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

• Listener convicted by truth. Planned Parenthood of Greater New York plans to remove the name of Margaret Sanger, a founder of the national organization, from its Manhattan health clinic because of her “harmful connections to the eugenics movement,”
• Guest, Patricia Sandoval: born Catholic but not practicing; her mother’s journey into new age movement introduced her to a life of “self” through Yoga, Chakras, and the occult.
• Planned Parenthood sex ed at age twelve distorted her view of sexuality and love.
• Does abortion hurt women?  Patricia shares the story of her unexpected pregnancies, abortions and post abortive syndrome. 
• Working at Planned Parenthood; post abortive healing; coming back to the sacraments.

Marriage is hard. What do we do when things reach a boiling point? Stacy Trasancos guest hosts Trending with Timmerie to discuss the grace of marriage. She discusses the recent news of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West looking at divorce and what we can learn as Catholics. Topics also include:

• the Holy Trinity
• widow of a Civil War soldier who just passed away this year

How should we respond to the protests at the U.S. Capitol? Fr. Matthew Spencer, O.S.J. guest hosts Trending with Timmerie and shares how we can as Catholics approach change and have hope and peace in Christ. Fr. Matthew also shares about St. Andre Bessette, devotion to St Joseph, and Pope Francis’s message on the Epiphany and making a gift of ourselves.

What makes you who you are? Stacy Trasancos guest hosts Trending with Timmerie and looks at the recent contention surrounding Hilaria Baldwin; as well as the #20yeartransformation trend on Instagram through the lens of the Catholic faith. What is the best thing to do with your kids at Mass? The answers may surprise you!

Resource for St. Thomas Aquinas’s Summa: https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~ST.II-II

Tips to renew the “I do” in your marriage. What’s the best age to get married? What’s the best age to have kids?  Listeners respond with their most important details in discerning marriage. What is chastity? Fidelity?

The virtue and one of the greatest longings we have. Love, caritas, agape, eros, and philia are just some of the words for love. What is love? How can you live by this virtue? Dr. Phillip Chavez of the Men’s Academy joins Trending with Timmerie. Together they discuss how materialism relativism, modernism, and hedonism destroy love. They discuss how the Christian concept of love is modeled by Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary whose examples are more relatable than you realize. Ponder the great sacrifice of Christ’s love as a child at Christmas and on the Cross at the Crucifixion.

What does it mean to be human? Is the Catholic faith logical? A recent report said that many young adults in the U.S. identify as ‘none’ when asked about religious belief. Dr. Stacy Trasancos guest hosts Trending with Timmerie to tackle these questions. Plus, she shares an inspiring story about how Christmas has helped bring unity in Iraq.

Is the COVID vaccine ethical? The Vatican released a doctrinal note on the morality of the COVID vaccines that are becoming available. Dr. Stacy Trasancos fills in for Timmerie to break this down. You can also read Dr. Trasancos’s article on the subject here: “How to Object to an Abortion-Tainted-COVID-19 Vaccine” https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/how-to-object-to-an-abortion-tainted-covid-19-vaccine

Do you feel like you aren’t “productive” at home and would rather be at work? Are you happier at work than when you’re home? Timmerie is joined by Dr. Carrie Gress, author of for this Monday Happy Hour to discuss purpose and happiness in one’s life. Do you pray first thing in the morning? Why a feast day for a cathedral?Theology of Home II

Theology of Home II: The Spiritual Art of Homemaking: https://www.amazon.com/Theology-Home-II-Spiritual-Homemaking/dp/1505117003

You can find out more about Dr. Carrie Gress here: http://www.carriegress.com/

What do you do when you receive pressure to do IVF from family?  Timmerie looks at the medical and moral problems with IVF. Chris Mueller from EveryDaycatholic.com joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss the importance of being intentional and present to your spouse in your marriage. How do you know when someone is “the one”?  What makes someone marriage material?