Pre-Cana with the Pope: Recent Episodes
Renzo and Monica Ortega
We always wished that the Catholic Church could have done more to prepare us for the challenges that came with married life. Marriage prep workshops, weekend retreats, and Pre-Cana classes are a start, but they aren’t enough. Even meeting with a priest or mentor couple leading up to the big day can fall short. “Marriage Prep” doesn’t stop on the wedding day, as St. John Paul said, “Marriage preparation has to be seen and put into practice as a gradual and continuous process.” That is why we’ve created a show just for couples who wish that marriage prep covered more. Each week we will ask St. John Paul a question about marriage and family life and we’ll find the answers by diving into JPII’s writings, homilies, and speeches. We’ll reflect on our own experience of marriage and family life and share how we’ve integrated JPII’s wisdom into our lives. What would YOU ask if you had Pre-Cana with the Pope? Let’s jump in!
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Can Catholics French kiss before marriage? After Elizabeth Busby’s Theology of the Body Institute answer and Christian B. Wagner’s response, “No, You Can’t Kiss Your Girlfriend,” sparked a Catholic internet debate, Renzo and Monica enter the conversation as a married Catholic couple.
Is passionate kissing always sinful outside of marriage? Is arousal the same as lust? And what does chastity actually require from dating and engaged couples who are trying to love one another well?
This is a conversation about French kissing before marriage, Catholic dating, Theology of the Body, desire, chastity, and why marriage does not simply make using another person acceptable.
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In this episode, Renzo and Monica pause their regular series to talk about Pope Leo’s latest encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, through the lens of marriage and family life.
This is not meant to be a full summary of the document. It is an invitation to read it. But as we worked through the encyclical, we kept seeing how much Pope Leo’s reflections on human dignity, artificial intelligence, technology, algorithms, and the attention economy matter for Catholic families.
The rebuilding of society starts in the home. The family is where a child first learns who he is, what he is worth, and what it means to be loved. That matters even more in a world where technology is forming imagination, attention, self-worth, and desire.
We talk about why parents cannot afford to ignore AI, why filters and blockers are not enough, how the attention economy exploits vulnerability, and why AI can imitate care but can never actually love us.
We also discuss how marriage and family life teach our children the difference between a tool and a person, between quick answers and real relationships, and between being managed by technology and being formed in love.
To read the full ten points from the encyclical, visit our accompanying article on Substack.
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What happens when you go into marriage expecting your spouse to make you happy, fix your wounds, or finally give your life the meaning you’ve been looking for?
In this episode, we talk about why your spouse was never meant to be your savior. Marriage is not just two people coexisting, splitting chores, raising kids, and trying to stay comfortable. For Catholics, marriage is a sacramental journey toward Jesus. That means romance, joy, friendship, suffering, healing, sacrifice, and grace all belong inside the story.
We also talk about the “pictures” we carry into marriage, how shows like Boy Meets World shaped our expectations, why marriage can feel disappointing when our picture is wrong, and why Jesus has to be more than an add-on in marriage formation.
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Send share this episode with a priest who walks with couples! Or share it with a young person, engaged couple, or married couple that wishes the Church gave them more guidance.
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On Tuesday 28 April 2026, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life will hosted a study day asking:
"How can the Church form pastors capable of accompanying young people, engaged couples, and spouses so that they live Christian marriage as an authentic experience of faith in a cultural context marked by secularization? Several speakers addressed that question, including Father Andrea Bozzolo, rector of the Pontifical Salesian University."
No one invited us, BUT we still wanted to add our two cents on how the Church could do a better job accompanying young people, engaged, couples, and married people.
Catholic marriage is not just a beautiful idea. It is a sacrament lived through sex, sacrifice, fertility, exhaustion, money, children, resentment, forgiveness, prayer, and the daily choice to love someone who is also being slowly sanctified by God at the same time. Catholic couples need understanding and guidance, not sentimental language. If the Church wants to really accompany people, they need to shift away from, giving couples a romanticized theology of marriage because, though good and true, it ultimately leaves them feeling alone with the actual work of becoming one flesh.
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Why would the Resurrection change how Catholics talk about sex?
We got into an online argument about sex, marriage, and what husbands are owed. But the more we talked, the more we realized the real disagreement was deeper than sex. It was about what marriage is, what sexual desire is, and whether how we understood the Resurrection actually changes what we believe our bodies are for.
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We got into an argument in front of our kids and then we talked about it. Let's jump in!
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We are back! Back to conversations on the couch, and today we're talking about how unspoken expectations can become opportunities for future resentment. We share about how we've navigated speaking our minds and how we've worked through our own resentments. We're so happy you're here.
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We are back! Sort of. Here's a quick life update from us. We will be back with a new episode next week. Please keep us in your prayers!
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Sorry this has come so late! Our family has had to navigate a couple of things so we haven't been able to keep up.
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Parenting has a way of bringing you to the end of yourself. There are seasons where the noise, the conflict, the exhaustion, and the constant needs of your kids can make you feel like you’re barely keeping your head above water. A lot of parents quietly assume that if things feel this hard, it must mean they’re doing something wrong. But the truth is that family life was never meant to be carried alone.
In this episode of our Lenten Series, we talk about what it looks like to ask for help when parenting becomes overwhelming. Not in theory, but in the real, messy moments that every parent eventually faces. We walk through three places parents can turn for help when things feel difficult. First, we talk about going to your spouse and learning to lean on each other instead of trying to carry everything individually. Marriage is meant to be a partnership, and parenting becomes much heavier when we stop asking our spouse to step in with us.
Second, we talk about seeking help from people who are just a little further ahead of you in family life. Parents whose kids are a few years older, who have already walked through the season you’re in. They don’t need to be perfect parents to offer wisdom. In fact, some of the most helpful guidance comes from people who have made mistakes and learned along the way. And finally, we talk about therapy—both for parents and for children—and why reaching out for professional help can sometimes be one of the most loving and responsible things you can do for your family.
If parenting has felt heavier than you expected lately, this episode is an honest conversation about why asking for help is not weakness. It’s often the very thing that helps a family grow stronger.
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This is part 3 of our Lenten series, where we’re walking with Catholic parents through the real struggles of family life during the season of repentance, mercy, and renewal.
Parenting often feels like a daily examination of conscience. We lose our temper. We forget a commitment. We say the wrong thing, again. Many Catholic parents quietly carry guilt and shame after these moments, fearing that repeated missteps mean they are failing their children or falling short of God’s call.
In Missing the Mark, we explore failure, sin, and imperfection through a deeply Catholic lens. Lent reminds us that “missing the mark” is part of the human condition, but it is never the final word. Through humility, repentance, and grace, our failures become invitations to growth rather than sources of despair. If you’ve ever worried about being a “bad parent,” struggled with shame after losing patience, or wondered how holiness is possible in the chaos of family life, this episode is for you.
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Why does parenting feel so overwhelming, even when we’re trying to do everything right? In this episode of Two Become Family, we explore how much of our stress, guilt, and burnout as parents comes from aiming at the wrong goal. When success is measured by calm children, good behavior, or having everything under control, everyday family life can quickly feel like failure.
“Changing Our Aim” invites Catholic parents to rediscover the virtue of magnanimity, the call to live with a greatness of soul that aims beyond perfectionism and control. Rather than shrinking our expectations out of fear or comparison, magnanimity helps us set our sights on the true goal of parenting: forming hearts for love, virtue, and holiness. Through the lens of Lent, we talk honestly about missing the mark, feeling discouraged, and how re-aiming our hearts allows God’s grace to do the real work.
This episode lays the foundation for the entire Lenten series by reframing parenting not as performance, but as participation in God’s slow, faithful work of transformation in family life.
In this episode, we discuss:
•Catholic parenting during Lent
•What magnanimity really means for parents
•Why control and perfection increase parental burnout
•How changing your aim reduces guilt, shame, and comparison
•Raising children with faith, hope, and trust in God
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Parenting has a way of exposing our limits. The moments we lose our temper, feel overwhelmed by the noise, or realize we don’t have the patience we hoped we would can quickly turn into shame. In this episode, we begin our Lenten journey by reclaiming humility, not as self-condemnation, but as truth. Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself; it’s seeing yourself clearly and letting God meet you there.
We talk honestly about why parenting feels so personal when we fall short, why our culture equates control with competence, and how humility frees us from the pressure to be perfect. Drawing from real parent struggles, Catholic wisdom, and lived experience, this conversation reframes failure as the starting point of grace,not the end of the story.
This episode sets the foundation for the entire series: Lent doesn’t ask parents to try harder, but to lower their defenses, tell the truth, and let God work in the middle of the mess.
In this episode:
- Why feeling overwhelmed doesn’t make you a bad parent
- How humility opens the door to grace instead of shame
- What Lent teaches us about letting go of control
- How honest self-assessment leads to freedom, not discouragement
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Getting married is more than planning a wedding — it’s preparing for a lifelong vocation.
