“I Love You More Than I Dislike Your Worldview.”: Healing Family Divisions (The Drew Mariani Show)

It’s that awkward Thanksgiving dinner tension, or worse, the heartbreak when someone ghosts you over your stance on a cultural issue. Drew says, “How did we get here? I remember when you could argue and still love each other.” Drew sits down with Joe Sikorra, a Catholic marriage & family therapist to talk about a problem so many of us face today: 👉 Family divisions over politics, culture, and social issues. What’s going on? Politics isn’t just politics anymore—it’s become tied to identity and morality. When someone disagrees, it feels like betrayal, not just difference. Families are breaking apart over votes, posts, and headlines. What does Scripture say? Joe points us to Romans 14: “Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don’t see things the way you do.” 👉 Focus on understanding, not winning.👉 Joe reminds you that your primary mission is to lead people to Christ, not to your side of the aisle. Also, from Ephesians: “Don’t let the sun go down on your anger.” In other words, don’t let disagreements harden your heart overnight. 💡 Joe’s therapist wisdom: ✅ You can’t change people if they don’t feel you care about them.✅ Ask, “What am I afraid of? Why am I angry?”—check your own heart first.✅ Stay curious: “Help me understand why you believe that.”✅ Let go of control: You can’t force someone to reconcile, but you can control your response. 💔 Real story that hit hard A caller, Chuck from Florida, shares how his stepdaughter uninvited him from her wedding over tensions. It almost wrecked his marriage. Joe encourages him (and all of us) to keep showing up in love, not bitterness. Philippians 4: “Whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable—think about such things.” ✅ Look for the good in each other.✅ Focus on love over agreement.✅ Be the light, even if they shut the door. Drew & Joe remind us: God calls us to be peacemakers, not scorekeepers.Your politics, your worldview, your frustrations—none of it matters more than loving your family.  🙏 Want to bring peace into your family? Pray. Listen. Laugh. Let go of the small stuff. And maybe— send them this episode. 💛 The best way to listen to the Best of the Week is on our #1 Free Catholic App. It’s free and always will be! To get and share the Relevant Radio app, check it out here.