The value of a budget

Break 1

Pensions and saving

Helping college aged kids launch

Break 2

Catholic Legacy

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 Legacy: Faithful planning for a peaceful tomorrow.

 

Listener questions and comments:
Tony - My wife and I have a big family, and we have no credit card or debt, but also no savings. We rely on divine providence, hoping everything works out month to month, but it’s getting old. What do we do? (18:26)
Kathy - My husband and I paid our kids’ deposit and a month's rent to help them launch. (29:49)

 

Resources:

Catholic Legacy

https://catholiclegacy.com/

 

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 Legacy: Faithful planning for a peaceful tomorrow.
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Listener questions and comments:
<ul>
<li>Tony - My wife and I have a big family, and we have no credit card or debt, but also no savings. We rely on divine providence, hoping everything works out month to month, but it&rsquo;s getting old. What do we do? (18:26)</li>
<li>Kathy - My husband and I paid our kids&rsquo; deposit and a month's rent to help them launch. (29:49)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
Catholic Legacy
<a href="https://catholiclegacy.com/">https://catholiclegacy.com/</a>
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Managing Family Finances Together

Living in a toxic marriage

Completing the marital act

Making a good apology

Giving an effective compliment 

Struggling with forgiveness from past hurts

Memorial Day - Come up with a code word

Give your spouse a sincere compliment

Doug discusses forgiveness. He also shares how to make the perfect apology and give the perfect compliment.

 

Listener questions and comments:
Deedee - I like the idea of being specific with compliments. It shouldn’t be just in marriage but all your friendships. (38:56)
Jeff - What you just went through and outlined for couples, could you also apply this to singles? Is the Christian life best lived in community? (43:01)

 

Resources:

 

Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse - A Guide for Everyday Catholics

https://www.amazon.com/Lovemaking-Talk-about-Your-Spouse/dp/164680371X

 

God’s plan for your marriage

https://godsplanforyourmarriagebook.com/

 

Holy Sex

https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Sex-Toe-Curling-Mind-Blowing-Infallible/dp/0824524713

 

Making a good apology
Acknowledge the offense
Express remorse
Make amends

 

Giving an effective compliment
Be specific
Name a particular virtue
Tell your spouse why it mattered
A good compliment should be timely
It’s all about them not about you

Doug discusses forgiveness. He also shares how to make the perfect apology and give the perfect compliment.
&nbsp;
Listener questions and comments:
<ul>
<li>Deedee - I like the idea of being specific with compliments. It shouldn&rsquo;t be just in marriage but all your friendships. (38:56)</li>
<li>Jeff - What you just went through and outlined for couples, could you also apply this to singles? Is the Christian life best lived in community? (43:01)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
&nbsp;
Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse - A Guide for Everyday Catholics
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lovemaking-Talk-about-Your-Spouse/dp/164680371X">https://www.amazon.com/Lovemaking-Talk-about-Your-Spouse/dp/164680371X</a>
&nbsp;
God&rsquo;s plan for your marriage
<a href="https://godsplanforyourmarriagebook.com/">https://godsplanforyourmarriagebook.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Holy Sex
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Sex-Toe-Curling-Mind-Blowing-Infallible/dp/0824524713">https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Sex-Toe-Curling-Mind-Blowing-Infallible/dp/0824524713</a>
&nbsp;
Making a good apology
<ol>
<li>Acknowledge the offense</li>
<li>Express remorse</li>
<li>Make amends</li>
</ol>
&nbsp;
Giving an effective compliment
<ol>
<li>Be specific</li>
<li>Name a particular virtue</li>
<li>Tell your spouse why it mattered</li>
<li>A good compliment should be timely</li>
<li>It&rsquo;s all about them not about you</li>
</ol>

The Perfect Apology

Disappointing Mother's Day

Speaking kindly to your spouse

I don't want to hate my husband

Share a dream with your spouse

What should you do if your Mother’s Day was a bust? What should you do if after 35 years there is no love left and you wish you had never married your husband? Doug goes to the mailbag answering these questions and more.

