The Will to Wife
By A. P. Schreck
The Will to Wife seeks to slake that thirst of wives sincerely seeking sainthood for a deeper understanding of the breadth and depth and beauty of their vocation as the crown of God’s creation.
The Will to WifeDec 12, 2022
The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 10
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 9
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 8
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 7
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 6
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 5
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 4
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 3
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 2
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The 54-Day Rosary Novena: Day 1
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May 2024 Life Updates!
We may not have been on the air, but we've been working hard to support marriages, both locally and in online groups! Learn more about what we've been up to, and please consider joining us for the 54-Day Rosary Novena starting on June 1st! bit.ly/twtw-posts-s02-ep13
Episode 048 - Authentic Vulnerability
Shouldn't we be able to talk to our spouse about anything - especially the areas of difficulty or conflict in the marriage?
Episode 047 - On Mature Readership of Marriage Materials
Too often immature readership renders a good marriage book useless. What does mature readership look like?
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READINGS: Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence
Touching on two paragraphs from this document, and issuing a new invitation to our listeners!
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READINGS: Second Lateran Council
Touching on Canons 6, 7, and 8 from the Second Lateran Council in 1139 A.D., then discussing the visible and invisible realities. View all quotes and references here: https://bit.ly/posts-twtw-s05-ep003
READINGS: Council of Chalcedon
Reading and discussing Canons 15 and 16 from the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD.
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READINGS: First Council of Nicaea
Reading and discussing Canon 3 from the first Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.
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Intro to Readings Series
What's next on The Will to Wife Podcast?
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Episode 046 - Think About It
“Disorder in the society is a result of disorder in the family.” - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Episode 045 - Transformative Love
Requiescat in pace, Papa Benny
Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei...
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IMPORTANT! Update to Compensating, Part III
We missed a step! Thank you to a kind and forgiving listener for bringing this to our attention.
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Episode 044 - Growing Your Peace
Practical recommendations for embracing and supporting your husband’s headship.
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Episode 043 - Daughter of Eve
In your marriage, are you following in Eve's footsteps?
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Episode 042 - Healing & Recovery
"Healing" in marriage: What it should mean, and what it cannot be.
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SPECIAL: An Interview with CarlaD, Part IV
We're back with our fourth and FINAL installment of our interview with Carla, our mentor and friend found on Instagram @DontBecomeRoommates1989. Make sure you started from part one released at the beginning of this month!
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SPECIAL: An Interview with CarlaD, Part III
Here we are with part THREE of our interview with CarlaD, our mentor behind the Instagram handle, @DontBecomeRoommates1989! Make sure to listen to Parts One and Two first!
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SPECIAL: An Interview with CarlaD, Part II
And we are BACK with the second part of an interview with CarlaD, our mentor behind the Instagram handle, @DontBecomeRoommates1989! Make sure to listen to Part One first, released last Sunday!
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SPECIAL: An Interview with CarlaD, Part I
Today we are BLESSED to be able to share with you the first part of an interview with CarlaD, the delightful and beautifully inspirational example of wife-ing behind the Instagram handle, @DontBecomeRoommates1989!
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Jul '22 TRIPLE SPOTLIGHT! The Empowered Wife, Fascinating Womanhood, and more!
Welcome to our July 2022 End-of-the-Month Media Spotlight! This month's spotlight is a TRIPLE spotlight, featuring...
- The Empowered Wife by Laura Doyle
- Fascinating Womanhood by Helen Andelin (NOT the version "updated" by her daughter)
- and a special support group for Catholic wives!
The Empowered wife is available on Amazon in all formats, including audiobook.* We recommend searching thrift stores for an unadulterated printing of Fascinating Womanhood! Finally, you can join the Surrendered Catholic Wives group here: bit.ly/twtw-SUPPORT
*I am not an affiliate of Amazon. I receive no commission or incentive for sharing this resource.
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Episode 041 - Healthy, Holy Beauty, Part V
Where is the Eucharist in our Domestic Church?
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Episode 040 - Healthy, Holy Beauty, Part IV
What role might our personal beauty have in the work of evangelization?
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Episode 039 - Healthy, Holy Beauty, Part III
If optimal health is beautiful and attractive, is failing health automatically ugly and repulsive?
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Episode 038 - Healthy, Holy Beauty, Part II
When we speak of "beauty," we need first to have a discussion about health. What does "health" mean to a Catholic wife striving for sainthood?
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June '22 Media Spotlight - Deliverance Prayers
Welcome to our June 2022 End-of-the-Month Media Spotlight! This month's spotlight is on Fr. Chad Ripperger's Deliverance Prayers For Use By the Laity, available on Amazon.*
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Episode 037 - Healthy, Holy Beauty, Part I
If "beauty will save the world," what can a wife's beauty do for her family?
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Episode 036 - Ditch That Doormat
Do you feel like the Discipline of Joy is about letting people walk all over you?
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Episode 035 - THE WAR
In which we attempt to use Marvel's Defenders as an evangelization tool...
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May '22 Media Spotlight - God Has No Grandchildren
Welcome to our May 2022 End-of-the-Month Media Spotlight! This month's spotlight is a double spotlight on Pope Pius XI's Casti Connubii, and Leila Lawler's God Has No Grandchildren, available on Amazon in all formats including electronic, as well as at Barnes & Noble.
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Episode 034 - What Holds You Back the Most
What is it that a woman might find so terrifying about developing a discipline of joy, and why?
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Episode 033 - Discipline of Joy: Imaging God's Immanence, Part IV
It is so easy to de-motivate our husbands with our thoughtless, knee-jerk responses to his attempts to serve.
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Episode 032 - Discipline of Joy: Imaging God's Immanence, Part III
What does an entitlement mentality and attitude reveal about the relationship someone has with God?
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Episode 031 - Discipline of Joy: Imaging God's Immanence, Part II
Imaging God’s immanence begins with detaching from those outcomes which are not [entirely] in our control.
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April '22 Media Spotlight - For Women Only
Welcome to our April 2022 End-of-the-Month Media Spotlight! This month's spotlight is on Shaunti Feldhahn's For Women Only, available on Amazon in all formats including electronic, and also on Audible.*
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Episode 030 - Discipline of Joy: Imaging God's Immanence, Part I
Let’s launch into this Easter Season by learning the next part to the Discipline of Joy!
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Episode 029 - Martyrdom Managed?
Many women who are unhappy in their marriages claim to be martyrs. But do they really know what a martyr is?
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Episode 028 - Compensating, Part VII
Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7
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March '22 Media Spotlight - The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands
Welcome to our March 2022 End-of-the-Month Media Spotlight! This month's spotlight is on Dr. Laura Schlessinger's The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands, available on Amazon in all formats including electronic, and also on Audible.*
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Episode 027 - Trial and Redirection
The devil is a brilliant tactician. What’s your game plan for conquering the temptation to anger?
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Episode 026 - Compensating, Part VI
The attack on your husband commonly comes on three fronts; do YOU constitute a fourth front of attack, or does your husband know that you're on his side?
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Episode 25 - Compensating, Part V
It’s never too late to start moving towards a more biblical model of marriage.
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