Father Nathan Cromly joins Trending with Timmerie. 

 

Episode Guide

• The Immaculate Conception (2:02 )
• 4 practical ways to live a real Advent in a world that has forgotten its value (18:32 )
• How do we know Mary was conceived without sin and didn't have sexual relations to conceive Jesus? (27:52 )
• Should you wait to get married until you know yourself? (37:09 )

Resources mentioned: 

 

St. John Leadership Institute 

https://www.saintjohninstitute.org/

 

Coached by Paul 

https://scepterpublishers.org/products/coached-by-paul-the-apostle-lessions-in-transformation?srsltid=AfmBOopUWRQgoXZSr3Qw7qcEYwRytXBFT5ESUgjFLgqHV2KtdbqUIxSY&variant=44218634764465

 

Discourse on Mary’s Immaculate Conception

https://tandirection.com/pursuit-of-perfection/discourse-on-marys-immaculate-conception/ 

 

The Glories of Mary by St. Alphonsus Liguori

https://tanbooks.com/products/books/the-glories-of-mary/ 

 

Institute for Family Studies W. Bradford Wilcox

religious 20-somethings who marry directly without cohabiting appear to have the lowest divorce rates. 

https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-religious-marriage-paradox-younger-marriage-less-divorce 

 

Harvard study found that women who regularly attended church were about 40% less likely to divorce

https://ifstudies.org/blog/religious-service-attendance-marriage-and-health/ 

 

Stanford study cites research linking cohabitation and divorce 

http://web.stanford.edu/~mrosenfe/Rosenfeld_and_Roesler_Cohabitation_Experience_NSFG.pdf