 

Listener question and comments:
Chris - My wife says I don’t speak to her kindly. She will ask me to explain something and I won’t be super nice, I guess. (24:28)
Felipe - I have recently been introduced to Agape Love and it completely changed my outlook of marriage. (27:28)

 

Resources:

 

The Forgiveness Institute

https://internationalforgiveness.com/

What should you do if your Mother&rsquo;s Day was a bust? What should you do if after 35 years there is no love left and you wish you had never married your husband? Doug goes to the mailbag answering these questions and more.
&nbsp;
Listener question and comments:
<ul>
<li>Chris - My wife says I don&rsquo;t speak to her kindly. She will ask me to explain something and I won&rsquo;t be super nice, I guess. (24:28)</li>
<li>Felipe - I have recently been introduced to Agape Love and it completely changed my outlook of marriage. (27:28)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
&nbsp;
The Forgiveness Institute
<a href="https://internationalforgiveness.com/">https://internationalforgiveness.com/</a>

Can Marriage Survive Without Love?

When times are tough

Declarations of nullity 

Valid marriages

Are you in a difficult marriage? Are the people around you encouraging you to get a divorce? Today, Leila Miller joins Doug to discuss fidelity to your marriage vows even when it’s difficult.

 

Listener questions and comments:
Joe - I have a friend who is considering annulment. What should I say to him? (19:11)
Vinnie - America is a throw-a-way culture so it encourages this problem. (29:09)
Annie - Fr. John Hardon and marriage (31:02)
Marci - I was married and I got a divorce and then we got remarried and I wonder which marriage is the valid one. (38:51)
Rita - The basis of psychological reasons is overused but I think it’s still a valid argument. Sometimes it really prevents you from fulfilling your vows. (44:10)

 

Resources:

 

Leila Miller

https://www.leilamiller.net/

 

Impossible Marriages Redeemed

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997989327/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_U_Co5EEb40NF6EJ?fbclid=IwAR28wrf8nNEkRoZwVENtRanjxAEuY7Xah8PuqKvUweuM7aNWcTwddgVg-CM

 

Divorce, annul, move on? Let's return to the mind of the Church

https://www.leilamiller.net/blog/2020/3/24/impossible-marriages-redeemed-the-introduction

 

God’s Plan for your Marriage

https://godsplanforyourmarriagebook.com/

 

Marriage Problems by Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_5qNVfeYA

Are you in a difficult marriage? Are the people around you encouraging you to get a divorce? Today, Leila Miller joins Doug to discuss fidelity to your marriage vows even when it&rsquo;s difficult.
&nbsp;
Listener questions and comments:
<ul>
<li>Joe - I have a friend who is considering annulment. What should I say to him? (19:11)</li>
<li>Vinnie - America is a throw-a-way culture so it encourages this problem. (29:09)</li>
<li>Annie - Fr. John Hardon and marriage (31:02)</li>
<li>Marci - I was married and I got a divorce and then we got remarried and I wonder which marriage is the valid one. (38:51)</li>
<li>Rita - The basis of psychological reasons is overused but I think it&rsquo;s still a valid argument. Sometimes it really prevents you from fulfilling your vows. (44:10)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
&nbsp;
Leila Miller
<a href="https://www.leilamiller.net/">https://www.leilamiller.net/</a>
&nbsp;
Impossible Marriages Redeemed
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997989327/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_U_Co5EEb40NF6EJ?fbclid=IwAR28wrf8nNEkRoZwVENtRanjxAEuY7Xah8PuqKvUweuM7aNWcTwddgVg-CM">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997989327/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_U_Co5EEb40NF6EJ?fbclid=IwAR28wrf8nNEkRoZwVENtRanjxAEuY7Xah8PuqKvUweuM7aNWcTwddgVg-CM</a>
&nbsp;
Divorce, annul, move on? Let's return to the mind of the Church
<a href="https://www.leilamiller.net/blog/2020/3/24/impossible-marriages-redeemed-the-introduction">https://www.leilamiller.net/blog/2020/3/24/impossible-marriages-redeemed-the-introduction</a>
&nbsp;
God&rsquo;s Plan for your Marriage
<a href="https://godsplanforyourmarriagebook.com/">https://godsplanforyourmarriagebook.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Marriage Problems by Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_5qNVfeYA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_5qNVfeYA</a>

Honoring Vows Through Hardship

What is Cana Vox?

