Since the early 90's, author and speaker Christopher West has devoted his life to spreading John Paul II's revolutionary teaching on human life, love, and sexuality: The Theology of the Body. His beloved wife Wendy, mother of their five children, has served as his confidante, friend, and support through these long years of ministry. In this podcast, Christopher and Wendy combine their wisdom to tackle the toughest questions dealing with vocation, sexuality, marriage, and the Catholic faith. ...
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Fantasies in the Marriage Bed, Finding God in Ice Cream, and Redeeming of Arousal | ACW321
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54:57Questions answered this episode: I’m a woman in my 40’s and I’ve found it difficult to get in the mood with my husband unless I create fantasies in my head. These fantasies are usually of sexual situations I create that don’t involve my husband or in many cases even me. I’ll picture two nameless people in an intimate act. Sometimes one party is usi…
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Love in an Abusive Marriage, Confessing Lust as a Woman, and “Same-Sex Vocation” | ACW320
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48:00Questions answered this episode: My husband and I have been married for almost 3 years. Shortly after we got married, my husband became verbally and physically abusive. There’s such a disconnected between his professed love for me and the lived reality of our marriage. As his abusive behavior has continued, I’ve found myself walling off my heart mo…
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Bodily Functions in Eden, Navigating Endometriosis, and Finding Confidence in Disability and Masculinity | ACW319
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44:19Questions answered this episode: In the state of original innocence did Adam & Eve experience bodily functions like defecation and urination? If so, how would these have aligned with their original harmony and the perfection of creation. Sometimes these functions are uncomfortable or even painful. For almost a year now I’ve been in a beautiful cath…
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Rehabilitating Sexual Desire, Pelvic Health Practice, and Embracing Masculinity | ACW318
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53:18Questions answered this episode: I’m 21, finishing up college soon and have been fighting for the past 6 years to overcome an addiction to porn and masturbation that started when I was first exposed to porn in 4th grade. The past 2 years have been especially tumultuous with lots of victory and defeat. However I believe God has been allowing these s…
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Wedding Hypocrisy, Mystery of Confession & Feminine Body, and Desire Gap Between Couples | ACW317
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50:42Questions answered this episode: I’m discerning marriage with a wonderful girl and I discovered a hurt in my heart that I wasn’t fully conscious of. While growing up I was always scandalized and nauseated every time I perceived hypocrisy from others, especially in marriage celebrations. I knew that all the display of vanity that society prescribes …
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Mother’s Grief Meets God’s Presence, Ache of Unseen Love, and "That Sucks" | ACW316
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52:10Questions answered this episode: I’m a mother of 5 living children. I’ve lost 2 daughters from miscarriage within the past year. My womb has become a tomb for 2 deeply desired little girls. I was unable to hold my baby girl after the first miscarriage, but my second loss occurred after 16 weeks. My body did not detect the loss and I was induced to …
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Contraception Conflicts in Marriage, Healing from Sexual Abuse for Men, and Restoring Intimacy After Pregnancy | ACW315
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52:09Questions answered this episode: I’m a part of a pro-life non-profit organization. Even though my journey began in 2015, it was only recently that I discovered the potentially abortive nature of many contraceptives leading me to remove my IUD. I’m married to a good husband. Unfortunately, he believes society’s message that even within marriage the …
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Shame on Men's Body Parts, Language of the Marital Union, and Desire for Wisdom of the Saints | ACW314
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53:56Questions answered this episode: How are men supposed to understand this sudden obsession with p*nis size and measurements? How can one deal with the shame society places on certain male body parts? I’ve been in a relationship with my partner for just over a year now. I’m a Catholic and he is not. He is open and respectful even though he expressed …
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Protestants & Catholics, Sharing Your Past with Your Children, & STORY TIME WITH WENDY! | ACW313
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40:19Questions answered this episode: _1. How can Catholics and students of TOB help bridge the gap when protestants and Catholics read a different set of books of the Bible? My fiancé & I had some intense experiences as teenagers. I was rped as a child and that broke me so much that I was consuming prn from a very young age and had an active and uncont…
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Attracted to Younger Men, Sacramentality of Marriage, and Woman Created for Man | ACW312
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55:33Questions answered this episode: I strive for holiness and go to daily Mass & Rosary but from past wounds I’ve realized that my wounded interior girl longs to be loved, recognized & accepted by men. For this reason I tend to love men much younger than me. I also have disordered feelings and thoughts toward men that strive for holiness like priests …
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The 4 Identity Ruptures, 5 Years Since Last Union, and Selfishness Sinkhole | ACW311
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44:18Questions answered this episode: Did John Paul II identify the 4 ruptures? My husband and I have been married for over 35 years. We’ve been through very difficult challenges in our married life and my body is not capable of intercourse. It’s been 5 years since our last union. Why do I feel shame about myself and my inability to give what I don’t ha…
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The Unbaptized in the Body of Christ, Healing After ED, and Appreciating "Sexual Values" | ACW310
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54:40Questions answered this episode: How do unbaptized people fit into the body of Christ? My husband and I are new Catholics. We both have a past in regards to sexual sin. While dating we frequently had to stop ourselves in times of passion and it seemed like he was always aroused when we were together. Then we got married and all of that went away. H…
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True Chastity, Labor Pains After Baptism, and Beauty in the Life of a Christian | ACW309
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40:52Questions answered this episode: I’ve been fighting the good fight for chastity and I was managing well but it’s become much more difficult now that I have a girlfriend. Do you recommend I break up with her? If we are freed from original sin at our baptism, why do we still experience labor pains? What is the role of beauty in the life of a Christia…
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