In this episode, we walk engaged couples through the conversations and habits that build a strong, lasting marriage. From finances and family expectations to conflict resolution and shared life vision, we explore the practical and spiritual foundations every couple needs before saying “I do.”
We also discuss how to recognize the difference between genuine discernment and emotional attachment, how to surface hidden concerns before they become future wounds, and why praying together is one of the most powerful ways to stay aligned.
In this episode we cover:
• The essential pre-marriage conversations
• Building a shared vision for your future
• Navigating disagreements in a healthy way
• Recognizing red flags early
• Money, family, and expectations
• Creating a meaningful prayer life together
Whether you’re newly engaged or seriously discerning marriage, this episode will help you prepare not just for a wedding day — but for a lifetime together.
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Living with PCOS can feel overwhelming, confusing, and deeply isolating, especially when you’re told to “just lose weight” or given unclear answers about fertility and hormones.
In this video, I share the non-expert guide to living with PCOS, from personal experience, research, and walking this journey alongside my spouse.
This is not medical advice, but an honest breakdown of what PCOS looks like in everyday life, how it affects marriage and fertility, and what helped us move forward.
In this video, you’ll learn:
• My personal struggle with PCOS and the emotional toll it took
• What PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is and how it shows up in daily life
• How PCOS is diagnosed and why it’s often missed or delayed
• Why PCOS affects weight gain and weight loss differently
• How PCOS impacts marriage, intimacy, and fertility
• How couples can navigate PCOS together instead of letting it create distance
• Why finding a NaPro / restorative reproductive doctor changed everything
• What to do next if you’ve been diagnosed with PCOS
If you’ve ever wondered:
• “Why is my body not responding like it should?”
• “Is infertility inevitable with PCOS?”
• “How do we stay united as a couple through this?”
• “What happens after the diagnosis?”
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Is marrying young too soon?
In this honest conversation, we tackle the 5 core questions every couple faces before tying the knot — from emotional readiness to financial responsibilities and future growth as individuals and partners. Whether you’re in a serious relationship or thinking about the future, this video helps you feel less alone in making such a big decision. 💍
🔥 What we cover in this episode:
Why this matters
Are we emotionally mature enough?
Should we wait to travel or build careers?
What if our parents are right?
What happens if we change in our 20s?
Is it financially responsible to marry young?
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Can Natural Family Planning actually damage a marriage?
Many couples quietly struggle with NFP — feeling disconnected, frustrated, or even resentful — and wonder if something is wrong with them, their marriage, or the Church’s teaching.
In this episode, we respond honestly and pastorally to five of the most common objections to Natural Family Planning and offer practical guidance for couples who want unity, intimacy, and peace — not pressure or guilt.
In this episode, we cover:
1️⃣ “Feeling that NFP doesn’t really work — it’s too complicated or unreliable.”
2️⃣ The emotional and sexual strain caused by long abstinence periods.
3️⃣ What to do when spouses disagree on when or why to use NFP.
4️⃣ Is NFP basically the same as contraception?
5️⃣ How to navigate marriage when one spouse struggles to accept NFP.
Rather than defending NFP with theory alone, we focus on how NFP is lived inside real marriages — including communication, sacrifice, desire, resentment, and love. This conversation is especially for couples who feel exhausted by oversimplified answers and want something deeper, more human, and more faithful.
If you’re asking:
• Why does NFP feel so hard in our marriage?
• Is abstinence damaging our intimacy?
• Are we using NFP for the right reasons?
• How do we stay united when we disagree?
— this episode is for you.
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What does every married couple need to understand about sex—especially when conversations online say things like “men don’t need sex”?
In this episode, we unpack 5 essential truths about sex in marriage that are often misunderstood, oversimplified, or argued about without enough clarity. While it’s true that no one needs sex to physically survive, reducing sexual intimacy to something optional—or purely personal—can quietly damage a marriage over time.
We explore why sexual desire isn’t just about pleasure, release, or pressure, but about desiring the spouse as a whole person. We also address the real fears many people carry into conversations about sex—fear of being used, objectified, or reduced to a body—and why those fears are sometimes justified and sometimes misplaced.
Most importantly, we present a vision of marital sexuality that’s bigger than both obligation and autonomy. When rightly understood, male sexual desire can reflect Christ’s self-giving love and pursuit of His Church, transforming sex from a battleground into a place of unity, trust, and mutual gift.
In this episode, we cover:
• Why men don’t need sex to survive—but marriages do need sexual intimacy
• How sexual desire goes beyond pleasure and points toward the spouse as a person
• Why the phrase “men don’t need sex” can confuse the lived experience of male sexuality
• How fear of being used or objectified shapes misunderstandings about sex
• How male desire, properly ordered, can mirror Christ’s love for His Church
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In this episode, we expose 5 modern lies about sex that are quietly destroying marriages, even Christian ones. We dig into why couples experience disconnection, resentment, and confusion around intimacy, not because they don’t love each other, but because they’ve absorbed cultural messages that distort the truth about sex, marriage, and the human person.
We’ll break open the myths many couples believe:
• that sex is mainly about individual pleasure instead of relational meaning and self-gift
• that sex is a “need” you require to feel complete or healthy
• that sex is the primary or only form of intimacy in a relationship
• that sex becomes optional or unnecessary in a long-term committed marriage
• that sexual autonomy and personal desire should be prioritized over unity and harmony
You’ll learn why these lies lead to loneliness, emotional distance, and frustration between husbands and wives—and what Scripture, Catholic tradition, and real experience reveal about the true purpose of sex: union, vulnerability, communion, and sacrificial love.
If you want a richer marital intimacy—not just more frequency—this conversation will challenge the assumptions shaping your expectations. Whether you’re dating, engaged, newly married, or decades into marriage, this episode will help you rediscover sex as a spiritual, emotional, and relational gift—not a commodity, pressure, or performance.
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What are the top 6 reasons we don't give our kids smartphones or personal devices? In today's episode we lay them out and then we give you our new favorite alternative!
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What are the best ways to resolve conflict in a marriage? In this episode we round out the previous list and give you the TOP 3 ways to revolutionize your conflict resolution. What do you think? Is our list accurate?
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Who would give better advice when things aren't ideal in the bedroom? AI or a real Catholic couple? In this episode, we take on ChatGPT and see if AI can actually give good advice to couples who are struggling to connect in the bedroom. Can the authors of Lovemaking give better lovemaking advice?!
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Here are the 8 things NO ONE told us about NFP when we were newly weds. These 8 points were completely off the top of my head, BUT we believe that they should be told to all couples before they get married and should be part of every NFP conversation with couples who are new to NFP and fertility awareness. Did we miss anything?
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What are the best ways to resolve conflict in a marriage? Well we're still figuring that out, but we can at least judge whether or not the most popular strategies you learn in marriage prep work. What do you think? Is our list accurate?
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In our first episode back from Summer break we talk about all the things that kept us busy this Summer. We're so happy to be back with you. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode we sit with the Herbecks and discuss how marriage is a School of Love! Let's jump in!
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Today's rewind is our interview with Fr. Timothy Gallagher on his book Discernment of Spirits in Marriage. Let's jump in!
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Today's rewind is our interview with Dr. Tim Lock on his book Choosing Forgiveness . Let's jump in!
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In this episode we interviewed the now co-host of Hope For Right Now podcast Laura Phelps!
This was such a fun interview with our friend Laura and we hope you're blessed by the conversation. Let's jump in!
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Kim Zember has a brand new podcast with EWTN called "Here I am Stories" were she interviews and shares stories of people coming to know the love of Jesus Listen here
In this rewind we interviewed her and learned all about here story. She is a blessing to the Church and we are so happy you're able to listen. Let's jump in!
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In our first rewind of the summer we are sharing one of our favorite interviews with the Swaffords! It's all about heroic virtue and how virtue can change your life and your relationships. Let's jump in!
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Welcome to part 5 of our new series Resurrected Marriage! In today's episode, we talk about how, as God's grace heals us, we need to respond by moving from maintenance to mission. What is the mission your marriage is living out? We're so happy you're here with us! Let's jump in!
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Welcome to part 4 of our new series Resurrected Marriage! Let's jump in!
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In this episode, we apologize profusely for missing yesterday's post and come to you to de-influence and share what's going on in our lives. We hope you enjoy the episode and hop over to our substack to continue the conversation!
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In today's episode we sit down and chat with Mary Bruno. We are so happy you are here to join us to hear her testimony and witness! Let's jump in
The intimate experiences with suffering and joy Mary shares inspired her to write two books! You can learn more about Missing Pieces: Female Perspectives on Sex for Catholic Women and Holding Space for Joy: A Prayer Companion for Women Struggling with Infertility and read reviews through these links on Amazon.
