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#474 The Reality of Spiritual Warfare (#4); An Ignatius Guide For Everyday Living with Father Ryan Browning!

Become Who You Are - March 27, 2024 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” As the Lenten season ushers in a time for reflection, Father Ryan Browning joins us to illuminate the often-misunderstood battlefield of spiritual warfare. This episode promises an enlightening exploration of the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyol...

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"Desire & Lust", "Pre-Marital or Non Marital Sex" & "Will Heaven Lack Something?" | ACW273

Ask Christopher West - March 25, 2024 07:15 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: I’m struggling with the line between desire and lust in the context of marriage. Can I watch my wife shower and not fall into lust? What is it about marriage that makes desires and actions that, if otherwise took place outside of it would be sinful, not sinful? ...

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"Desire & Lust", "Pre-Marital or Non Marital Sex" & "Will Heaven Lack Something?"

Ask Christopher West - March 25, 2024 07:15 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: I’m struggling with the line between desire and lust in the context of marriage. Can I watch my wife shower and not fall into lust? What is it about marriage that makes desires and actions that, if otherwise took place outside of it would be sinful, not sinful? ...

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Your Hormones Aren't the Reason You Have Low Sexual Desire | Ep. 162

Charting Toward Intimacy - March 25, 2024 07:00 - 17 minutes
In this episode we'll address the misconception among individuals practicing Natural Family Planning (NFP) that their sexual desire only peaks during the fertile window due to hormonal influences.  Listen in to see what you really need to change to experience more desire for sex! ______________...

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#473 The Reality of Spiritual Warfare; An Ignatius Guide For Everyday Living with Father Ryan Browning! (#3)

Become Who You Are - March 20, 2024 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” As the Lenten season ushers in a time for reflection, Father Ryan Browning joins us to illuminate the often-misunderstood battlefield of spiritual warfare. This episode promises an enlightening exploration of the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyol...

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How to Breakup Without Hurting the Other Person.

Discerning Marriage - March 19, 2024 17:00 - 6 minutes
Are you facing the challenging task of ending a relationship without causing unnecessary pain? In this video, Elizabeth explores compassionate ways to break up with someone while preserving their dignity. Learn valuable tips to navigate this difficult conversation and minimize emotional distress ...

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Postpartum Sex! | Ep. 161

Charting Toward Intimacy - March 18, 2024 07:00 - 27 minutes
This episode addresses the complexities and challenges couples face regarding postpartum sex. The episode covers the expectations, fears, and physical changes women and their partners might experience, emphasizing the importance of communication, understanding, and patience. Techniques such as p...

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"True Femininity", "Advice for Single Catholics" & "Trusting Jesus"

Ask Christopher West - March 18, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: I’m a single Catholic woman in my early 30’s. I’m normally drawn to things that are typically associated with men. A spiritual director from the past attempted to direct me to more traditionally feminine things. What does femininity and masculinity really mean? Ca...

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"True Femininity", "Advice for Single Catholics" & "Trusting Jesus" | ACW272

Ask Christopher West - March 18, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: I’m a single Catholic woman in my early 30’s. I’m normally drawn to things that are typically associated with men. A spiritual director from the past attempted to direct me to more traditionally feminine things. What does femininity and masculinity really mean? Ca...

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#472 Safeguarding Our Children's Future: Confronting the Moral and Educational Challenges of Today with Undercover Crime Investigator Thomas Hampson

Become Who You Are - March 18, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Join Jack and Thomas Hampson as they discuss Tom's latest article, "It's Nose In The Tent", the bullying law in Illinois, dissecting its implications for parental rights and traditional values. As we explore this landscape, Tom's compelling storie...

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#471 The Reality of Spiritual Warfare; An Ignatius Guide For Everyday Living with Father Ryan Browning! (#2)

Become Who You Are - March 15, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” As the Lenten season ushers in a time for reflection, Father Ryan Browning joins us to illuminate the often-misunderstood battlefield of spiritual warfare. This episode promises an enlightening exploration of the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyol...

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#470 The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living! #1 An Introduction!

Become Who You Are - March 13, 2024 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” This is an introduction to a series that was originally recorded during the Covid Lock-down, we thought that it was time to once again visit this series and study the timeless wisdom of Saint Ignatius. We're in a historical moment, faced with an...

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Your Marriage Doesn't Need to Be Perfect | Ep. 160

Charting Toward Intimacy - March 11, 2024 07:00 - 12 minutes
Ellen addresses the common pursuit of perfectionism in marriage and sexual relationships, emphasizing that perfection is not a prerequisite for intimacy or spiritual growth. She discusses how striving for a perfect relationship or sexual encounter can be paralyzing, whereas embracing the imperfe...

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"Excretory Functions In Heaven", "My Husband Won't Reverse His Vasectomy" and " the Marital Embrace Before Original Sin" | ACW271

Ask Christopher West - March 11, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: Do you think we’ll still have our excretory functions in the eschaton? I’m a new convert to the faith. My husband is still a non-catholic and had a vasectomy some time ago. I don’t think he will reverse it. Do you have any advice? Was there sex before original si...

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"Excretory Functions In Heaven", "My Husband Won't Reverse His Vasectomy" and " the Marital Embrace Before Original Sin"

Ask Christopher West - March 11, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: Do you think we’ll still have our excretory functions in the eschaton? I’m a new convert to the faith. My husband is still a non-catholic and had a vasectomy some time ago. I don’t think he will reverse it. Do you have any advice? Was there sex before original si...

