All Episodes
Two Become Family with Renzo and Monica Ortega — 210 episodes
192. Can Catholics French Kiss Before Marriage?
191. Is AI Forming Your Family? Magnifica Humanitas and Pope Leo’s Warning for Parents
190. Your Spouse Was Never Meant to Be Your Happily Ever After
189. Why Gen Z Doesn't Think Marriage Matters Anymore
188. Why Catholic Marriage Theology Feels Unreachable
187. Why Should the Resurrection Change How Catholics Talk About Sex?
186. Fighting In Front of Your Kids
185. Unspoken Expectations and Premeditated Resentment
184. Ortega Life Update
183. Lent - Rupture and Repair
182. Lent - Asking for Help
181. Lent - Missing the Mark
180. Lent - Changing Our Aim
179. Lent - Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
178. 5 Things to Focus On During Marriage Prep
177. The Non-Expert Guide to living with PCOS
176. Is Marrying Young A Bad Idea? The 5 Questions Every Young Couple Faces
175. 5 Ways NFP Can Break Your Marriage (And How to Fix It)
174. Husbands Don’t Need Sex… But Does Your Marriage?
173: 5 Lies About Sex That Are Hurting Your Marriage
172. This one thing changed fertility awareness for us
171. why Catholic parents don't read the bible with their kids
170. Holiday Boundaries: 10 Ways to Protect Your Peace This Season
169. how living in story-mode is quietly destroying your marriage
168. becoming better lovers (inspired by Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt)
167. making meals, building community (with Emily Stimpson Chapman)
166. 6 hidden dangers of kids having smartphones (and our favorite alternative)
165. getting ready for confession (with Tommy and Katie McGrady)
164. the best conflict resolution strategies part 2
163. manosphere red flags to look out for in your marriage
162. who gives better s3x advice: Catholic couple vs artificial intelligence
161. the truth about NFP that we need to tell newly weds
160. we tried the best & worst conflict resolution strategies here's what we think works
159. WE'RE BACK! and we spoke to 4000+ people in Rome!
SUMMER REWIND: Finding Freedom in Christ with Dr. Brueninger
SUMMER REWIND: Interviewing One of Our Mentors, Jen Doherty
SUMMER REWIND: Lessons from the School off Love with Peter and Debra Herbeck
SUMMER REWIND: Discernment of Spirits For Married Couples with Fr. Tim Gallagher
SUMMER REWIND: Choosing Forgiveness with Dr. Tim Lock
SUMMER REWIND: My Marriage Before Jesus with Laura Phelps
SUMMER REWIND: Walking with our LGBTQ Family Members with Kim Zember
SUMMER REWIND: How Heroic Virtue Can Change Your Life and Relationships with the Swaffords
158. From Maintenance to Mission: Resurrected Marriage Series Part 5
157. From Temperament to Character: Resurrected Marriage Series Part 4
156. ADHD Diagnosis Is Not a Label
155. Infertility and Unexpected Fruit of Marriage With Mary Bruno
154. From Lust to Love: Resurrected Marriage Series Part 3
153. From Fruit to Root: Resurrected Marriage Series Part 2
152. From Grit To Grace: Resurrected Marriage Series Part 1
151. Lenten Series Part 5: Stewardship of your Time
150. Lenten Series Part 4: Striving for Poverty in Spirit and Faithful Stewardship
149. Lenten Series Part 3: Tested Faith, Gratitude, and Hard Conversations
148. Lenten Series Part 2: Receiving God’s Abundance
147. Lenten Series Part 1: Trusting Our Father's Provision
Marriage, the Rosary, and Lent with Refuge Rosaries
The Couple-Prenuer Life with Saints Alive!
Catholic Education and All About Lent with Katie Bogner
When Parenting Kills Your Lovemaking
Why Jesus Cares About Your Sex Life
Sexual Wounds, and Healing in Marriage
Is Your Mental Load Ruining Your Marital Intimacy?
Why the World Needed Another Catholic Sex Book
Countdown to Lovemaking
REWIND: Setting Boundaries During the Holidays and Beyond
Are We Doing Advent Right?
This is What Every Man Wants
REWIND: The Problem With Date Nights
Answering Your Questions and Texts
Redemption and Fundamentalism (Mutual Submission Part 2)
Nuancing the Patriarchy (Mutual Submission Part 1)
A Love That Spreads the Gospel
REWIND: Why All The Sex Rules?
