict | Carl & Dana Boyd | Episode 3

The Cassandra Blanco Podcast

Carl & Dana Boyd are both converts to the Catholic faith. They have been married for 46 years, have 8 children, 28 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. We know each other from my time involved in the Catholic Campus Ministry at University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL (USA).
Timestamps:
0:00- Introduction
0:59- Dana raised Anglican
1:10- Invited to Catholic Church
1:39- Converts to Catholicism
1:57- Carl Born in New York, Raised in Minnesota
2:19- Family was Methodist
2:39- Met Dana at 18
2:48- Converting to Catholicism was easy choice
3:28- Becoming Catholic
4:01- Dana on their time dating
4:35- Advice to couples dating, Theology of the Body Course
5:23- Getting Married when Carl was in College
6:11- Financial Struggles with 3 Kids
6:53- Staying Close to Parish, Christian Community
8:11- Carl Met Chris, a Mentor who Helped Carl grow in Faith
9:41- How Kids Helped Carl Grow in His Faith
11:45- Finances Tight/Some Children Difficult to Raise
12:42- Marital Conflict about Money, Children, etc...
13:15- Importance of Spending Time Together as Couple
14:38- Passing Faith onto Children
16:00- Traditions Carl & Dana do to nourish faith as a couple
17:22- Exercising Together
18:48- Handling Conflict
20:53- Carl's Faith Articles He Keeps Displayed at Work
22:25- Dana's Experience as Stay at Home Mom
24:20- Catholic Family Rituals & Traditions (Rosary, Morning Offering)
25:40- Tithing Helping with Conflict about Finances
27:10- Life with Kids No Longer in House
30:27- Why Carl & Dana Chose to Have 8 Children
31:00- Children are a Blessing
31:44- Humanae Vitae, Natural Family Planning Course
33:00- Theology of the Body
33:40- Life as Grandparents
34:54- Marriage is Beautiful & Hard- Love is to Sacrifice
36:00- Dana's Advice is Frequent the Sacraments
37:00- When We Decide to Live our Lives for the Lord, Hang on for the Ride!
37:48- Outro
Music by Oleksii Holubiev