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#469 The Promise of Hope And Change; It Was All A Lie Of Course. Welcome To The Future, And It's 1984! With Tom Hampson

Become Who You Are - March 09, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Can the very fabric of our parental rights and societal norms withstand the seismic shifts introduced by Illinois HB 4876 and the redefinition of Title IX?  This burning question underpins our latest episode as we reunite with the ever-perceptive ...

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#468 "For The Stage Of This World Is Passing Away; I Want You To Be Free From Anxieties"--St. Paul

Become Who You Are - March 06, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” We are all a union of our interior and exterior life.  Embodied Souls with hearts that need to be transformed! Today in TOB #83 Jack addresses a very important, to all of us, presentation by Pope John Paul II given on June 30, 1982.  He was trul...

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#467 Jesus Christ Draws More Truth Seekers To Himself; While Joe Biden and Pope Francis Sow Confusion

Become Who You Are - March 04, 2024 14:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” As evil continues to accelerate to insane levels in our Country, and in our beloved Church, it can become overwhelming. Yet just at this point you also begin to notice the increasing number of truth seekers, using their God-given reason to guide t...

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Sex is Not a Love Language | Ep. 159

Charting Toward Intimacy - March 04, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes
In this episode of 'Charting Toward Intimacy', Kathleen and Ellen discuss the misconception of sex being a love language. They explain that sex should be a result of love and intimacy rather than the base of it, and argue that using sex as the glue that holds a relationship together creates a fa...

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Difficulty Holding On, Surgery for the Sake of Openness to Life & Hellish Comparison. | ACW270

Ask Christopher West - March 04, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: I’ve been going deep into the TOB for a few years but after all this time has passed, I’ve noticed it’s difficult to hold on. Did you have a similar experience? Could you provide some encouragement? My wife and I are newly weds. We both would like to have children...

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Difficulty Holding On, Surgery for the Sake of Openness to Life & Hellish Comparison.

Ask Christopher West - March 04, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: I’ve been going deep into the TOB for a few years but after all this time has passed, I’ve noticed it’s difficult to hold on. Did you have a similar experience? Could you provide some encouragement? My wife and I are newly weds. We both would like to have children...

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#466 Getting Real With Cynthia Breheny: Sex Differences And Authentic Relationships

Become Who You Are - February 29, 2024 15:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Navigating the choppy waters of gender, sex differences, and their societal impact can leave many of us feeling lost. That's why we invited back Cynthia Breheny from the Paradox Institute to shed light on these challenging topics, offering her exp...

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#465 Why doesn't God show Himself? He does! Theology of the Body

Become Who You Are - February 28, 2024 17:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Embark on a journey through the depths of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body with Jack and Linda Piper, as they ponder the divine life  within each of us. Linda's insights illuminate the complex dance between our daily duties and the ultimate...

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The Beauty & Dignity of Women with Natural Womanhood

Discerning Marriage - February 27, 2024 18:00 - 38 minutes
Today we’re joined by Erin Dewey and Jackie Aguilar from Natural Womanhood to discuss the beauty and dignity of women as created in the image of God and how Cycle Mindfulness is a way in which we can honor this mystery. https://naturalwomanhood.org https://naturalwomanhood.org/cycle-mindfulness-...

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Open Bathroom Policy, Stopping Birth Control "Cold Turkey" & Idolizing One's Spouse

Ask Christopher West - February 26, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: My husband and I have 4 children 7 years old and under. We have unintentionally adopted an open door bathroom policy in our home. Is there an age where this would cease to be appropriate? I’m entering the Church this easter but my husband is not. I want to honor ...

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Open Bathroom Policy, Stopping Birth Control "Cold Turkey" & Idolizing One's Spouse | ACW269

Ask Christopher West - February 26, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 455 ratings
Questions answered this episode: My husband and I have 4 children 7 years old and under. We have unintentionally adopted an open door bathroom policy in our home. Is there an age where this would cease to be appropriate? I’m entering the Church this easter but my husband is not. I want to honor ...

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Are you reducing sex to a purely physical act? | Ep 158

Charting Toward Intimacy - February 25, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes
In this episode Ellen discusses the deep connection between sex and prayer. She implements the teachings of the Catechism, arguing that just as prayer cannot be reduced to spontaneous desire but requires an active will, sex should also not be reduced to spontaneous physical desire. She encourage...

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#464 Saint Teresa Benedicta said, "Love people in the Truth, Speak the Truth in Love; One without the other becomes a destructive lie!

Become Who You Are - February 23, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Marriage, the family and especially the lives of children are being destroyed by the destructive lies of modern ideologies. John Paul II gave a beautiful tribute in a homily for the Canonization of Edith Stein on October 11, 1998. Canonized Sain...

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#463 A Personal Intimacy with God; Its not only possible, it's the Whole Plan.

Become Who You Are - February 21, 2024 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Embark on a profound exploration of the intertwining threads of human  and divine union and communion. Delve into how our everyday experiences of marriage and celibacy for the kingdom, are in fact deep spiritual pathways leading us to our ultimate...

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Jordan Peterson's Best Advice for Newly Weds.

Discerning Marriage - February 20, 2024 19:00 - 10 minutes
Elizabeth reacts to Jordan Peterson's crucial advice for newlyweds. Join us as we delve into the wisdom shared by Jordan, emphasizing the importance of not neglecting the romance in marriage. Discover practical tips on how to keep the spark alive, maintain the commitment to beauty and romance, an...

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