Defining the Natural Law

Courageous Conversations

The identity cake

April Readlinger, Executive Director of Cana Vox joins Doug to discuss Courageous Conversations: Tips for Talking to Kids About Sexual Identity and Attraction.

 

Listener questions and comments:
Joseph - My daughter thinks she’s a boy. She is 27. (46:00)

 

Resources:

Cana Vox

https://canavox.com/

 

Courageous Conversations: Tips for Talking to Kids About Sexual Identity and Attraction

https://www.amazon.com/Courageous-Conversations-Identity-Attraction-Parenting/dp/B0FGZG5H5P

April Readlinger, Executive Director of Cana Vox joins Doug to discuss&nbsp;Courageous Conversations: Tips for Talking to Kids About Sexual Identity and Attraction.
&nbsp;
Listener questions and comments:
<ul>
<li>Joseph - My daughter thinks she&rsquo;s a boy. She is 27. (46:00)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
Cana Vox
<a href="https://canavox.com/">https://canavox.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Courageous Conversations: Tips for Talking to Kids About Sexual Identity and Attraction
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courageous-Conversations-Identity-Attraction-Parenting/dp/B0FGZG5H5P">https://www.amazon.com/Courageous-Conversations-Identity-Attraction-Parenting/dp/B0FGZG5H5P</a>

Catholic Parenting and Sexual Identity

The saints on gratitude

Husbands love your wives

Meaning of Ephesians 5:22-23

Affairs and forgiveness

Mother's Day

Doug finishes discussing Ephesians 5:25. He also discusses gratitude and forgiveness. 

 

Listener questions and comments:

 
Michelle - My daughter died a few years ago from cancer. My husband has treated me terribly since she died. He's even called girlfriends from high school. It's hard to live like this. What am I to do? I need some help dealing with this. (37:33)
Mary - How do you get over a broken heart from your husband's porn and social media addiction? He lusts over much younger women. (44:10)

 

Resources:

The Forgiveness Institute

https://internationalforgiveness.com/

Doug finishes discussing Ephesians 5:25. He also discusses gratitude and forgiveness.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Listener questions and comments:
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Michelle - My daughter died a few years ago from cancer. My husband has treated me terribly since she died. He's even called girlfriends from high school. It's hard to live like this. What am I to do? I need some help dealing with this. (37:33)</li>
<li>Mary - How do you get over a broken heart from your husband's porn and social media addiction? He lusts over much younger women. (44:10)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
The Forgiveness Institute
<a href="https://internationalforgiveness.com/">https://internationalforgiveness.com/</a>

Sacrificial Love, Forgiveness & Gratitude

What to do with suffering in marriage

The Church vs the world on suffering

Ephesians 5:25

Suffering unfairly and unjustly

Doug continues his discussion on suffering in marriage. He also talks about St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians and a husband’s obligation to love his wife as Christ loved the Church.

 

Listener questions and comments:
Rocky - Is there a resource for mothers who are dealing with stress? We have kids ages 2-6. (20:25)
Nick - In our vows we say “until death do us part.” Is marriage the only sacrament with an expiration date? (27:59)

 

Resources:

 

The Cana Rosary

https://www.amazon.com/Cana-Rosary-Couples-Prayer/dp/1502392232

 

Doug continues his discussion on suffering in marriage. He also talks about St. Paul&rsquo;s letter to the Ephesians and a husband&rsquo;s obligation to love his wife as Christ loved the Church.
&nbsp;
Listener questions and comments:
<ul>
<li>Rocky - Is there a resource for mothers who are dealing with stress? We have kids ages 2-6. (20:25)</li>
<li>Nick - In our vows we say &ldquo;until death do us part.&rdquo; Is marriage the only sacrament with an expiration date? (27:59)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
&nbsp;
The Cana Rosary
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cana-Rosary-Couples-Prayer/dp/1502392232">https://www.amazon.com/Cana-Rosary-Couples-Prayer/dp/1502392232</a>
&nbsp;

Fix what you can and sanctify the rest

Consecration to the Sacred Heart

History of devotion to the Sacred Heart

5 steps to home enthronement

Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Emily Jaminet joins Doug to discuss enthroning our homes to the Sacred Heart.

