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The Lord is Calling | ACW13
Ask Christopher West
English - April 01, 2019 13:00 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Health & Fitness Sexuality catholic christian theology of the body john paul ii christopher west marriage sex relationships Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As a couple in the perimenopausal stage of life, how should we handle issues surrounding NFP, irregular cycles, and prolonged periods of abstinence? As a husband, I feel that my wife is often only ever interested in sexual union from the physical side. How do I deal with this? How do I create space in my prayer time for me to hear the Lord speaking?
Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute Director Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body.
This week’s questions:
Q1: My husband and I are entering into the perimenopausal stage of life. My cycles are very irregular, making practicing NFP difficult, and we have strong reason to avoid a pregnancy at this time. We are concerned about how practicing total abstinence will affect our marriage. Do you have any advice for this situation?
Q2: My wife seems to have less interest in sex than me, generally, and when she is interested, she seems more interested in just the physical act than the spiritual/emotional dimension. I am worried this is harming my marriage. What should I do?
Q3: In prayer, I find myself doing a lot of talking. How should I so listen so that I can hear God speaking?
Submit your question at AskChristopherWest.com (http://www.askchristopherwest.com).
Resources mentioned this week:
Catechism of the Catholic Church - 2342 (http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_P85.HTM)
Marriage Counseling Resources:
Pastoral Solutions Institute (https://www.catholiccounselors.com/)
CatholicPsych Institute (https://catholicpsych.com/)
Dr. Peter Damgaard-Hansen (http://www.docpeter.com/)
Find Christopher West on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cwestofficial) and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/cwestofficial).
Discover the Theology of the Body Institute (http://www.tobinstitute.org).
If you enjoy the podcast, help us out by writing a review (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-christopher-west/id1448699486). Thanks for listening!
Produced by Sounder and Key (http://www.sounderandkey.com).
As a couple in the perimenopausal stage of life, how should we handle issues surrounding NFP, irregular cycles, and prolonged periods of abstinence? As a husband, I feel that my wife is often only ever interested in sexual union from the physical side. How do I deal with this? How do I create space in my prayer time for me to hear the Lord speaking?
Ask Christopher West is a weekly podcast in which Theology of the Body Institute Director Christopher West and his beloved wife Wendy share their humor and wisdom, answering questions about marriage, relationships, life, and the Catholic faith, all in light of John Paul II’s beautiful teachings on the Theology of the Body.
This week’s questions:
Q1: My husband and I are entering into the perimenopausal stage of life. My cycles are very irregular, making practicing NFP difficult, and we have strong reason to avoid a pregnancy at this time. We are concerned about how practicing total abstinence will affect our marriage. Do you have any advice for this situation?
Q2: My wife seems to have less interest in sex than me, generally, and when she is interested, she seems more interested in just the physical act than the spiritual/emotional dimension. I am worried this is harming my marriage. What should I do?
Q3: In prayer, I find myself doing a lot of talking. How should I so listen so that I can hear God speaking?
Submit your question at AskChristopherWest.com.
Resources mentioned this week:
Catechism of the Catholic Church - 2342
Marriage Counseling Resources:
Pastoral Solutions Institute
CatholicPsych Institute
Dr. Peter Damgaard-Hansen
Find Christopher West on Facebook and Instagram.
Discover the Theology of the Body Institute.
If you enjoy the podcast, help us out by writing a review. Thanks for listening!
Produced by Sounder and Key.