Play With Your Spouse!
Don't Let Stress Break Your Marriage
Making NFP Sexy Again
REWIND: Renzo's Time as a SAHD (stay-at-home-dad)
Antidotes and Green Flags in Communication (Antidotes to the Four Horsemen)
The Four Horsemen of Divorce (Communication Red Flags We Wished We Learned About Earlier)
Spontaneous and Responsive Sexual Desire
The Human Side of Married Sainthood
Instagram Is My Marriage Coach (How to Apologize)
REWIND: Answering Listener Questions About Sex and NFP
Marriage Is Not About Our Happiness
How To (Love) ADHD
Striving for Greatness and Humility in Married Life
Do You Tell Her She Looks Fat?
Entering a New Parenting Era
Being In Love and the Storm of Emotions (Reacting to the Screwtape Letters)
Hot Mom Summer
What Harrison Butker Got Right and Wrong
Making and Molding Kids
Married Life: Expectations vs Reality
How Catholicism Can Save Marriage For Gen Z
111. Homeschooling and Sheltering Our Kids
REWIND: Am I Talking Too Much?
Navigating Hypermasculinity (Reacting to Gavin Ortlund Part 1)
Parenting For Success
Tradwives Aren't Real
The Problem with Church Programs
10 Things We've Done in 10 Years of Parenting
How Wives Can Do Better
104. What is Red Pill and the Manosphere and Why Catholics Should Care
REWIND: Rehabilitating Chastity
We're Not Compatible (We Took Jordan Peterson's Personality Assessment)
How Healing Who We Are Changes How We Love
101. Why Sexual Freedom Doesn't Mean Repression or Elimination of Your Sex Drive
100. Celebration, BIG Announcement, and answering listener questions LIVE!
Why Do Men Want To Have Sex All The Time (Reacting to the Catholic Gentleman)
Is Porn In Your Marriage Really a Big Deal? (Reflecting on the Whatever Podcast)
REWIND: Why Husbands NEED to Share the Mental Load
An Episode Full of Banter and Unsolicited Advice
Why This Communication Style Changed Our Marriage (Reacting to Therapy in a Nutshell)
Why You Don’t Need Sex To Be Happily Married (Reacting to Ven. Fulton Sheen's World First Love)
When Should Wives Submit? Part 2 (Reacting to Jordan Peterson)
How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Honor Your Parents at the Same Time! (Reacting to Pints With Aquinas)
When Should Wives Submit? Part 1
How Often Should Married Couples Have Sex? (Reacting to Jordan Peterson vs Christopher West)
Ghost, Demons, and Essential Oils (Halloween Episode)
Bobby Angel - Complementarity of Husbands and Wives
Marriage and the Prosperity Gospel
Our Marriage Is A Work In Progress
The Decisive Battle Over Marriage and the Family
Why We Love Houston, and What's Next For This Show
Is It Your Job To Get Your Spouse To Heaven?
You Need To Be On The Same Page! (Our Top 5 Areas in which Spouses Need to Agree)
What Can You Do If You Can't Have Sex?
REWIND: Why Doesn't My Spouse Get Me?
Andrew and Sarah Swafford - Living a Full Life With Gift and Grit
What It Feels Like To Have ADHD
When To Call Out Your Spouse
Damien and Monica O'Connor - Raising Children With Special Needs
REWIND: When Should We Start Having Kids?
Our NFP Story: Infertility, Surprise Pregnancy, and Indefinite Avoiding
4 Things All Couples NEED To Do
The Reasons We Fight
The Problem with Date Nights
What If You're Attracted To Someone Else?
Peter and Debra Herbeck - Lessons from the School of Love
Parenting Through Pride Month (and everything else that's going on)
What To Do When Your Husband Is Gaining Weight
Millennial Parenting and Healing Generational Wounds
Alex and Melissa From Saints Alive - Taking Leaps In Marriage and Family Life
First Baby! Why You Need Sleep, What No One Talks About, and Postpartum Depression
How Do You Argue With Your Spouse?
Why You’re Worthy of Love, Even if Your Toddler Won’t Stop Crying
Fr. Timothy Gallagher - Discernment of Spirits in Marriage
Dr. Matthew Breuninger - Family of Origin, Boundaries, and Marriage as a Sacrament of Healing
Will We Have Stretch Marks in Heaven?