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Welcome to part 2 of our new series Resurrected Marriage! In today's episode, we talk about how grace can allow us to move from tackling the bad fruit in our marriage to tackling the bad roots in our marriage. We're so happy you're here with us for this let's jump in!
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Welcome to part 1 of our new series Resurrected Marriage! In today's episode, we talk about how we can live a in the resurrection by moving from relying on grit to relying on grace. We're so happy you're here with us for this let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we talk about the next two chapters in the Lenten devotional we've been working through. It leads us to some deeper and honest conversation about areas of life that we need to increase in trust of God the Father. Let's jump in!
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In this episode Renzo shares a little bit about his weekend and The Rescue Project we connect the reality of the Gospel with how God has been challenging us this Lent. Our conversation leads us to talk about faith, gratitude, and how to start having faith filled conversations with your spouse!
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In today's episode we talk about Lent and what we're reading together during this season: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/product/trusting-our-fathers-provision/
We talk about our recent trip to Steubenville, Ohio, how God is answering our prayers and how we can start to pray more open and honestly this Lent to prepare to receive what God has in store for us.
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In today's episode we talk about Lent and what we're reading together during this season: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/product/trusting-our-fathers-provision/
We talk about why we struggle with trust in this season of our lives, we talk a little bit of the temperaments and we share about the Phil Wickham concert we attended! We hope you enjoy our conversation and lean in to what God wants to do this season.
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In today's episode, we interview some of our favorite people about their leap into starting Refuge Rosaries! Jess and Robby Nayden discuss trusting Mary, learning from the Rosary, and the difference it can make in a married couples prayer life. Let’s jump in!
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In today’s episode, we catch up with our friends from Saints Alive! Melissa and Alex Dee. We have a great talking about the leap of faith necessary to be couple-preneurs, and the latest Lent challenge from Saints Alive and Hallow!
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In this episode, we chatted with Katie Bogner, teacher and catechist (and blogger from LookToHimAndBeRadiant.com). Covering topics related to her experience teaching in both public and Catholic school as well as working parish catechetical ministry, we discussed school choice, obstacles and challenges she sees her middle schoolers facing, and ways that families can vibrantly live their Catholic faith together, especially through the lens of the liturgical year.
We also talked about Katie's brand new book, All about Lent & Holy Week: Sharing the Seasons of Repentance & Salvation with Children.
Katie wrote the book alongside illustrator and designer Shari Van Vranken, whom you might know as the talented "Saint Lady" behind CatholicPaperGoods.com. All about Lent is like a handbook for families for the whole Lenten Season.
It highlights the many treasures of prayer and tradition of this holy season, making it easy to share truth and beauty (but in perfect bite sized pieces and kid friendly language). Even though we might think of Lent as being a season that is difficult to share with children, it really is a perfect invitation for Catholics of all ages to pray and fast and give together. All about Lent & Holy Week is available from StPaulCenter.com we're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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We thought we were done with Lovemaking, but this week was tough! In today's episode we also give you some practical ways our marital intimacy can get stronger in our season of parenthood. For more on this topic: Order LOVEMAKING!we're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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In our last episode of the Lovemaking series we talk about the connection between marriage, sex, and the Eucharist. We also give you some practical ways our marital intimacy can reframe our relationship with Jesus. For more on this topic: PRE-ORDER LOVEMAKING!we're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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In today's episode we talk about how sexual wounds can hurt your intimacy in marriage and what freedom and healing looked like in our marriage. For more on this topic: PRE-ORDER LOVEMAKING!we're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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We had to re-record this episode cause of technical issues, but we think it's better than our first attempt. Here it is: why your mental load may be ruining your marital intimacy. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we discuss 5 reasons the world needed another Catholic sex book. We rambled a bit in the beginning, some of Renzo's jokes were bad, but we're still so happy you're here with us! Let's jump in!
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We wrote a book and it's coming next month! In this episode we talk about how we got here and what we hope this book will do for marriages! Let's jump in!
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Today we rewind to a very important subject: Boundaries. We're so happy you're here with us. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode we banter and reflect on Advent!
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In today's episode we talk about what, in our experience, is the one thing all husbands are looking for. Spoiler alert, its more than sex. We're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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In today's episode we throw it back to one of our most popular shows! What do you think about our take on date nights? Let's jump in!
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In today’s episode, we tackle your questions! No topic was off limits and we did our best to answer as many as we could! Let’s jump in!
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Today's episode is part 2 of our take on one of the recent Pints With Aquinas episode featuring Mike Pantile and his take on Mutual Submission. We take a look at more Papal writings on Ephesians 5 and unpack the implications of scripture translation and theology of the body, Let’s jump in!
The episode we reference: Red Pill to Catholic: Embracing True Patriarchy
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In today’s episode, we give our take on one of the recent Pints With Aquinas episode featuring Mike Pantile and his take on Mutual Submission. We take a look at some Papal writings on Ephesians 5 and we try to add some nuance to the conversation. Let’s jump in!
The episode we reference: Red Pill to Catholic: Embracing True Patriarchy
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In today's video, we unpack some of the themes from our the most recent presentation we gave at the Diocese of Venice, Florida. It was such a joy to speak to married couples about how our love can spread the Gospel, and we thought it would be fun to elaborate some more on the themes from our talk. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we talk about play, Dr. Stuart Brown's research on play, and the importance of recognizing your spouses play personality. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we talk about the challenges implementing NPF and TTA can have on the romantic side of marriage. We reflect on how we started to reframe what we saw as burdens and how leaning in and keeping things romantic doesn't always have to revolve around sex. Let's jump in!
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In today’s episode, we rewind and revisit Renzo’s time as a stay-at-home-dad. We often reference how this season of our marriage allowed for the healing we needed. Let’s jump in!
THINGS WE MENTIONEDWhat Being a Stay-At-Home-Dad Has Taught Me About Being A HusbandPassivity and Relationships (a talk by Michael Gormley)Fr Mike Schmitz Homily on Pier Giorgio Frassati and PassivityJason Evert on St. JosephOur NC Register ArticleMagic Coffee Table Video Our Codes!
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In today's episode we bring you the antidotes for, what the Gottman institute has called, "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse". Last week was the red flags and this week it's the green flags! Let's jump in!
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In today's episode we talk about some new terms that we just learned. Have you heard of these before? How do you and your spouse manage the differences in Spontaneous vs Responsive desire? Let's jump in! Our Codes!
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We JUST got back from Steubenville East and we leave in two days for another trip so this week we are rewinding to one of our most popular episodes. Let's jump in and we'll be back in a few weeks!
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In today's episode, we talk about reframing the purpose of marriage and shifting from the pursuit of happiness to the pursuit of something greater. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, Renzo's ADHD comes out in full force and he changes our topic! How do you learn to love a spouse that functions so differently than you? Let's jump in!
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In this episode we talk about a very important question. If your wife asks you if she looks fat in her dress, what do you say?! We talk about the importance of trust in a relationship and how maturing together makes a tremendous difference. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we talk about summer bods and the need to grow in virtue. We talk about the reality of having to live in a human body as a parent, and how one's path to holiness is not necessarily the same as someone else's, let's jump in!
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Remember the flutter in your heart as you watched your child take their first steps in a family heirloom? Join us as we unfold the layers of family life, piecing together the rich tapestry of traditions and the everyday ebb and flow of parenting. With a wedding dress repurposed into a First Communion gown, we touch on the beauty of heritage and how it shapes our children's lives, from the church aisle to the jiu-jitsu mat. Our daughter's journey encapsulates the delicate blend of gentility and resilience we aim to instill, echoing the values we cherish.
Navigating the parental sea isn't always smooth sailing, but my co-captain and I have learned to steer the ship together, especially when it comes to discipline and spirituality. We welcome you aboard to discover how we foster a nurturing yet firm family culture, sharing our experiences from our son's spiritual investments to the power of rosary prayer. This episode is a compass for parents seeking to guide their children with a loving, consistent hand, ensuring they flourish with a strong sense of responsibility and spiritual well-being.
We wrap up our heart-to-heart with a candid chat about the delicate dance of decision-making and standing united, even when the waters are choppy. From setting aside time for weekly check-ins to navigating the complexities of behavior correction, we uncover the strategies that keep our parenting partnership strong. It's an honest exploration of constructing a cohesive family narrative, where love, laughter, and learning are the building blocks of a home that stands the test of time.Support the Show.
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Have you ever found yourself tiptoeing around the "birds and the bees" conversation with your kids, or are you unsure how to approach topics like puberty and chastity within your family? That's exactly what we're tackling head-on in our latest episode. We're demystifying the awkwardness and offering practical insights for parents. From discussing how to broach the subject of bodily changes with your kids to understanding the nuances of guiding teens through the digital landscape, we're here to share stories, strategies, and a hefty dose of reality.
