Rejecting mediocrity and chasing holiness

Break 1

The digital dossier adults create for children

Break 2

Let them play

Leah Plunkett is a lawyer – author of SHARENTHOOD and faculty at Harvard Law School functioning as the Associate Dean of Learning Experience and Innovation and Executive Director of Harvard Law School Online 

Episode Guide
Rejecting mediocrity and chasing holiness (0:51)
The digital dossier adults create for children & why parents aren’t posting their kids on social media & t (21:36)
Let them play: Why kids need freedom from constant surveillance and why play is important (42:39)

 

Resources mentioned: 

 

John Paul II’s speech in 1999

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/pont_messages/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_19990807_youth-compostela.html 

 

Leah Plunkett 

https://www.leahplunkett.com/  

 

Book: Sharenthood 

https://www.sharenting.com/sharenthood

Leah Plunkett is a lawyer &ndash; author of SHARENTHOOD and faculty at Harvard Law School functioning as the Associate Dean of Learning Experience and Innovation and Executive Director of Harvard Law School Online&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Rejecting mediocrity and chasing holiness (0:51)</li>
<li>The digital dossier adults create for children &amp; why parents aren&rsquo;t posting their kids on social media &amp; t (21:36)</li>
<li>Let them play: Why kids need freedom from constant surveillance and why play is important (42:39)</li>
</ul>
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Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
John Paul II&rsquo;s speech in 1999
<a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/pont_messages/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_19990807_youth-compostela.html">https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/pont_messages/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_19990807_youth-compostela.html</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Leah Plunkett&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.leahplunkett.com/">https://www.leahplunkett.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Book: Sharenthood&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.sharenting.com/sharenthood">https://www.sharenting.com/sharenthood</a>

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The digital dossier

What happens if I don't have a will?

What happens to my childre

Medical decisions & advanced directives

Voluntary suicide 

Title: What happens if I don’t have a will?

 

Preston Alex, President of Catholic Legacy, joins Trending with Timmerie 

 

Episode Guide
What happens if I don’t have a will? (13:23)
What happens to my children if I die? (17:21)
Medical decisions & advanced directives (25:19)
Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking? (41:32)

Resources mentioned:

Catholic Legacy 

https://catholiclegacy.com/ 

 

National Catholic Bioethics Center

https://www.ncbcenter.org/

 

24/7 Catholic hotline for medical decisions 

215-877-2660 

 

Book: Preparation for Death  

https://tanbooks.com/products/books/preparation-for-death-deluxe-edition/ 

 

Living organ donation 

https://relevantradio.com/2026/08/high-functioning-depression/ 

 

How to protect your loved ones from euthanasia and dying as a Catholic—DNR

https://relevantradio.com/2026/06/protecting-our-loved-ones-hospice-euthanasia/ 

 

Determining brain death 

https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/the-importance-of-moral-certitude-in-determining-brain-death-trending-with-timmerie/ 

 

Euthanasia of 2-year-old 

https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/when-ordinary-life-isnt-enough-gender-euthanasia-belonging/ 

 

Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services 7th edition  https://www.usccb.org/resources/ERDs-7th-ed-Approved_2025-11-12.pdf  

Title: What happens if I don&rsquo;t have a will?
&nbsp;
Preston Alex, President of Catholic Legacy, joins Trending with Timmerie&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">What happens if I don&rsquo;t have a will? (13:23)</li>
<li aria-level="1">What happens to my children if I die? (17:21)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Medical decisions &amp; advanced directives (25:19)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking? (41:32)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:
Catholic Legacy&nbsp;
<a href="https://catholiclegacy.com/">https://catholiclegacy.com/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
National Catholic Bioethics Center
<a href="https://www.ncbcenter.org/">https://www.ncbcenter.org/</a>
&nbsp;
24/7 Catholic hotline for medical decisions&nbsp;
215-877-2660&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Book: Preparation for Death&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://tanbooks.com/products/books/preparation-for-death-deluxe-edition/">https://tanbooks.com/products/books/preparation-for-death-deluxe-edition/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Living organ donation&nbsp;
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2026/08/high-functioning-depression/">https://relevantradio.com/2026/08/high-functioning-depression/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
How to protect your loved ones from euthanasia and dying as a Catholic&mdash;DNR
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2026/06/protecting-our-loved-ones-hospice-euthanasia/">https://relevantradio.com/2026/06/protecting-our-loved-ones-hospice-euthanasia/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Determining brain death&nbsp;
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/the-importance-of-moral-certitude-in-determining-brain-death-trending-with-timmerie/">https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/the-importance-of-moral-certitude-in-determining-brain-death-trending-with-timmerie/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Euthanasia of 2-year-old&nbsp;
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/when-ordinary-life-isnt-enough-gender-euthanasia-belonging/">https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/when-ordinary-life-isnt-enough-gender-euthanasia-belonging/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services 7th edition&nbsp; <a href="https://www.usccb.org/resources/ERDs-7th-ed-Approved_2025-11-12.pdf">https://www.usccb.org/resources/ERDs-7th-ed-Approved_2025-11-12.pdf</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