Why Men Need a Theology of Masculinity
TOB 4: Learning to Get Naked Without Shame (General Audience 11)
Jen Doherty - Building a Catholic Family Culture
Why You Need To Stop Complaining About Your Husband
Is the Husband the Head of His Wife?
Why Husbands Need To Share the Mental Load
Dr. Bob Schuchts - Restoring Friendship, Passion, and Communion in Your Marriage
Why All The Sex Rules?
Why a Teacher Decided to Homeschool Her Kids
Unpacking the Lies Holding Back Our Marriage
Dr. Gregory Popcak - Becoming a Household on Mission
Making Your Marriage a Gospel With Pope Benedict XVI
Setting Marriage Goals and Avoiding Spiritual Complacency
Resolutions with the Pope
Setting Boundaries During the Holidays and Beyond
TOB 3: Why (and When) God Created Eve: Original Unity (General Audiences 8-10)
Challenging Husbands and Men Without Chests
Redemptive Suffering, Expectant Faith, and Praying for Miracles
Katie Warner - Raising Faithful Children and Encouraging Vocations Through Beauty
Sexual Desire, Sexual Dysfunction, and Sexual Human Formation
Answering Listener Questions on Dating, Engagement, First Year of Marriage, Finances, Virtues, and Friendships
Dr. Timothy Lock - Catholic Psychology, Spiritual Bypass, and Choosing Forgiveness
How To Be a Person: Why Human Formation is the Necessary Foundation of Marriage
Beth Sri - The Good, the Messy, and the Beautiful
TOB 2: Adam Before Eve and Original Solitude (General Audiences 3-7)
TOB 1: Creation and Integrated Humanity (General Audiences 1 & 2)
Learning to Love Your Spouse with ADHD
Kim Zember - Walking with our LGBT Family in Christ
Surviving Mass, Disciplining Toddlers and Answering Listener Questions About Parenting and Family Life
Shia LaBeouf, Wait-and-See Sainthood, and Building a Shared Spirituality
Perfectionism, Shame, and Sitting in the Hole with Your Spouse
Passivity, and What Being a Stay-At-Home-Dad Taught Me About Being a Husband
Katie Mossbarger (Focus Missionary) - Loss, Conversion, and Gospel Transformation
Real Talk, Slippery Slopes, and Answering Listener Questions About Sex and NFP
Exposure, Addiction, and Talking to Our Kids About Porn
Steubenville, Learning Our Faith, and Getting Comfortable Talking About Jesus
Laura Phelps - My Marriage Before and After Jesus
Sex, Lust, and the Battlefield of the Heart
Toxic Masculinity, JP2, and the Witness of Good Men
Overturning Roe v. Wade, Abortion, and the Gospel of Life
Lisa Cotter - Living From Your Feminine Genius
Rehabilitating Chastity
Do I Work Too Much? (Work-Life Harmony and the Gospel of Work)
Tragedy, the Enemy, and How We Can Save the World
Why the Covenants and the Eucharist Change our Marriage
Am I Talking Too Much? And Other Questions You Should Ask To Become a Better Listener
Grace, Difficulties, and What We Do When Things Get Hard
Can I complain about my kids? Why Parenthood Can Be Hard and a Gift at the Same Time.
Why Doesn’t My Spouse Get Me? The Difference Between Ask-Culture and Guess-Culture
Will God Really Heal Us? How God Has Met Us On Our Healing Journey
What Are We Saying "Yes" To? Why Marital Vows Are Hard and It's OK to Struggle
When Should We Start Having Kids? Fertility Awareness, NFP, and Why Children Are Gifts
What If I Don't Feel Loved? Why The Love Languages Matter
Who Should Do the Dishes? and Other Questions About Dividing Household Responsibilities.
Bonus: Why go to Joseph?
What About Mental Illness? What St. John Paul Says About Depression
Do You Really Marry the Family? How Boundaries Build Healthy Relationships
Should I Ask My Husband? (Clearing Up the Marital Debt Confusion)
Does Our Compatibility Matter?
Do You Have Any Advice For the Wedding Night?
Should Your Spouse Be Your Bestfriend?
Why Does Marriage Prep Matter?