Navigating the complexities of religious teachings and their intersection with family life can be a delicate dance, but one we're not shying away from. Our conversation on chastity goes beyond the birds and the bees, exploring how media, friendships, and crushes influence our kids' perceptions. And let's face it, homeschooling adds another layer to these discussions. We're shedding light on the role parents play in these crucial life lessons, without skirting around the tough questions or uncomfortable topics.
This episode isn't just about the talks we have; it's about building trust and crafting connections with our children, especially as they enter the tumultuous teen years. We share anecdotes and advice on how to lay the groundwork for these dialogues early on, keeping communication lines open, even when it seems like your teen has tuned you out. Plus, we take a hard look at parenting in the age of smartphones and social media, weighing the balance between protecting and over-sheltering our kids. Join us for a frank, insightful, and sometimes humorous journey through the trials and triumphs of modern parenting.Support the show
We've had a pretty eventful week so we are reposting episode 16! You can never talk about communication too much. Keep us in your prayers and we will be back next week!
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In today's episode, we talk about this year's Triduum experience and how we help our foster autonomy and independence. Spoiler alert, it all comes down to talking and planning things out as a couple! Let's jump in!
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In today’s episode, we talk about the new trad wives social media trend and the pressures that women might feel to live up to an unreasonable standard. Let’s jump in!
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In today’s episode, we share about what we’ve learned in our 15 years of youth ministry and try to empower parents to embrace their role in raising their kids in the faith. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode we celebrate 10 years of parenthood with 10 things we learned/do/think that has worked with our kids in the past 10 years. This DOESN'T mean we know everything, but we are at least pretty confident with these 10 decisions. Let's jump in!
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In today’s episode, we look at the complex needs of marriages and how wives can support their husbands. We talk about the kind of women’s content that is out there, and the lack of guidance spouses get in how they can support their spouse navigating shame. Let’s jump in!
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In today's episode, we tackle a fairly unknown topic that is having an influence on a lot of young men. We talk about the origins of the red pill/manosphere community, why it's appealing, and how it's influence can negatively effect Catholic men who are honestly seeking to be good husbands and fathers. This made for an interesting discussion, let's jump in!
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Lila Rose on Pints With Aquinas
Lila Rose and Ruslan
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Today we have a special rewind episode! This rewind is because we are still exhausted from all the traveling this month. We will be back next week! For now, enjoy this discussion! Let's jump in.
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In today's episode, we see what Jordan Peterson has to say about our compatibility. We took his Understand Myself personality assessment and we go over some of our results and what the implications are for our relationship. We conclude that we wish we had done this while we were still dating. We can't wait to share the results with you, let's jump in!
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BORN OF FIRE By Fr. Innocent Montgomery
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In today's episode, we dive into the masculine and feminine identities. Monica shares about her first-time as a stay-at-home mom and what drove her to return to work. Then we unpack how recognizing that we are beloved can be the first step to healing our identities. We're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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BORN OF FIRE By Fr. Innocent Montgomery
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In today's episode, we dive back into the topic of what sexual freedom should look like for husbands. However, this time we start of with some philosophy, some more philosophy, and then some Theology of the Body! We hope you're buckled up, let's jump in!
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In today’s episode we celebrate 100 of episodes of Pre-Cana with the Pope and we make a few BIG announcements! We react to our very first episode, reflect on our mission, and answer some LIVE questions from listeners. Let’s jump in!
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In today's episode, we reflect and react to clips from an episode of the Catholic Gentleman titles: What women don't understand about men. We tackle some of the ideas around men and their biological sex drive and we consider how important it is to have a shared vision and understanding about sex in your marriage. We're praying this conversation leads to many fruitful conversations for all of you! Let's jump in!
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Ohio State Study that is referenced
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Is porn a big deal? Why or why not?
In this episode, we listen to guests on The Whatever Podcast debate pornography use within relationships and add our two cents.
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In today's episode, we banter! Renzo talks about his latest jiu-jitsu milestone, we ponder the delicate balance of encouraging kid's independence while maintaining high expectations, and we go on about social media and why Monica did a great job preparing the house for Advent and Christmas! We're so happy you're with us, let's jump in!
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In today’s episode we react to therapy in a nutshell. What if we told you that communication was deeply influenced by an unseen cultural force - 'Ask Culture' versus 'Guess Culture'. This concept changed our marriage for the better and allowed us to build a foundation of understanding that we never had experienced. We’re so happy you’re here with us! Let’s jump in!
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In this episode, we talk about sex while we navigate the profound depths of Mary and Joseph's heart-driven union. We discuss their extraordinary relationship and unravel the spiritual richness of their love, exploring how it has been depicted in Venerable Fulton Sheen's book "The World's First Love". We take a closer look at how absolute virginity and wedded life coexisted in their bond, a see how their example can apply to our marriage as well. We’re so happy you’re here with us! Let’s jump in!
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In today's episode we react and reflect on Jordan Peterson's take on submission in marriage. We comment on his unique insights and his blend of mixing Theology and human psychology. Tammy's journey towards finding faith in Catholicism and Jordan's contemplative approach towards religion adds another layer of depth to this discussion. We're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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Boundaries are necessary for healthy relationships and personal wellbeing, this is especially true during the holiday season! In today's episode we’re reacting to a Pints With Aquinas episode and reflect on the advice that's given. We also share how we've navigated these choppy waters ourselves. Join us while we share intimate conversations and personal experiences; offering insights on codependency, setting boundaries, and fostering healthier dynamics in relationships. We're so happy you're here with us!
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How should married couples understand submission in marriage? Is it an outdated practice or a misinterpreted piece of Christian wisdom? In this episode we react to Fr. Mike's video and explore the true essence of submission in marriage. Drawing from ideas of Pope St. John Paul II along with our experience in marriage, we challenge the false dichotomy of Ephesians 5 that is often presented. We highlight the importance of mutual submission and the role that trust and complementarity play. And at the end we realize we have so much more to say! Stay tuned for part 2, We're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we react to Jordan Peterson and Christopher West's answer to "how often married couples should have sex". We give our thoughts on both their responses and then we give our thoughts on the question too! We're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we have a short conversation about the movie Nefarious and the reality of angels and demons. We talk about the little ways we could be opening doors to evil, how it can effect our marriages, and why faith in Christ is so necessary. We're so happy you're here with us!
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In today's episode, we sit down with Bobby Angel and talk about importance of the complementarity of husbands and wives and why it helps each spouse be better. We talk about how to overcome struggles with asking for help, and why women are perfectly equipped to bring out the best in their husbands. We're so happy you're here with us. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, talk about our marriage. We talk about the reality of blessings and suffering co-existing, and you get to hear a little more about what our prayers look like. We're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we open up a little bit and you get to hear more on how we work on our own marriage. Our main focus is Renzo's ADHD moments and how Monica has grown to support them, but the conversation goes far beyond that. We're so happy you're here, let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we talk about the battle over marriage and the family and how we can see it in our own lives. We talk about our recent talks, how differently we see our vocations, and why Renzo is terrible at delivering jokes on command. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we talk about our recent trip to Houston for their Together in Holiness conference. We talk about the future of this podcast and trusting that we are where God wants us to be. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we sit and talk about the Roman empire. Just kidding. We talk about whether or not it is one spouses job to get the other to heaven? We talk about how we support one another's spiritual lives and why it can be simple and difficult to share Jesus with someone we love. Let's jump in!
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In today's REWIND episode, you'll hear Episode 13! In this episode, we talk about why it can feel like spouses are talking past each other rather than to each other sometimes. We also consider a new, life-changing, theory of communication and apply it to our marriage in an effort to continue to build up our communication skills.
Here are some things we mentioned in today's episode:
Are You Ask Culture or Guess Culture? This Communication Skill Is Life-ChangingRange: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
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In today's episode, we sit down with Andrew and Sarah Swafford and have a great conversation all about living a life full of gift and grit. We talk about human formation, brazilian jiu jitsu, and building authentic adult community! In their book on Gift & Grit, they've put together lessons and stories with clear human formation so that we can all become more of who we are and be gifts to others in our lives. We were blessed to have this conversation and we are so excited for you to listen to it! Let's jump in!
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In today's REWIND episode, you'll hear Episode 10! In this episode, we talked to St. John Paul about having kids and we ask when the best time to have kids is. We are reminded about the gift that kids are, we talk about the difference that Fertility Awareness, Fertility Awareness Based Methods, and Natural Family Planning have made in our decision to have our 5 children, and Monica shares a little bit about how she came to learn FA/NFP.
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In today's episode, we are start talking about one thing, and end up talking about something else! We're so happy you're here, let's jump in!
