If you're worried about the state of the culture, remember that you are the culture. You and your spouse get to create a whole way of life, and get to share it with others, too.

This episode is inspired by a talk by Anton Colella at a recent Catholic leadership summit that Joseph went to.

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For Catholics, the definition of marriage is a pretty set thing-- and that's freeing! It means that God's grace is operative to help us pursue the ends of marriage with our spouse!

Traditionally, there are three ends of sacrament of matrimony-- conjugal fidelity, procreation/education of children, and the permanence of the sacrament. There's a minimalist approach to them, and a maximalist approach (we recommend aiming for maximalist...).

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Our culture isn't the most celebratory of cultures when it comes to the sacrament of matrimony. But the culture you two form in your home can be!

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If we find it hard to love our marriage, it helps to find other couples who love their marriages.

No family is perfect (literally, no family is complete unto itself, it needs the larger community), so let's find the other couples who love their marriages and spend time with them.

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If you don't know how to make invitations, check out our longer-form podcast on how to make invitations: https://youtu.be/C99RZ6fJ8vI

Sometimes, I think we make our goals a little too small, a little too inward-focused. What if we worked to have marriages so good, that we couldn't help but overflow into the rest of the world around us?

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The phrase "helpmate" gets thrown around from time to time-- here's a little episode to figure out how best to help your spouse!

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What kind of home have we made so far? And what kind of home do we want to have?

If hospitality is a virtue, what would we like to change about our home to make it more hospitable? What kind of message do we want to send to our guests?

These are discussions we can have with our spouse! Feel free to pass this episode on to them, too!

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A lot about marriage can be useful or pleasant, but marriages can't be built on usefulness or pleasure. Fortunately, there's a third way to be a friend!

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What makes spousal love different from other kinds of love? What are some of its characteristics that set it apart?

Dietrich von Hildebrand addresses this question in a little book of his, called Man and Woman. Joseph talks about three of these characteristics, and what they mean for our marriages.

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If you know any Catholic singles, we'll be starting a 12-week program called "Save the Date" on July 10th-- find out more here: https://ouroutpost.org/dating/

It's easy to get complacent, to take each other a little for granted, or to plateau.

If you want to try something that will shake you up and give you something to work on together, may we suggest learning something together?

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