Trending with Timmerie - Catholic Principles applied to today's experiences.

What makes people happy? How can we overcome procrastination in the spiritual life? Does God command us to do things we can’t do? Fr. Matthew Spencer guest hosts Trending with Timmerie to look at these questions and more.

Have you ever struggled to follow a conviction you had? Dr. Stacy Trasancos guest hosts Trending with Timmerie and looks at advice from St. John Henry Newman on following one’s convictions when pursuing truth. Have you heard about some medical schools that are denying biological sex? Can science tell us anything about a “holy imagination”?

John Gerardi is an attorney and the former law student of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.  Together he and Timmerie discuss the future of pro-life activism, free speech, and informed consent in the face of current legislation in California.  Also joining Trending with Timmerie is Frida Plata, a Catholic senior attending public high school in Los Angeles.  She shares about current teen culture from dating and abortion to opinions about men.  Timmerie takes a deep dive into the liturgical feasts of the Jews in the old testament and how they’re fulfilled in the Catholic Church by Jesus Christ.

‎John Gerardi’s Right to Life Podcasts

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Did you hear about the first-ever gold medal for the Philippines, Hidilyn Diaz? Satan is the father of lies. What can you do to combat his deception? What can we learn from St. Joseph to combat the Enemy? Men: what has kept you from Church? Is there a crisis of childlessness in the culture? Timmerie looks at how our imagination and current cultural trends have impacted our view of what it means to be human. Is abortion okay if a woman is raped? Timmerie gives a response you can share if someone raises this concern. What will the future hold for abortion as SCOTUS hears Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization?

Podcast: God the Father & Being a Man in Today’s World  

Save The 1 – 100% Pro-Life

German gymnasts competing in the Tokyo Olympics decided to wear unitards to act against the sexualization of women. What is genuine modesty? Did Simone Biles give up in the Tokyo Olympics or is something more influencing athletes and young people today? Therapist Sr. Tina Alfieri joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss the role of mental health in the lives of young people today. What do you think of women being drafted for the military? 

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Podcast: Women in Combat & Living Liturgically 

Does the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 have any scientific credibility? If a baby is on life support, who has the final say on the child’s life? Why practice Natural Family Planning? Dr. Stacy Trasancos guest hosts Trending with Timmerie to look at these questions and more.

What are you searching for in Buddhism and other forms of spirituality that you think you’re missing in Catholicism? Catholic Psychologist Dr. Gregory Botarro joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss. Have you found yourself over 35, Single, & childless? Do you know someone who is? Exercise – why it’s scientifically beneficial (helps with depression, chastity, marital fidelity, anxiety, and suicidality). What gets in the way of you exercising? From her background in fitness and training, Timmerie tells you how you can form the habit of exercise. Finally, what does loyalty in friendship look like?

Podcast: From Buddhism back to Catholicism

Podcast: Is it ok to pick and choose elements from other religions, like Yoga and Buddhism, and incorporate them into Catholicism?

Book: Boundaries: https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-When-Take-Control-Your/dp/0310247454

Have you or someone you know suffered from a past sexual wound? Want to know what young people are dealing with in the dating scene today? Pam Stenzel, founder of Enlighten Communications, joins Trending with Timmerie to talk about dating, sexually transmitted diseases, marriage, and healing from sexual wounds.

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Why is St. Joseph the patron saint of workers? If you don’t have a father, or have had bad experiences with a father, how can you relate to God the Father? Jim O’Day, Executive Director of Integrity Restored, joins Trending with Timmerie. What does it mean to be a man in the world today? 

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