What Happens if I Don’t Have a Will?

Blessed Fulton Sheen 

The Miracle 

What is Love 

Break 1 

The rules of Love 

Break 2 

Dating is too expensive 

finding real friendship 

In this episode of Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide
Blessed Fulton Sheen (00:27)
The miracle approved for Fulton Sheen's beatification (3:18)
The meaning of love (7:23)
When dating becomes too expensive (39:11)
Finding happiness and friendship (41:36)

Resources mentioned: 

Episode on branded marriage 

https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/the-marriage-gap/

In this episode of Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Blessed Fulton Sheen (00:27)</li>
<li aria-level="1">The miracle approved for Fulton Sheen's beatification (3:18)</li>
<li aria-level="1">The meaning of love (7:23)</li>
<li aria-level="1">When dating becomes too expensive (39:11)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Finding happiness and friendship (41:36)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
Episode on branded marriage&nbsp;
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/the-marriage-gap/">https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/the-marriage-gap/</a>

What is love? Blessed Fulton Sheen 

Mary O'Regan

St. Padre Pio's attacks from the devil 

Padre Pio in the confessional

Fulton Sheen 

Branded weddings

Mary O'Regan, an Irish-born Catholic writer and journalist, joins Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide
St. Padre Pio’s attacks from the devil and the wounds of Christ—the stigmata (2:39)
Padre Pio reading souls in the confessional (29:45)
Do we think about God? – Fulton Sheen (39:53)
Branded weddings, Marry up, & social media influence? (43:34)

Resources mentioned: 

Book: Padre Pio and You—An Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood

https://sophiainstitute.com/product/padre-pio-and-you/?srsltid=AU7gw4VCQfoVgrhJ7Gt92WRXjmapfZERE1yMxjEDJ-9cH7D-VP23gpVU   

 

Merry Beggars: Padre Pio: Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry 

https://www.themerrybeggars.com/saints/padre-pio 

 

Branded weddings, Marry up, & social media influence?

https://www.tiktok.com/discover/spencer-and-oconnor   

Mary O'Regan, an Irish-born Catholic writer and journalist, joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">St. Padre Pio&rsquo;s attacks from the devil and the wounds of Christ&mdash;the stigmata (2:39)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Padre Pio reading souls in the confessional (29:45)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Do we think about God? &ndash; Fulton Sheen (39:53)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Branded weddings, Marry up, &amp; social media influence? (43:34)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
Book: Padre Pio and You&mdash;An Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood
<a href="https://sophiainstitute.com/product/padre-pio-and-you/?srsltid=AU7gw4VCQfoVgrhJ7Gt92WRXjmapfZERE1yMxjEDJ-9cH7D-VP23gpVU">https://sophiainstitute.com/product/padre-pio-and-you/?srsltid=AU7gw4VCQfoVgrhJ7Gt92WRXjmapfZERE1yMxjEDJ-9cH7D-VP23gpVU</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Merry Beggars: Padre Pio: Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.themerrybeggars.com/saints/padre-pio">https://www.themerrybeggars.com/saints/padre-pio</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Branded weddings, Marry up, &amp; social media influence?
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/discover/spencer-and-oconnor">https://www.tiktok.com/discover/spencer-and-oconnor</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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