Made for Love

Ep 27: Holidays: Family Festivities

The first time Alice went to Christmas with Jeff’s family, things were a little different. How do you navigate the holiday season and juggle all the family traditions with grace? Hear a few stories that will get you ready for Christmas. Also features Bishop Ricken (Green Bay) and Aaron and Lindsay Weldon.

Ep 26: Big Catholic Families

God’s gifts are often abundant! Today we talk with three Catholic families who have big families (by today’s standards): Jerry and Kate Hadley, parents of 10 children, along with their 3^rd (Cecilia) and 8^th (Tim) children; Andrew and Vivian Nelson, who are expecting their 8^th child, and Sam Fatzinger, mother of 13+1 foster child.

Ep 25 Catholics and Pornography

"Porn Kills Love." This slogan from “Fight the New Drug” resonates with Catholic teaching about pornography. This episode is about Catholics dealing with addiction to pornography. It includes DJ Hueneman, Jeff and Annette Kohn, Kevin and Krista Burridge, Patty Breen, and Perry West.

Ep 24: Young People in the Church

As the bishops of the Church discussed during last month's synod, we here at home are discussing young people, the faith, and discernment with Bishop Caggiano of Bridgeport (also a delegate to the synod), Bishop Sis of San Angelo, Sr. Helena Burns, fsp, Anna Carter of the Eden Invitation, and 3 young people: Jeanne Marie Hathway, Kelly Walsh, and Elizabeth Plaza.

Ep 23: Catholic, Divorced

Catholics who are divorced go through a hard process, and can feel forgotten, marginalized, or unwanted at our parishes. How can we make sure that is not the case? This episode features Rose Sweet of Divorce Healing, Patty Breen, Brad Grey, and Fr. Steve Porter.

Ep 22: Chlidbirth: Life-Giving Love

Catholics have a well of spiritual insight to dip into to prepare for the birth of a child. On today's episode, you'll hear from Mary Haseltine, author of Made for This: The Catholic Mom’s Guide to Birth, Haley Stewart (from the popular blog Carrots for Michaelmas) and birth stories from a few of Sara's friends, including a baby who was born in the car in the driveway of the hospital: good catch, dad!

Ep 21: Lots of Kinds of Love

Sometimes our society makes us think that romantic love is the only kind of love that matters. This episode features stories about love that challenge that idea in many beautiful ways. The episode features Dr. Adrian Walker (Visiting Professor of Theology at the Catholic University of America), Alice Heinzen (Marriage and Family Life Director of the Diocese of LaCrosse, Wisconsin), Anna Carter (Founder of Eden Invitation), and Therese Bermpohl (Family Life Director for the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia).

Ep 20: Familes who Love Members with Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome is a part of many Catholic families’ stories. Children with Down Syndrome bring immense joy into their families, even as their intellectual disabilities and medical problems bring crosses and hardships. Today we’ll hear from Archbishop Kurtz (Louisville), a family who have children with Down Syndrome (J.D. and Kate Flynn), the UK filmmaker whose documentary “Summer in the Forest” follows Jean Vanier and his work with people with intellectual disabilities (Randal Wright), and a reporter from Aleteia (Zoe Romanowsky).

Ep 19: Cultural Differences in Marriage

Navigating cultural differences in marriage can be a challenge but brings great rewards. This episode features Dushan and Elizabeth Turcon, Justin and Bernadette McClain, Christine and Ysias Martinez, Dunn and Mary Estacio.

Ep 18: NFP: Part Two

This Natural Family Planning awareness week (July 22-28), we talk about NFP, but this time more about how NFP methods can help couples to get pregnant. This episode features Sister Helena Burns, fsp, Chris and Becky Wilson, Dr. Lionel and Janet Yaceczko, and Dr. Karen Poehailos (M.D.).