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…

Love is not Self-seeking

Doug continues his discussion of St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians on the meaning of love [Encore]   Listener questions and comments: Andrea - My parents have marital problems and I feel like I am getting sucked in. I want to balance helping them without crossing the line into their relationsh…

Rebuilding Trust and Recommitting to Your Marriage

    Doug explores how couples can face change, rebuild trust, and recommit to their marriage when relationships feel broken. With guest Greg Schutte, the conversation also looks at forgiveness, the Eucharist, and why some spouses resist change or struggle to remain faithful to their vows.   Lis…

Will Conspiracy Theory's Ruin a Marriage?

Doug explores how conspiracy theories can create division and distrust in marriage and how couples can stay grounded in truth. He also answers a question about dating again after the loss of a spouse. Listener questions and comments: Jo – I am a widow who began dating again, but the relationship e…

The Purpose of Forgiveness

How do you deal with unresolved childhood trauma?  How do you set boundaries with the grandparents? Doug answers these questions and more.   Listener questions and comments: Kyle - My parents are on the verge of divorce. How much should I stay out of it when they try to involve me? (24:56) Deedee…

Healing from Trauma and a Broken Heart

How do you heal a broken heart? How do you deal with unresolved childhood trauma? Doug answers these questions and more.   Listener questions and comments: Christine - I am reading a story of a woman in the Nazi camps who forgave the Nazis for what they did to her. it was so inspiring and reminde…

Faith & Mental Health

Dr. Beth Plachetka joins Doug to discuss the intersection of faith and good mental health.   Listener questions and comments: Adriana - My husband has acute psychosis and he is really unstable. How can I help him? (7:14) Suzie - I was recently diagnosed with depression and I want thoughts on medi…

When Love Meets Reality

Doug goes to the mailbag. One listener disagrees with Doug’s advice and another listener’s husband told her he loves her but wants a divorce.   Listener questions and comments: Jane - In 2016 I was divorced. My husband was in a pervious Catholic marriage. Is it ok for me to go to communion? (34:0…

Beautifully Imperfect & Deeply Committed

Dr. Ed Sri and his wife Beth join Doug to discuss their book - The Good, the Messy, and the Beautiful: The Joys and Struggles of Real Married Life.   Listener questions and comments: John - I have a porn addiction that my wife found out about and it led her to discovering inappropriate messages a…