Actually fasting this Lent

Break 1

God never despises the person He creates

Break 2

Why do we have to fast?

Kicking off Lent on this episode of Trending with Timmerie: 

 

Episode Guide
Actually fasting this Lent – If little children saints can fast and make sacrifices, can we too? (1:17)
God never despises the person He creates (18:48)
Doesn’t God just want us to love others and be holy? Why do we have to fast? (32:00)

 

Resources mentioned: 

 

The Children of Fatima

https://relevantradio.com/2024/05/the-children-of-fatima/

 

Preparation for Death

https://tanbooks.com/products/books/preparation-for-death-a-popular-abridgment/

Kicking off Lent on this episode of Trending with Timmerie:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Actually fasting this Lent &ndash; If little children saints can fast and make sacrifices, can we too? (1:17)</li>
<li>God never despises the person He creates (18:48)</li>
<li>Doesn&rsquo;t God just want us to love others and be holy? Why do we have to fast? (32:00)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
The Children of Fatima
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2024/05/the-children-of-fatima/">https://relevantradio.com/2024/05/the-children-of-fatima/</a>
&nbsp;
Preparation for Death
<a href="https://tanbooks.com/products/books/preparation-for-death-a-popular-abridgment/">https://tanbooks.com/products/books/preparation-for-death-a-popular-abridgment/</a>

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Stop Making Excuses This Lent

Women feel duped about motherhood

Spiritual motherhood

Sarah the new Archbishop of Canterbury

Olympics bans'transgender' males from wom

The majority of women had an unwanted abortion

Kimberly Cook joins Trending with Timmerie: 

 

Episode Guide
Women feel duped about motherhood (2:15)
Spiritual motherhood (7:32)
When you leave the Catholic Church, everything becomes arbitrary – Sarah the new Archbishop of Canterbury. (24:40) 
Olympics bans ‘transgender’ males from women’s sports (34:21)
The majority of women had an unwanted abortion. Senate investigation launched of the abortion pill manufacturers (39:58)

Resources mentioned: 

 

Kimberly Cook’s Substack 

https://kimberlycookdelineates.substack.com/

 

Book: Motherhood Redeemed 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1505116481/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thelioofdes08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1505116481&linkId=b9116e601df3bf3c7fd2d1367cd8f777

 

Why women can’t be priests episode:  https://omny.fm/shows/trending-with-timmerie-catholic-principles-applied/why-can-t-a-woman-be-a-priest-1

 

Bob Costas – primarily covered the olympics for NBC for 3 decades: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MTjqF2ZvXdU

 

Senate Launches Investigation of Abortion Pill Manufacturers:

https://www.lifenews.com/2026/03/25/senate-launches-investigation-of-abortion-pill-manufacturers/

 

Abortion Pills Lead to Abuse: https://www.lifenews.com/2026/03/25/abortion-pills-lead-to-abuse-as-women-poisoned-against-their-will/

 

Kimberly Cook joins Trending with Timmerie:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Women feel duped about motherhood (2:15)</li>
<li>Spiritual motherhood (7:32)</li>
<li>When you leave the Catholic Church, everything becomes arbitrary &ndash; Sarah the new Archbishop of Canterbury. (24:40)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Olympics bans &lsquo;transgender&rsquo; males from women&rsquo;s sports (34:21)</li>
<li>The majority of women had an unwanted abortion. Senate investigation launched of the abortion pill manufacturers (39:58)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Kimberly Cook&rsquo;s Substack&nbsp;
<a href="https://kimberlycookdelineates.substack.com/">https://kimberlycookdelineates.substack.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Book: Motherhood Redeemed&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1505116481/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thelioofdes08-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1505116481&amp;linkId=b9116e601df3bf3c7fd2d1367cd8f777">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1505116481/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thelioofdes08-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1505116481&amp;linkId=b9116e601df3bf3c7fd2d1367cd8f777</a>
&nbsp;
Why women can&rsquo;t be priests episode:&nbsp; <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/trending-with-timmerie-catholic-principles-applied/why-can-t-a-woman-be-a-priest-1">https://omny.fm/shows/trending-with-timmerie-catholic-principles-applied/why-can-t-a-woman-be-a-priest-1</a>
&nbsp;
Bob Costas &ndash; primarily covered the olympics for NBC for 3 decades: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MTjqF2ZvXdU">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MTjqF2ZvXdU</a>
&nbsp;
Senate Launches Investigation of Abortion Pill Manufacturers:
<a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2026/03/25/senate-launches-investigation-of-abortion-pill-manufacturers/">https://www.lifenews.com/2026/03/25/senate-launches-investigation-of-abortion-pill-manufacturers/</a>
&nbsp;
Abortion Pills Lead to Abuse:<a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2026/03/25/abortion-pills-lead-to-abuse-as-women-poisoned-against-their-will/"> https://www.lifenews.com/2026/03/25/abortion-pills-lead-to-abuse-as-women-poisoned-against-their-will/</a>
&nbsp;

Women were duped about motherhood

How to reject control and embrace trust

How to reject passivity and embrace responsibi

What causes abusiveness vs passivity?

