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

How often do you reflect on your baptism? Why not cohabitate? Celebrity and Royal Matchmaker Cristina Pineda joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss five steps men can take to talk to a woman without being creepy. If you are Catholic is it okay to date a non-Catholic? Is wearing cologne important? Can finding a work-life balance make you happier? Timmerie looks at this question and considers a new way to look at work.

Listen: Would You Marry a Non-Catholic? 

https://www.matchmakersinthecity.com/ 

Rerum Novarum (May 15, 1891) | LEO XIII

As Catholics, how do we respond to the pride movement during gay pride month? Is it homophobic to be against same-sex relationships? What’s up with the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See hanging a pride flag outside of its building? How do you explain to an 11-year-old that premarital sex is wrong? Timmerie answers these questions. What do vaccine side effects have to do with contraception? Did you hear about a high school senior’s Valedictorian graduation speech about abortion that went viral? Timmerie looks at the flawed logic that a woman needs abortion to live out her hopes and dreams.  

FIND A Women’s Fertiltiy Care Practitioner or NaPro Doctor who is pro-life and won’t just subscribe birth control

God created you for a purpose. There is a blueprint for your life.  How does prayer help us with our purpose? Is meditation okay as Catholics? Dr. Paul Young, a convert to Catholicism and a former Protestant pastor, joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss gratitude and the importance of praise. What is the difference between happiness and joy? Did you hear about the Supreme Court taking taking up a case in Mississippi banning abortion after 15 weeks?  The case is Timmerie breaks down what this case will mean and how this could affect Roe v. Wade. She also gives talking points that you can use when discussing life issues with others. “Dobbs v. Jason Women’s Health Organization”. 

Pray this Novena Prayer to Saint Rita of Cascia 

 Dr. Paul J. Young Books That Speak To The Soul

Does the faith of your significant other matter? Does marriage matter for kids? Is divorce okay? On this episode of Trending with Timmerie, Timmerie addresses these questions and takes calls from listeners who share their experiences.

Impossible Marriages Redeemed: They Didn’t End the Story in the Middle 

“Impossible” Marriages Redeemed: Resource Page — Leila Miller

June is the month dedicated to the Eucharist and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Timmerie gives four things that you can do to deepen your devotion to the Lord and His Sacred Heart. Who is St. Justin Martyr? Timmerie shares how this saint’s writings have impacted how Catholics celebrate the Mass even today. How can we worthily receive Jesus in the Holy Eucharist? How can you make Sunday a true day of Sabbath rest? Did you hear about China’s new family planning policy allowing families to have three children? Timmerie looks at this and more in this episode.

Book: Visits to the Most Blessed Sacrament and the Blessed Virgin Mary by St. Alphonsus Ligouri 

Ancient Catholic prayer for the month of June Focused on the Eucharist & Sacred Heart of Jesus:

HAIL, Thou source of our being! 

Hail, Thou cause of our redemption! 

Hail, most pure Flesh of Christ the Son of God. 

Take pity on me, and grant to Thine unworthy servant that at the close of my life I may truly acknowledge Thy holy Body which hath been consecrated for me at the Mass, 

that in full faith I may adore Thee and receive Thee into my heart. 

Be to me a pledge of life in the lifelessness of death. 

O sweet, O loving Jesus,

Son of Mary, have mercy upon me.

Amen.

Why plan for a vacation? Are you looking for a robust way to live your faith and get a spiritual tune-up after Easter?  I’ll discuss ‘The Apostles Fast’. What is discerning the priesthood like? Fr. Tim Grumbach joins Trending with Timmerie for ‘Ask a Priest Anything’. Is Communism all that bad? Where to begin if you are just coming back into the faith? Why is the dove a sign of the Holy Spirit?

The Apostles Fast — Stone to Flesh 

Rerum Novarum (May 15, 1891) | LEO XIII

Centesimus Annus (1 May 1991) | John Paul II (vatican.va)

Can we hope for our spouse to change? What are five things a man should always do for his marriage? What about things women can do?  Jim O’Day, Executive Director of Integrity Restored, joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss tips on navigating marriage and answer these questions: How can you encourage your spouse to participate in faith life? How can you increase intimacy when you are postpartum? What can you do about a pornography addiction? Timmerie also discusses how the Holy Spirit helps us live our lives.

Resource to help with porn addiction: https://integrityrestored.com/ 

Can obedience really lead to happiness? How do we know what is an inspiration from God? What really is “conversion therapy”? Associate Marriage and Family Therapist Michael Gasparro joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss lies about conversion therapy and what the Catholic Church teachs on homosexuality. What does it mean to be pansexual? How can we help those who struggle with same sex attraction? Timmerie explains the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. When have you asked for the gifts of the Spirit?

Book: “In the School of the Holy Spirit” by Fr. Jacques Philippe  

Resource for you or someone you know who struggles with same sex attraction: https://www.reintegrativetherapy.com/ 

Video: Free To Love

Did you hear about the baby born with “penny-sized feet”? Timmerie shares a story of a miraculously premature born baby and how this contrasts to the view of life in the culture today and what is wanted and unwanted. Timmerie also covers the S.L.E.D. argument that you can use when speaking with those who are pro-choice. The 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit are charity, chastity, faithfulness, generosity, gentleness, goodness, joy, kindness, modesty, patience, peace, self control. Timmerie breaks down each of these and looks at how you can bear this fruit in your life. Know someone who is into New Age spirituality? Learn why the Holy Spirit directly contradicts New Ageism on this episode of Trending with Timmerie. 

Listen to the podcast: Self Manifestation 

Join Timmerie for a series on the Holy Spirit!  We are in the octave of Pentecost! Why is the Holy Spirit important for our happiness? Timmerie covers 4 ways to get to know the Holy Spirit better. Why do we dress the way we do? Is it vain to like clothes or can taking time to look nice be a way to make us happy? Professional makeup artist and fashion consultant Nicole Caruso joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss beauty and joy during the weekly happy hour on Trending with Timmerie.

Book: “Worthy of Wearing” — NICOLE M. CARUSO  

Book: “In the School of the Holy Spirit” by Fr. Jacques Philippe