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Imagine feeling an indescribable sense of peace the moment you meet your spouse, knowing that your love will be deeply rooted in your faith. Our guest, author Patrick O'Hearn, shares his journey from growing up Catholic to embracing his faith and finding his spouse at Franciscan University. In our conversation, we discuss his book, Courtship of the Saints: How the Saints Met Their Spouses.

Diving deeper into the lives of married saints, we explore their hidden holiness, the process of canonization, and the difference between courtship and modern dating. Patrick shares his experience interviewing St. Gianna Molla's daughter and finding other married saints for his book, as well as the heroic love of Venerable Vittorio Trancanelli and his wife, who adopted seven children, some with special needs. Learn about the importance of involving the woman's father in courtship and how couples' preparation for marriage can have a profound effect on the outcome.

Finally, we discuss examples of docility and submissiveness in the lives of Mary and the saints, the ideal dynamic between a husband and wife, and the importance of men actively cherishing their wives. Our conversation also delves into the romantic love between Pietro and Gianna Molla, Zellie and Louis Martin, and how Catholics have the best love life of any group. Discover the 'third ring of marriage' and the importance of suffering in relationships, as well as inspiring stories of married saints and their spouses' sacrifices for their faith.

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Avoiding Babylon was started during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. During these difficult and dark days, when most of us were isolated from family, friends, our parishes, and even the Sacraments themselves, this channel was started as a statement of standing against the tyrannical mandates that many of us were living under. Since those early days, this channel has morphed into an amazing community of friends…no…more than friends…Christian brothers and sisters…who have grown in joy and charity.

Avoiding Babylon does not criticize the hierarchy or institutional Church, especially Pope Francis. We recognize there is an unprecedented crisis in the Church, but we feel that there are other shows that address these issues that are more qualified than us. Instead, we try to remind ourselves and those who enjoy the channel that being Catholic is a joyful and exciting experience. We seek true Catholic fraternity and eutrapelia with other Catholics who, like us, are doing their best to live out their vocation with the help of God’s Grace. Above all, we try to bring humor and joy to the craziness of this fallen world, for as Hillaire Belloc has famously said:

“Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine,
There’s always laughter and good red wine.
At least I’ve always found it so.
Benedicamus Domino!”

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