Regaining trust regarding finances 

YouTube & Meta lost trial

Trending tomorrow

Therapist Joe Sikorra LMFT joins Trending with Timmerie: 

 

Episode Guide
For women: How to reject control and embrace trust. Trust in your husband. (2:13)
For men: How to reject passivity and embrace responsibility (23:18)
What causes abusiveness vs passivity in men? (31:32)
Regaining trust regarding finances (38:13)
YouTube & Meta lost landmark social media addiction trial (40:21)

Resources mentioned: 

 

https://joesikorra.com/ 

Therapist Joe Sikorra LMFT joins Trending with Timmerie:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>For women: How to reject control and embrace trust. Trust in your husband. (2:13)</li>
<li>For men: How to reject passivity and embrace responsibility (23:18)</li>
<li>What causes abusiveness vs passivity in men? (31:32)</li>
<li>Regaining trust regarding finances (38:13)</li>
<li>YouTube &amp; Meta lost landmark social media addiction trial (40:21)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<a href="https://joesikorra.com/">https://joesikorra.com/</a>&nbsp;

From Control to Trust, From Passivity to Purpose

Finding Catholic answers to AI

The Fastest Way to Become Happy

Is transgenderism a sin?

Loving your spouse when it's difficult

Father Robert Spitzer – president of the Magis Center – joins Trending with Timmerie 

 

Episode Guide
Finding Catholic answers to AI (1:19)
The Fastest Way to Become Happy (Holy) This Lent (Based on “The Four Levels of Happiness”) (20:11)
Is transgenderism a sin? (35:10)
Marriage — how do you love your spouse when it’s difficult? (39:24)

 

Resources mentioned: 

 

Father Robert Spitzer 

https://www.magiscenter.com/ 

 

magisAI 

https://www.magiscenter.com/magisai 

 

ChatGPT coached the teen as he prepared for suicide.

https://nypost.com/2025/08/26/us-news/chatgpt-coached-teen-as-he-prepared-suicide-praised-noose-knot-suit/ 

 

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4 Levels of Happiness Book 

 https://www.amazon.com/Four-Levels-Happiness-Personal-Flourishing/dp/B0CRD3JCV4/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QTxLZPH9i5EhEtC33uwsZpApT5ASoCX6JMVr84I2_zBiR532fW5ohLtq7ythdtZChS8cwddORUM8rlAbxPSUFGK_YIcDayJmiULBp_9WHEUe1iK87kriBTvzntHP2sxfQ-LbvToKlrpdmAddHOQ6RPLoYBmu23OsR9RD-pJ2CCEAxCoJUEWXl1mLF6fFxtM-pgKdG72IwxYzpdWB8iCLHDeDf2zt_-O20ybhHc_F5EQ._eJ8jTKIfeqfKheV6z5PDXbKbfxy6lBbJSw1cyC6ov4&qid=1771893156&sr=8-1

Father Robert Spitzer &ndash; president of the Magis Center &ndash; joins Trending with Timmerie&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Finding Catholic answers to AI (1:19)</li>
<li>The Fastest Way to Become Happy (Holy) This Lent (Based on &ldquo;The Four Levels of Happiness&rdquo;) (20:11)</li>
<li>Is transgenderism a sin? (35:10)</li>
<li>Marriage &mdash; how do you love your spouse when it&rsquo;s difficult? (39:24)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Father Robert Spitzer&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.magiscenter.com/">https://www.magiscenter.com/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
magisAI&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.magiscenter.com/magisai">https://www.magiscenter.com/magisai</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
ChatGPT coached the teen as he prepared for suicide.
<a href="https://nypost.com/2025/08/26/us-news/chatgpt-coached-teen-as-he-prepared-suicide-praised-noose-knot-suit/">https://nypost.com/2025/08/26/us-news/chatgpt-coached-teen-as-he-prepared-suicide-praised-noose-knot-suit/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Keep porn off your phone with Canopy
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&nbsp;
4 Levels of Happiness Book&nbsp;
&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Four-Levels-Happiness-Personal-Flourishing/dp/B0CRD3JCV4/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QTxLZPH9i5EhEtC33uwsZpApT5ASoCX6JMVr84I2_zBiR532fW5ohLtq7ythdtZChS8cwddORUM8rlAbxPSUFGK_YIcDayJmiULBp_9WHEUe1iK87kriBTvzntHP2sxfQ-LbvToKlrpdmAddHOQ6RPLoYBmu23OsR9RD-pJ2CCEAxCoJUEWXl1mLF6fFxtM-pgKdG72IwxYzpdWB8iCLHDeDf2zt_-O20ybhHc_F5EQ._eJ8jTKIfeqfKheV6z5PDXbKbfxy6lBbJSw1cyC6ov4&amp;qid=1771893156&amp;sr=8-1">https://www.amazon.com/Four-Levels-Happiness-Personal-Flourishing/dp/B0CRD3JCV4/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QTxLZPH9i5EhEtC33uwsZpApT5ASoCX6JMVr84I2_zBiR532fW5ohLtq7ythdtZChS8cwddORUM8rlAbxPSUFGK_YIcDayJmiULBp_9WHEUe1iK87kriBTvzntHP2sxfQ-LbvToKlrpdmAddHOQ6RPLoYBmu23OsR9RD-pJ2CCEAxCoJUEWXl1mLF6fFxtM-pgKdG72IwxYzpdWB8iCLHDeDf2zt_-O20ybhHc_F5EQ._eJ8jTKIfeqfKheV6z5PDXbKbfxy6lBbJSw1cyC6ov4&amp;qid=1771893156&amp;sr=8-1</a>

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