The Exorcist FilesDeliverance Prayers for Laity
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In today's episode we share how we parent during pride month, and all the other cultural shifts we're seeing lately. We share our views as members of the "resonable middle", how we believe that we should never accept a lable in place of a story, and how we are slowly preparing our kids to accept that other people believe differently than them. Let's jump in!
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In today's we talk about the sensitive and hard-to-address issue of a spouse's weight gain. How do you bring it up, what are realistic goals for health and fitness, and how can our spouse become our support instead of our judge? Let's jump in!
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The Evolution of the Cartoon Dad
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In today's episode, we are joined by the brilliant couple from the Saints Alive radio theatre podcast! Alex and Melissa share about their own lives, what they hope for Saints Alive in the future, and what taking a leap and leaning on grace looks like. Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we jump into what it was like when we had our first baby. We talk about what new parents should expect, the encouragement that you need to hear, and we recall some tough experiences that everyone should be prepared for. We're so happy you're here with us!
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In today's episode, we we argue about arguing! Just kiding, it was just a "discussion". Let's jump in!
Dennis Prager and Matt Fradd debate on P*rn
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In todays episode, we sit down and talk about the struggle and shame that comes in revealing our little battles. We talk about our worthiness of love, why we need to embrace Christmas and Easter and why we shouldn’t be embarrassed about our crying babies. Let’s jump in!
Quotes from today:
The man who wishes to understand himself thoroughly-and not just in accordance with immediate, partial, often superficial, and even illusory standards and measures of his being-he must with his unrest, uncertainty and even his weakness and sinfulness, with his life and death, draw near to Christ. He must, so to speak, enter into him with all his own self, he must "appropriate" and assimilate the whole of the reality of the Incarnation and Redemption in order to find himself. If this profound process takes place within him, he then bears fruit not only of adoration of God but also of deep wonder at himself. How precious must man be in the eyes of the Creator, if he "gained so great a Redeemer", and if God "gave his only Son "in order that man "should not perish but have eternal life" - JP2
Pope Francis on Sharing everything with Jesus
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In today's episode, we sit down with Fr. Timothy Gallagher as he brings the spiritual wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola to life!
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Discerning Hearts Podcast
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In today's episode, we sit down and chat with Dr. Matthew Breuninger! We have a wonderful discussion about setting boundaries, and families of origin, and we got to hear some powerful insight into how God uses marriage to heal us. We're so happy you're here with us, let's jump in!
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Finding Freedom in Christ: Healing Life’s Hurts
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In today's episode, we prepare our hearts for Holy Week by contemplating Aquinas and asking whether or not their will be stretch marks in Heaven.
Mentioned in today's episode:
St. Thomas Aquinas: Whether Christ's body ought to have risen with its scars?
1) He kept His scars not from inability to heal them, "but to wear them as an everlasting trophy of His victory.
2) Secondly, to confirm the hearts of the disciples as to "the faith in His Resurrection"
3) Thirdly, "that when He pleads for us with the Father, He may always show the manner of death He endured for us"
4) Fourthly, "that He may convince those redeemed in His blood, how mercifully they have been helped, as He exposes before them the traces of the same death"
5) Lastly, "Christ knew why He kept the scars in His body. For, as He showed them to Thomas who would not believe except he handled and saw them, so will He show His wounds to His enemies, so that He who is the Truth may convict them, saying: 'Behold the man whom you crucified; see the wounds you inflicted; recognize the side you pierced, since it was opened by you and for you, yet you would not enter.'"
The Two Thieves Short Film
The Preparation of the Gifts By Breaking the Habit
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Today’s episode is a little bit different! In todays episode we sit down and talk about what it means to be a man, and the need for a concrete definition to help men be better husbands and fathers. We’re so happy you’re here! Let’s jump in!
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In today's episode, we revisit the Theology of the Body and talk about what it meant for Adam and Eve to be naked without shame and how it relates to our marriage.
From JP2:
**The sentence, according to which the first human beings, man and woman, "were naked" and yet "were not ashamed," unquestionably describes their state of consciousness, in fact, their mutual experience of the body. It describes the experience on the part of the man of the femininity that is revealed in the nakedness of the body and, reciprocally, the similar experience of masculinity on the part of the woman. By saying that "they were not ashamed," the author tries to describe this mutual experience of the body with the greatest precision possible for him. It can be said that this type of precision reflects a basic experience of man in the "common" and pre-scientific sense. But it also corresponds to the requirements of anthropology and in particular of contemporary anthropology, which likes to refer to so-called fundamental experiences, such as the "experience of shame."
This passage, together with the meaning of original nakedness inherent in it, takes its place in the contextual setting of the Yahwist narrative. After some verses, the same author writes: "Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons" (Gn 3:7). The adverb "then" indicates a new moment and a new situation following the breaking of the first covenant. This situation follows the failure of the test connected with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. At the same time that test constituted the first test of "obedience," that is, listening to the Word in all its truth and accepting love, according to the fullness of the demands of the creative Will. This new moment or new situation also implies a new content and a new quality of experience of the body, so that it can no longer be said: "They were naked, but were not ashamed." Here, shame is an experience that is not only original, but a "boundary" one.
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In today's episode, we sit down with a good friend, and Godmother to two of our boys, and talk about how we can build a strong Catholic family culture that bears fruit. How do we raise children who are grounded in the faith and also like each other?! Let's jump in!
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In today’s episode, we sit down and talk about how differently men and women view love, and respect, and why parenting or complaining about your spouse falls short of the call of marriage. Let’s jump in!
From JP2: "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him" (Gen 2:18). The creation of woman is thus marked from the outset by the principle of help: a help which is not one-sided but mutual. Woman complements man, just as man complements woman: men and women are complementary. Womanhood expresses the "human" as much as manhood does, but in a different and complementary way.
When the Book of Genesis speaks of "help", it is not referring merely to acting, but also to being. Womanhood and manhood are complementary not only from the physical and psychological points of view, but also from the ontological. It is only through the duality of the "masculine" and the "feminine" that the "human" finds full realization.
8. After creating man male and female, God says to both: "Fill the earth and subdue it" (Gen 1:28). Not only does he give them the power to procreate as a means of perpetuating the human species throughout time, he also gives them the earth, charging them with the responsible use of its resources. As a rational and free being, man is called to transform the face of the earth. In this task, which is essentially that of culture, man and woman alike share equal responsibility from the start. In their fruitful relationship as husband and wife, in their common task of exercising dominion over the earth, woman and man are marked neither by a static and undifferentiated equality nor by an irreconcilable and inexorably conflictual difference. Their most natural relationship, which corresponds to the plan of God, is the "unity of the two", a relational "uni-duality", which enables each to experience their interpersonal and reciprocal relationship as a gift which enriches and which confers responsibility”
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In today’s episode, we sit down and discuss the husband’s headship and a wife’s submission. We talk about what mutual submission means, what it looks like in our marriage, and we lean on St. John Paul II for guidance. Let’s jump in!
From JP2:
“The author of the Letter to the Ephesians sees no contradiction between an exhortation formulated in this way and the words: "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife" (5:22-23). The author knows that this way of speaking, so profoundly rooted in the customs and religious tradition of the time, is to be understood and carried out in a new way: as a "mutual subjection out of reverence for Christ" (cf. Eph 5:21). This is especially true because the husband is called the "head" of the wife as Christ is the head of the Church; he is so in order to give "himself up for her" (Eph 5:25), and giving himself up for her means giving up even his own life. However, whereas in the relationship between Christ and the Church the subjection is only on the part of the Church, in the relationship between husband and wife the "subjection" is not one-sided but mutual.”https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1988/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19880815_mulieris-dignitatem.html
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In todays episode, we sit down and demystify “mental load”. We share about Renzo’s experience struggling to accept the concept, and share how husbands can help lighten their wives loads through Christ’s example. We’re so happy you’re here with us, let’s jump in!
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In today's episode, we kick off the second year of Pre-Cana with the Pope with Dr. Bob Schuchts from the JP II Healing Center! This was a great conversation and we're so glad you're here!
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This is the last episode of year ONE of Pre-Cana with the Pope! In today's episode, we discuss the Catholic Church's rules about sex. We start laying the foundation of what the Church teaches, why it teaches what it does, and how it changes our married life. Let's jump in!
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In today’s episode we sit down and talk about the non-political reasons we decided to homeschool. Monica, who’s a certified teacher, goes over the reasons she said she’d NEVER homeschool, and then we unpack what led us to take the leap. Let’s jump in!
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In today's episode, we sit down and reflect on a wedding homily from St. John Paul II. We talk about memories, lies that we unknowingly believe, and the hills that Renzo is willing to die on. We’re so glad you’re here with us. Let's jump in!
