

Avoid the Trap of Discouragement
Doug takes calls from listeners struggling with discouragement, resentment, and distance in long-term marriages. He offers guidance on staying faithful to your vows and finding hope when relationships feel strained. Plus, the Friday rant! Listener questions and comments: Jennifer – My marriage…

Managing Family Finances Together
Is money causing stress in your marriage? Today, Doug is joined by Preston Allex to talk through practical ways to manage family finances. They cover why creating a family budget matters and how to support college-aged kids as they transition into independence. They also share the value of Catholic…

Virtue and Conquering the Four Horsemen
Doug examines the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the damage they do to a marriage: criticism, contempt stonewalling and defensiveness. Listener questions and comments: Ray - Can you give the steps of what to do once you meet a girl? (16:37)

Faith in a Divided Home
What should you do when your spouse won’t quit drinking? How do you pass on the faith to your children when your spouse is resistant? Listener questions and comments: Stephanie - My husband wants to stop drinking and my son doesn't believe that he will. I've seen my son cry about this. My son h…

Growing Together in Marital love
Nathan Bartel, founder of Cana Feast joins Doug to discuss things men need to know about their wives and the marital embrace. Listener questions and comments: Mary - What should a wife do if the wife is not wanting or willing to have sex so she is in the other bed room for days and days. (33:47…

Healing the Wound of Abortion
Kathy Burkes and Fr. John McNamara join Doug to discuss Project Rachel and post abortion healing. Julia - So many people pushed me to get an abortion when I was 22 and I didn’t go through with it. I’m so glad I didn’t. (18:12) Walt - When we separate the word ‘mother’ from the term 'woman who ha…

Standing by your Marriage Vows
Doug unpacks a case study about a “stander” from Impossible Marriages Redeemed. A “stander” is a victim of divorce who chooses to continue to live a life faithful to their wedding vows. Listener questions and comments: Jeannie - We are called to faithfulness, not happiness. (20:40) Jennifer - T…

Breaking Cycles of Verbal Abuse
Should you get involved to help your parents’ marriage? What can you do if your reversion to the faith is causing more tension in the marriage? Doug answers these questions and more. Listener questions and comments: Hellen - My husband and I have been married for 42 years and the Holy Spirit fi…

Helping Loved Ones Through Marriage Crises
Doug takes calls from listeners facing difficult family and marriage situations, including divorce, a child marrying outside the faith, and helping a spouse who spirals into worst-case thinking. The conversation also touches on emotional affairs and second marriages outside the Church. Listener qu…

Taking Back Manhood for Our Sons
Doug welcomes Jason Craig to discuss the history of adolescence and how modern culture lost the idea of rites of passage for boys. They explore how families can reclaim the path that forms boys into strong, virtuous men. Listener questions and comments: Joe – As a 55-year-old man, I struggle w…