Send us Fan Mail Can Catholics French kiss before marriage? After Elizabeth Busby’s Theology of the Body Institute answer and Christian B. Wagner’s response, “No, You Can’t Kiss Your Girlfriend,” sparked a Catholic internet debate, Renzo and Monica enter the conversation as a married Catholic couple. Is passionate kissing always sinful outside of marriage? Is arousal the same as lust? And what does chastity actually require from dating and engaged couples who are trying to love one another we...
Jun 2
28 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Renzo and Monica pause their regular series to talk about Pope Leo’s latest encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, through the lens of marriage and family life. This is not meant to be a full summary of the document. It is an invitation to read it. But as we worked through the encyclical, we kept seeing how much Pope Leo’s reflections on human dignity, artificial intelligence, technology, algorithms, and the attention economy matter for Catholic families. The rebui...
May 26
32 min
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you go into marriage expecting your spouse to make you happy, fix your wounds, or finally give your life the meaning you’ve been looking for? In this episode, we talk about why your spouse was never meant to be your savior. Marriage is not just two people coexisting, splitting chores, raising kids, and trying to stay comfortable. For Catholics, marriage is a sacramental journey toward Jesus. That means romance, joy, friendship, suffering, healing, sacrifice,...
May 19
26 min
Send us Fan Mail Send share this episode with a priest who walks with couples! Or share it with a young person, engaged couple, or married couple that wishes the Church gave them more guidance. We try walking with couples about sex, that's why we wrote this book to help Order Lovemaking: How to talk about sex with your spouse Our other books Go To Joseph: 10 Day Consecration to St. Joseph Go To Joseph For Children Don't forget to visit https://twobecomefamily.substack.com/ Support the s...
May 12
28 min
Send us Fan Mail On Tuesday 28 April 2026, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life will hosted a study day asking: "How can the Church form pastors capable of accompanying young people, engaged couples, and spouses so that they live Christian marriage as an authentic experience of faith in a cultural context marked by secularization? Several speakers addressed that question, including Father Andrea Bozzolo, rector of the Pontifical Salesian University." No one invited us, BUT we still wanted...
May 5
31 min
Send us Fan Mail Why would the Resurrection change how Catholics talk about sex? We got into an online argument about sex, marriage, and what husbands are owed. But the more we talked, the more we realized the real disagreement was deeper than sex. It was about what marriage is, what sexual desire is, and whether how we understood the Resurrection actually changes what we believe our bodies are for. We wrote a Catholic s*x book! Check it out: Order LOVEMAKING! Our other books Go To Jos...
Apr 28
33 min
Send us Fan Mail We got into an argument in front of our kids and then we talked about it. Let's jump in! We wrote a Catholic s*x book! Check it out: Order LOVEMAKING! Our other books Go To Joseph: 10 Day Consecration to St. Joseph Go To Joseph For Children SUPPORT OUR APOSTOLATE Thank you all for your ongoing support. We love what we do and pray that it is a blessing to you and your families. If you are benefitting in some way from what we're doing read and subscribe to our Substack: ...
Apr 21
31 min
Send us Fan Mail We are back! Back to conversations on the couch, and today we're talking about how unspoken expectations can become opportunities for future resentment. We share about how we've navigated speaking our minds and how we've worked through our own resentments. We're so happy you're here. We wrote a Catholic s*x book! Check it out: Order LOVEMAKING! Our other books Go To Joseph: 10 Day Consecration to St. Joseph Go To Joseph For Children SUPPORT OUR APOSTOLATE Thank you all...
Apr 14
31 min
Send us Fan Mail We are back! Sort of. Here's a quick life update from us. We will be back with a new episode next week. Please keep us in your prayers! We wrote a Catholic sex book! Check it out: Order LOVEMAKING! Our other books Go To Joseph: 10 Day Consecration to St. Joseph Go To Joseph For Children SUPPORT OUR APOSTOLATE Thank you all for your ongoing support. We love what we do and pray that it is a blessing to you and your families. If you are benefitting in some way from what w...
Apr 7
12 min
Send us Fan Mail Sorry this has come so late! Our family has had to navigate a couple of things so we haven't been able to keep up. Thank you for understanding and your support! We wrote a Catholic sex book! Check it out: Order LOVEMAKING! Our other books Go To Joseph: 10 Day Consecration to St. Joseph Go To Joseph For Children SUPPORT OUR APOSTOLATE Thank you all for your ongoing support. We love what we do and pray that it is a blessing to you and your families. If you are bene...
Mar 27
22 min
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