“May Christ be with you always. Never take your eyes off him. Seek him in your thought, in your heart and in your prayer, so that he may guide your young love towards these great tasks, the responsibility for which you assume from today onwards. And may new men -your children, the future fruit of your union—bear witness that you are carrying out faithfully the eternal plan of love of the Creator himself; and subsequently may they find, through you, the way to Christ and to his Church. In this way you will give thanks to God for the love which he has brought forth in your hearts and which he permits you today to express and confirm with this great sacrament.” https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/1979/february/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19790225_nozze.html
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In today's episode, Monica sits down to interview Dr. Gregory Popcak about all things marriage and family! Let's jump in!
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In today's episode we look to the late Pope Benedict XVI for his thoughts on marriage. Together we reflect on what it means for our marriage to be a gospel and why our cultures crisis of faith is also a crisis of marriage. Let's jump in!
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The message of the word of God may be summed up in the expression found in the Book of Genesis and taken up by Jesus himself. What does this word say to us today? It seems to me that it invites us to be more aware of a reality, already well known but not fully appreciated: that matrimony is a Gospel in itself, a Good News for the world of today, especially the dechristianized world. The union of a man and a woman, their becoming “one flesh” in charity, in fruitful and indissoluble love, is a sign that speaks of God with a force and an eloquence which in our days has become greater because unfortunately, for various reasons, marriage, in precisely the oldest regions evangelized, is going through a profound crisis. And it is not by chance. Marriage is linked to faith, but not in a general way. Marriage, as a union of faithful and indissoluble love, is based upon the grace that comes from the triune God, who in Christ loved us with a faithful love, even to the Cross. Today we ought to grasp the full truth of this statement, in contrast to the painful reality of many marriages which, unhappily, end badly. There is a clear link between the crisis in faith and the crisis in marriage. And, as the Church has said and witnessed for a long time now, marriage is called to be not only an object but a subject of the new evangelization.
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Everyone’s been talking about New Year’s resolutions, but did you include your relationship in your goals for 2023? In today's episode we talk about relationship goals and don’t mean adding more date nights. So glad you're here, lets jump in!
Guiding quote from JP2: "The sacrament of marriage is the specific source and original means of sanctification for Christian married couples and families. It takes up again and makes specific the sanctifying grace of Baptism. By virtue of the mystery of the death and Resurrection of Christ, of which the spouses are made part in a new way by marriage, conjugal love is purified and made holy: "This love the Lord has judged worthy of special gifts, healing, perfecting and exalting gifts of grace and of charity."
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What does JP2 have to say about the top 4 New Years Resolutions of 2022? Let’s jump in and make 2023 great!
Here are some quotes:
“what is man, is not a rational animal composed of a soul and of a body? The soul, then, taken by itself, is not then, a man? No, this is the soul of a man. Then is the body a man? No, but it must be said that this is the body of a man. Because of this, neither the soul, nor the body, on their own, is a man, but rather, he who we call by this name is that which is born from the union of. Thus, when the Christian thinker of this century, Emanuel Mounier says that man is ‘a body in the same way that he is spirit: entirely body and entirely spirit’ he is not saying anything new, but simply restating the traditional thought of the Church. -JP2
“Once again the Apostle Paul has reminded us of this: “Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable” (1 Cor 9: 25). Every Christian is called to become a strong athlete of Christ, that is, a faithful and courageous witness to his Gospel. But to succeed in this, he must persevere in prayer, be trained in virtue and follow the divine Master in everything.” JP2
“It is important however that what we propose, with the help of God, should be profoundly rooted in contemplation and prayer. Ours is a time of continual movement which often leads to restlessness, with the risk of "doing for the sake of doing". We must resist this temptation by trying "to be" before trying "to do". In this regard we should recall how Jesus reproved Martha: "You are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful" (Lk 10:41-42). In this spirit, before setting out a number of practical guidelines for your consideration, I wish to share with you some points of meditation on the mystery of Christ, the absolute foundation of all our pastoral activity.” -JP2
Yes, dear brothers and sisters, our Christian communities must become genuine "schools" of prayer, where the meeting with Christ is expressed not just in imploring help but also in thanksgiving, praise, adoration, contemplation, listening and ardent devotion, until the heart truly "falls in love". -JP2
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In today's episode, we’re dive back into our reflections on St. John Paul the Great’s Theology of the Body. This time we’re talking about Original Unity. What is the significance of God creating Eve because it was not good that Adam should be alone? Why does a husband cleave to his bride? And why does becoming one flesh matter? Let's jump in!
TOB Quote for today's episode:The perspective expression which says, "a man cleaves to his wife" so intimately that "they become one flesh," always induces us to refer to what the biblical text expresses previously with regard to the union in humanity, which binds the woman and the man in the very mystery of creation. The words of Genesis 2:23, just analyzed, explain this concept in a particular way. Uniting with each other (in the conjugal act) so closely as to become "one flesh," man and woman, rediscover, so to speak, every time and in a special way, the mystery of creation. They return in this way to that union in humanity ("bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh") which allows them to recognize each other and, like the first time, to call each other by name. -GENERAL AUDIENCE OF 21 NOVEMBER 1979
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In today’s episode, we talk about the root of marital struggles for a lot of husbands, how our culture has created men without chests, and the way marriage can heal and bring out the best in husbands. Let’s jump in!
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In today's episode, one question gets us completely off track and vulnerable about our current spiritual journey as individuals and as a married couple. What does redemption mean? How can we suffer well? And when are we supposed to pray for miracles? We cover all this and more, we're so happy you're here with us! Let's jump in!
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In today's episode, we sit down with our good friend Dr. Timothy Lock and talk about psychology, Catholic spirituality, and the importance of forgiveness! If you've ever wondered how psychology, healing, and the Catholic faith can come together - this is the episode for you!
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No marriage is perfect, and neither is the Sri’s. In today’s episode, we sit down with Beth Sri and talk about all things marriage and her new book that she co-authored with her husband Dr Edward Sri. This was a great conversation and we’re so happy you’re here!
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In today's episode, we tackle the St. John Paul's teaching on Original Solitude. What is the significance of our being different from the world around and how does that effect our relationships with one another, and our cultures obsession with pleasure and comfort? Let's jump in!
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Original Solitude - Right from the first moment of his existence, created man finds himself before God as if in search of his own entity. It could be said he is in search of the definition of himself. A contemporary person would say he is in search of his own "identity." The fact that man "is alone" in the midst of the visible world and, in particular, among living beings, has a negative significance in this search, since it expresses what he "is not." - St. John Paul the Great, October 10, 1979
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Consequently, when the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is also threatened and poisoned, as the Second Vatican Council concisely states: "Without the Creator the creature would disappear ... But when God is forgotten the creature itself grows unintelligible". Man is no longer able to see himself as "mysteriously different" from other earthly creatures; he regards himself merely as one more living being, as an organism which, at most, has reached a very high stage of perfection. Enclosed in the narrow horizon of his physical nature, he is somehow reduced to being "a thing", and no longer grasps the "transcendent" character of his "existence as man". He no longer considers life as a splendid gift of God, something "sacred" entrusted to his responsibility and thus also to his loving care and "veneration". Life itself becomes a mere "thing", which man claims as his exclusive property, completely subject to his control and manipulation.
By living "as if God did not exist", man not only loses sight of the mystery of God, but also of the mystery of the world and the mystery of his own being.
The eclipse of the sense of God and of man inevitably leads to a practical materialism, which breeds individualism, utilitarianism and hedonism. (Evangelium Vitae, 22, 23)
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In today's episode, we tackle the first two audiences from St. John Paul's Theology of the Body. We answer what TOB is, and we look at the first creation story and see what significance such an ancient story can have on us, our worth, and our marriages and relationships. We're so happy you're here with us!
TOB Quote for today's episode:To this mystery of his creation, ("In the image of God he created him"), corresponds the perspective of procreation, ("Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth"), of that becoming in the world and in time, of that (let it be) which is necessarily bound up with the metaphysical situation of creation: of contingent being. Precisely in this metaphysical context of the description of Genesis 1, it is necessary to understand the entity of the good, namely, the aspect of value. Indeed, this aspect appears in the cycle of nearly all the days of creation and reaches its culmination after the creation of man: "God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good" (Gn 1:31). For this reason it can be said with certainty that the first chapter of Genesis has established an unassailable point of reference and a solid basis for a metaphysic and also for an anthropology and an ethic, according to which being and the good are convertible. Undoubtedly, all this also has a significance for theology, and especially for the theology of the body. - St. John Paul the Great, September 12, 1979 READ THE WHOLE TEXT:Theology of the Body by JP2 SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY
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After loads of research, lots of discussion, and some time in therapy, Renzo received a formal diagnosis of ADHD…decades later than some. How does ADHD impact marriage and family life? Let’s jump in!
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In today’s episode, we sit down at the kitchen table and interview author and speaker Kim Zember. Kim runs a ministry called Overcome Ministries and she shares a little of her story and describes how her entire life was changed by the radical love of Jesus Christ. She also shares how we can love the people in our lives who identify as LGBT with the love of Jesus. We’re so happy you’re here! Let’s jump in!