 

Listener questions and comments:
Mary – I would like to share the power of the First Friday Devotion and how it's been influential in my faith. (32:17)

 

Resources:

Image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Pompeo Batoni

https://relevantradio.store/products/sacredheart

 

Home Enthronement to the Sacred Heart

https://welcomehisheart.com/

 

Emily Jaminet

https://www.emilyjaminet.com/

Emily Jaminet joins Doug to discuss enthroning our homes to the Sacred Heart.
&nbsp;
Listener questions and comments:
<ul>
<li>Mary &ndash; I would like to share the power of the First Friday Devotion and how it's been influential in my faith. (32:17)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
Image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Pompeo Batoni
<a href="https://relevantradio.store/products/sacredheart">https://relevantradio.store/products/sacredheart</a>
&nbsp;
Home Enthronement to the Sacred Heart
<a href="https://welcomehisheart.com/">https://welcomehisheart.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Emily Jaminet
<a href="https://www.emilyjaminet.com/">https://www.emilyjaminet.com/</a>

Home Enthronement to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Abounding Joy Ministry

Healing and aftermath of divorce

Support for older divorcees 

Overcoming anger after divorce

Are you divorced and dealing the painful aftermath? Carolyn Klicka joins Doug to discuss Abounding Joy Ministry and healing after divorce.

 
Patty - I was divorced and I feel like the Church hasn’t helped divorcees who feel stuck by these processes. It’s given me PTSD. (28:10)
Walt - I have an aunt who married a man with PTSD and she knew, but she stayed with him. I feel that people give in too easily. (43:03)

 

Resources:

Abounding Joy Ministry

https://www.aboundingjoyministry.com/

Are you divorced and dealing the painful aftermath? Carolyn Klicka joins Doug to discuss Abounding Joy Ministry and healing after divorce.
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Patty - I was divorced and I feel like the Church hasn&rsquo;t helped divorcees who feel stuck by these processes. It&rsquo;s given me PTSD. (28:10)</li>
<li>Walt - I have an aunt who married a man with PTSD and she knew, but she stayed with him. I feel that people give in too easily. (43:03)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
Abounding Joy Ministry
<a href="https://www.aboundingjoyministry.com/">https://www.aboundingjoyministry.com/</a>

From Heartbreak to Healing

Decline in marriage

Encouraging Catholic spouses

Forming couples

Promoting marriage at the parish level

Damon Owens joins Doug for a conversation about the growing crisis facing marriage in today’s society and culture. Together, they discuss the importance of strengthening Catholic marriages by forming and supporting spouses as they navigate the daily challenges of married life.

 
Joanna - Is it wrong to tell my kids that I hope they marry Catholic spouses? I want them to love who they are supposed to be with. (18:15)

 

Resources:

 

Communio

https://communio.org/parish/

 

Development Coach Melanie Owens

https://paperbell.me/melanieowenscoaching

 

Joyful Ever After

https://www.joyfuleverafter.org/

 

Damon Owens joins Doug for a conversation about the growing crisis facing marriage in today&rsquo;s society and culture. Together, they discuss the importance of strengthening Catholic marriages by forming and supporting spouses as they navigate the daily challenges of married life.
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Joanna - Is it wrong to tell my kids that I hope they marry Catholic spouses? I want them to love who they are supposed to be with. (18:15)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources:
&nbsp;
Communio
<a href="https://communio.org/parish/">https://communio.org/parish/</a>
&nbsp;
Development Coach Melanie Owens
<a href="https://paperbell.me/melanieowenscoaching">https://paperbell.me/melanieowenscoaching</a>
&nbsp;
Joyful Ever After
<a href="https://www.joyfuleverafter.org/">https://www.joyfuleverafter.org/</a>
&nbsp;

Hope for Modern Marriages

Marriage Unhindered is a sincere exploration of the joys and challenges within the realm of marriage. Hosted by the seasoned Doug Hinderer, this one-hour, caller-based show is scheduled to air Monday through Friday at 5PM CT, and will offer listeners an authentic journey into the complexities of marital relationships.

Marriage Unhindered is a sincere exploration of the joys and challenges within the realm of marriage. Hosted by the seasoned Doug Hinderer, this one-hour, caller-based show is scheduled to air Monday through Friday at 5PM CT, and will offer listeners an authentic journey into the complexities of marital relationships.

Marriage Unhindered

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