We Asked a Celibate Priest How to Date | ATB #36

WEEK 35: We Asked a Dominican Priest How to Date (ft. Father Max, O.P.)We're at a resort with a guest who brings the theology heavy: Father Max, a Dominican priest of the Order of Preachers — the order of Aquinas himself.We start with the man behind the collar: what the Dominican Order actually is, how he discerned a vocation to the priesthood, what celibacy looks like from the inside, and what an ordinary day in the life of a priest really involves. Then we get into the heart of it — love.This is a full conversation about how men and women are meant to relate, and why so few of them seem to manage it anymore. We cover the Christian vision of the sexes, dating as the cultivation of virtue rather than consumption, and the marriage question where Protestants and Catholics genuinely split — sacrament or covenant. Then the diagnosis: a dating recession, collapsing relationships among the young, marriage wanted but downgraded, and a generation that swiped its way into more options and less love.We close with Girl Problems:- How do you know someone is right for you?- Can Men and Women be Friends?Submit your questions at [email protected], leave a voice memo at https://www.speakpipe.com/approachthebench, or submit anonymously via the Google Form: https://forms.gle/9Zjxzkpwajivx19z800:00 Introduction04:00 How Father Max Became Father Max06:59 What is it like to be a Dominican Priest?26:49 The Sexes and Marriage (rough audio)55:41 The Problems with the Dating Market (normal audio)01:15:56 More Problems with Dating Market (rough audio)01:25:02 How to Date Well (normal audio)01:32:16 Girl Problems w/ Father Max