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In today’s episode we answer your questions about parenting and family life. This was a fun one!
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In today’s episode, we talk about Shia LaBeaouf’s recent interview with Bishop Barron. We reflect on conversion, how we’re all in the wait-and-see boat, and we discuss how to build a shared spirituality. We’re so happy you’re here with us! Let’s jump in!
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In today’s episode, we talk about perfectionism and shame. We relate how some of the early work from Brene Brown relates a lot to the Theology of the Body and how learning to identify our shame and being vulnerable can bring our relationship to the next level. Let’s jump in!
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In today's episode, we talk about Renzo's time as a stay-at-home-dad and how the lessons he learned made him a better husband and father.
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In today’s episode, we sit down with friend and FOCUS missionary about the good news of the Gospel. We hear about how the good news of Jesus transformed her life, and how God desires to re-create all of us. This was such a great conversation, let’s jump in.
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“This is why the Church's mission derives not only from the Lord's mandate but also from the profound demands of God's life within us. Those who are incorporated in the Catholic Church ought to sense their privilege and for that very reason their greater obligation of bearing witness to the faith and to the Christian lifeas a service to their brothers and sisters and as a fitting response to God. They should be ever mindful that "they owe their distinguished status not to their own merits but to Christ's special grace; and if they fail to respond to this grace in thought, word and deed, not only will they not be saved, they will be judged more severely." -JP2 (for full quote Redemptoris Missio 12)
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In today's episode, we answer listener questions about sex, intimacy, and NFP. Check out the episode chapters for a breakdown of each question! Let’s jump in!
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Contraceptive Mentality: It may be that many people use contraception with a view to excluding the subsequent temptation of abortion. But the negative values inherent in the "contraceptive mentality"-which is very different from responsible parenthood, lived in respect for the full truth of the conjugal act-are such that they in fact strengthen this temptation when an unwanted life is conceived. Indeed, the pro- abortion culture is especially strong precisely where the Church's teaching on contraception is rejected. - St. John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (13)
“As opposed to artificial methods, the natural method in striving to regulate conceptions takes advantage of the circumstances in which biological conception cannot naturally occur. Hence, the very “naturalness” of conjugal intercourse is not violated”- Love and Responsibility
“The essence of abstinence as a virtue is linked to the conviction that the love of a man and a woman loses nothing by temporarily relinquishing amorous lived-experiences; on the contrary, it gains: the union of persons becomes more profound, grounded fundamentally on affirmation of the value of the person, and not merely on sexual attachment. Abstinence as a virtue cannot be comprehended as a “contraceptive.” - Love and Responsibility
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In today’s episode, we discuss a new parenting challenge: talking to our son about pornography. We talk about our personal experiences of early exposure, addiction, and the lasting effects those have had in our relationship. We also talk about ways that we can be supportive of those struggling with a porn addiction, the realities of its consequences, and the ways that we have worked on healing. We’re so glad you’re here, let’s jump in!
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How Porn Addiction Destroys Mens BrainsDangers of Porn AddictionVictory by Matt Fradd
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In today's episode, we recap Renzo's recent trip to Franciscan University with our youth group. We talk about learning about our faith, learning what it means to be free in Christ, and how we can get more comfortable talking about Jesus as a married couple. Let's jump in!
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“In the New Testament the word "liturgy" refers not only to the celebration of divine worship but also to the proclamation of the Gospel and to active charity. In all of these situations it is a question of the service of God and neighbor. In a liturgical celebration the Church is servant in the image of her Lord, the one "leitourgos"; she shares in Christ's priesthood (worship), which is both prophetic (proclamation) and kingly (service of charity)” CCC 1070
Finding Freedom from vice through virtue “There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.” - Ven Fulton J. Sheen
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In todays episode we sit down with author, speaker, Laura Phelps about the difference that Jesus made in her marriage. We talk about her life before faith, how God broke into her life, and her ongoing journey for a holy marriage. Let’s jump in!
Where to find Laura
InstagramBlogSweet Cross: A Marian Guide to SufferingVictorious Secret: Everyday Battles and How to Win them
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In today's episode we dive into whether marriage is a remedy for sexual desires and whether or not it is possible to lust after your spouse. We look at one of JP2's general audiences and reflect on love and responsibility. We hope this is an episode that can shared with all married couples trying to understand the difference between lust and love in marriage!
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The Heart a Battlefield Between Love and Lust - GENERAL AUDIENCE OF 23 JULY
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Theology of the Body by JP25 Love Languages by Dr Gary Chapman
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramey
St. John Paul and his 5 loves by Jason Evert
The Porn Myth by Matt Fradd Would you prefer to listen to these books instead? visit https://www.audibletrial.com/twobecomefamily for a free 30-day trial
What does it mean to be a man? In todays episode we dive into all things masculinity and what true masculinity looks like in marriage and family life. We lean on some wisdom from JP2 and reflect on some of Renzo’s experience coaching and mentoring young men.
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Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood
Joe Ehrmann Ted Talk: Be a Man
Why every man should be strong
Passivity and Relationships by Michael Gormley
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Theology of the Body by JP25 Love Languages by Dr Gary Chapman
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramey
St. John Paul and his 5 loves by Jason Evert
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In today's episode, we talk about the recent overturning of Roe versus Wade. We talk about the need to invest in the lives of others, how snarky social media posts are actually counterproductive, and the fact that holistic situations will never have a simple solution.
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Trent Horn Debate
Thus, with Saint John Paul II, who wrote this Encyclical Letter, I reaffirm with renewed conviction the appeal he addressed to everyone 25 years ago: “respect, protect, love and serve life, every human life! Only in this direction will you find justice, development, true freedom, peace and happiness!” - Pope Francis
The Church will have to initiate everyone—priests, religious and laity—into this ‘art of accompaniment’ which teaches us to remove our sandals before the sacred ground of the other. (Evangelii Gaudium, 169)
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Theology of the Body by JP25 Love Languages by Dr Gary Chapman
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramey
St. John Paul and his 5 loves by Jason Evert
The Porn Myth by Matt Fradd Would you prefer to listen to these books instead? visit https://www.audibletrial.com/twobecomefamily for a free 30-day trial
In today's episode, we had the privilege of speaking to Lisa Cotter about her latest book Reveal the Gift: Living the Feminine Genius. This was a great conversation and Lisa was able to unpack the Feminine Genius - how it can change the way we see Church teaching, how it can apply to our marriage, and how can encourage our daughters! Let’s jump in!
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In today's episode, we talk all about chastity. We discuss why St. John Paul said we need to rehabilitate chastity, acknowledge why chastity is difficult in marriage, and talk about ways this virtue can change the way we give and receive love. Let’s jump in!
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“Resentment consists in an erroneous, distorted relation to value. It is a lack of objectivity in assessment and valuation, a lack whose sources lie in the weakness of the will.” - Love and Responsibility
“The argument still circulates that “excessive chastity is detrimental to health, and that a young person should have a sexual outlet.” Above all, however, chastity and sexual abstinence are seen as dangerous opponents of human love, and therefore they are denied the right of citizenship in the human soul.”- Love and Responsibility
“we must bring about a certain rehabilitation of chastity. For this purpose, we must above all remove the enormous buildup of subjectivism in our understanding of love and of the happiness that love can provide to a man and a woman.”- Love and Responsibility
Chastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person and thus the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being. Sexuality, in which man’s belonging to the bodily and biological world is expressed, becomes personal and truly human when it is integrated into the relationship of one person to another, in the complete and lifelong mutual gift of a man and a woman. The virtue of chastity therefore involves the integrity of the person and the integrality of the gift. (CCC, #2337)
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In today's episode, we reflect on work-life balance
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In today's episode, we reflect on the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. We talk about how we handled hearing the news, how to love our families in times of world tragedies, and how the devil's plan to destroy the family is in full swing.
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Things Mother Teresa Never Actually Said
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In this week’s episode, we dive into the connection between marriage, the covenants God has made, and the Eucharist in order to answer the question: Does God break promises?
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Show notesOnly 33% of Catholic believe in the Eucharist
Our quotes were from this speech: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/1982/september/documents/hf_jp-
For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. - Isaiah 62:5
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! - John 1:29
“As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.”
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There are two parts to communicating, but most of us are only good at one! In communication, we talk and we listen. As much as we work on our delivery of expressing our thoughts and our feelings, we often forget that listening is a skill that also requires attention to detail. This episode we dive into the other side of communication, share about our struggles in the area of listening, and develop some strategies for tuning into the needs of our spouse.
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“Just as the Christian life requires continual conversion, so married life requires the couple to make constant and generous efforts to deepen their conjugal communion. By God’s design there exists a natural complementarity and attraction between man and woman. But these still have to be developed and fostered by loving attention to each other’s needs, and above all by recourse to the graces received in the Sacrament. The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth and Love, is poured out upon the married couple in a special way in the Sacrament, and he will help them in their desire to overcome personal shortcomings and selfishness and to achieve ever greater communion in Christ.”
- St. John Paul the Great Homily 1985
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What does it mean to lean into grace? How can we get help from God when being married becomes a real struggle? What difference does Jesus make? We tackle all of these questions and we give your four practical ways to allow grace to work in your marriage.
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"Certainly, there are difficulties. But Jesus provided married couples with sufficient means of grace to overcome them. By his will marriage has acquired, in the baptized, the value and power of a sacramental sign, which strengthens its characteristics and prerogatives. For in sacramental marriage the spouses commit themselves to expressing to each other and to bearing witness before the world to the powerful and indissoluble love with which Christ loves the Church. It is a ""great mystery"", as the Apostle Paul calls it.” -St John Paul Homily
“If you cannot bring peace to your household, how dare you try to rule a city” -Jordan Peterson
Shorter Christian Prayers
Seven Sacred Pauses
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Are children a burden or a gift? If children are supposed to be a gift, why is parenthood so hard? In today’s episode we talk about children, parenthood, and how good things are sometimes hard and we ask St. John Paul about complaining about our kids.
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"Children are not an "accessory" to the project of married life. They are not an "option",but a "supreme gift" inscribed in the very structure of the conjugal union. - Homily of JP2 for the Jubilee of Families
“Your life becomes meaningful in precise proportion to the depth of the responsibility you are willing to shoulder.” -Jordan Peterson
“Man cannot fully find himself, except through a sincere gift of himself.” -Gaudium Et Spes
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Why does it feel like we are talking past each other rather than to each other sometimes? In today’s episode we consider a new, life-changing, theory of communication and apply it to our marriage in an effort to continue to build up our communication skills.
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Are You Ask Culture or Guess Culture? This Communication Skill Is Life-ChangingRange: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
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What does it mean for God to heal us? If God is going to heal us, how would he do it? A retreat, therapy, or charismatic prayer? In today's episode we reflect on how God has met us on our healing journey and how we've experienced healing through our marriage, and we ask St. John Paul the great what he thinks about God's healing!
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JP2 Healing CenterUndone by Carrie Daunt
Be Healed by Bob Schuchts
"Therefore, that I might not become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me." (2 Cor 12:7-9)
Purgative State, Illuminative State, Unitive State: 3 states: the various classes of souls who aspire to perfection in this life.
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What did we say "yes" to on our wedding day? If we are struggling in our "yes" who can we look to as an example of being faithful to our vows in hard times? In today's episode we bring these questions to St. John Paul, and he directs us to the perfect example of "yes".
St. John Paul’s homily on Mary’s “Fiat”The danger of taking too much responsibility with Jordan PetersonUniformity with God’s will by St. Alphonsus Ligouri
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In today's episode we talk to St. John Paul about having kids and we ask when the bets time to have kids is. We are reminded about the gift that kids are, we talk about the difference that Fertility Awareness, Fertility Awareness Based Methods, and Natural Family Planning have made in our decision to have our 5 children, and Monica shares a little bit about how she came to learn FA/NFP.
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What if you don't feel loved in your marriage? What are some tools you could use to enhance the love between you and your spouse? In today's episode we talk to St. John Paul about love! We talk about how do we can meet the demands of love on a daily basis by familiarizing ourselves with the 5 love languages.
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What is the best way to divide the household responsibilities? In today's episode we share our experience dividing household responsibilities, and we reflect on St. John Paul's Familaris Consortio paragraph 66.
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In today's bonus episode we celebrate St. Joseph's feast day by talking about why we love him so much. You also get to hear 3 reasons why we think everyone should start a new devotion to St. Joseph today!
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St. Joseph Resources online
In Joseph's Workshop By St. Josemaria Escriva
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How does mental illness change the dynamics of a marriage? How can couples acknowledge mental health struggles while simultaneously building up their marriage in the process? In today's episode we bring this to St. John Paul and gain practical and spiritual insights for growing our marriages in the midst of the storms that come with mental health struggles.
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In today's episode we ask St. John Paul about the popular adage, "you don't just marry the person you marry the family." During our conversation you get to hear our reflections on St. John Paul's writings about the importance of the relationship of the husband and wife, and we talk about how boundaries can help develop a strong marital bond, and strong family bonds as well. We're so happy to share this conversation with you! Don't forget to review, subscribe, and share this podcast, any little bit of support helps the algorithm!
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St. Thomas Aquinas - Summa Theologiae
Question 64: Things annexed to marriage, and first the payment of the marriage debt
Article 9: Whether one spouse is bound to pay the debt to the other at a festal time?"**I answer that, Since the wife has power of her husband's body, and "vice versa," with regard to the act of procreation, the one is bound to pay the debt to the other, at any season or hour, with due regard to the decorum required in such matters, for this must not be done at once openly."
"For it is ordained by God, on account of the weakness of the flesh, that the debt must always be paid to the one who asks lest he be afforded an occasion of sin."Article 4: Whether a menstruous woman should or may lawfully pay the marriage debt to her husband if he ask for it? “[...] she would not be bound to pay it if she had some personal ailment so as to make it dangerous for herself [...]”**Article 5: whether husband and wife are equal in the marriage act
"[...] But with reference to the second kind of equality, they are equal in both matters, because just as in both the marriage act and in the management of the household the husband is bound to the wife in all things pertaining to the husband, so is the wife bound to the husband in all things pertaining to the wife. It is in this sense that it is stated in the text that they are equal in paying and demanding the debt."Pope Pius XI Encyclical - Casti Connubii
Paragraph 23 “For matrimonial faith demands that husband and wife be joined in an especially holy and pure love, not as adulterers love each other, but as Christ loved the Church. This precept the Apostle laid down when he said: "Husbands, love your wives as Christ also loved the Church," that Church which of a truth He embraced with a boundless love not for the sake of His own advantage, but seeking only the good of His Spouse. The love, then, of which We are speaking is not that based on the passing lust of the moment nor does it consist in pleasing words only, but in the deep attachment of the heart which is expressed in action, since love is proved by deeds. This outward expression of love in the home demands not only mutual help but must go further; must have as its primary purpose that man and wife help each other day by day in forming and perfecting themselves in the interior life, so that through their partnership in life they may advance ever more and more in virtue, and above all that they may grow in true love toward God and their neighbor, on which indeed "dependeth the whole Law and the Prophets." St. John Paul on 1 Cor 7:2-5 These statements of St. Paul have given rise to the opinion that marriage constitutes a specific remedy for concupiscence. However, as we have already observed, St. Paul teaches explicitly that marriage has a corresponding special "gift," and that in the mystery of redemption marriage is given to a man and a woman as a grace. In his striking and at the same time paradoxical words, St. Paul simply expresses the thought that marriage is assigned to the spouses as an ethos. In the Pauline words, "It is better to marry than to be aflame with passion," the verb ardere signifies a disorder of the passions, deriving from the concupiscence of the flesh. However, marriage signifies the ethical order, which is consciously introduced in this context. It can be said that marriage is the meeting place of eros with ethos and of their mutual compenetration in the heart of man and of woman, as also in all their mutual relationships (TOB 165:3)
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Thank you all for your ongoing support. We love what we do, and we pray that it is a blessing to you and your families! In today's episode we reference Familiaris Consortio paragraph 3, to read the full document visit: Familiaris Consortio
Also referenced today: The Battle by Phil Wickham
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Thank you all for your ongoing support. We love what we do, and we pray that it is a blessing to you and your families! In today's episode, we reference Love and Responsibility, to purchase a copy visit: Love and Responsibility
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Love and Responsibility by JP2: https://amzn.to/3HhJ4yw
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5 Love Languages by Dr Gary Chapman: https://amzn.to/3AJI9nU
Boundaries by Dr Henry Cloud: https://amzn.to/3rgWENa
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown: https://amzn.to/32JotnA
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Thank you all for your ongoing support. We love what we do, and we pray that it is a blessing to you and your families! In today's episode, we reference Familiaris Consortio, to read the full document visit: Familiaris Consortio Here is the blog post we referenced today: What being a stay-at-home-dad taught me about being a husband
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Love and Responsibility by JP2: https://amzn.to/3HhJ4yw
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5 Love Languages by Dr Gary Chapman: https://amzn.to/3AJI9nU
Boundaries by Dr Henry Cloud: https://amzn.to/3rgWENa
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown: https://amzn.to/32JotnA
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramey: https://amzn.to/3HiRpll
St. John Paul and his 5 loves by Jason Evert: https://amzn.to/3g9ctPB
The Porn Myth by Matt Fradd: https://amzn.to/3KXpABv