Trending with Timmerie - Catholic Principles applied to today's experiences.
Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio brings timeless principles of Catholicism to trending thought and experience. Are you looking for relevant ways to bring together trending conversations and timeless principles? Here’s your opportunity to engage the culture head on with truth and Catholic faith.
Dating That Leads to Marriage: What Actually Works
Professional matchmaker Cristina Pineda joins Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Navigating a breakup because things went too far and too fast. (0:46) 10 ways to set your marriage up for success by how you date (18:37) What do you do when you were broken up with due to a lack of premarital sex? (33:28) Engaged? How to navigate time together & stay chaste (34:13) How is courtship different from dating and should we be doing this instead? (36:30) St. Paphnutius & the precious blood of Jesus Christ (41:00)Resources mentioned:
Episode – She didn’t get married until her 40’s after b...
Detangling a child from a trans identity
Guest Stephanie Winn LMFT has made it her full-time job to coach parents of trans-identified youth to help them out of the trans identifying corner they have painted themselves into.
Episode Guide
Detrans Awareness Day — one teenage boy’s story of leaving a trans identity behind (1:49) Working with parents of young adults or college age identifying as trans (12:55) Helping your child detangle from a transgender identity (21:04) Trends in the home that contribute to a trans identity (28:54) Why are children who are autistic more susceptible to a transgender identity? (33:32) Meat-free Friday recipes (40:05) How is your Lent...The spiritual weapon of almsgiving
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Impromptu explanation of the Trinity to my 3 and 5 year old's (3:31) We make our workload more intense, not AI (15:27) Is there a problem with women taking hormones to restore health? (23:06) New study shows 1 in 10 women are experiencing severe negative side effects of chemical abortion (30:21) The spiritual weapon of almsgiving (39:10)Resources mentioned:
AI Isn’t Lightening Workloads. It’s Making Them More Intense.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-isnt-lightening-workloads-its-making-them-more-intense-e417dd2c?mod=hp_lead_pos11
New Study...
3 ingredients of happiness
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
The 3 ingredients of happiness (1:53) Enjoyment = Pleasure + People + memory (7:00) Satisfaction (13:43) Meaningfulness (26:19) Guardian angels (32:28) Lent with the Saints for children – guest Kiley Lawrence (35:56)
Resources mentioned:
Video “Why are Catholics so happy?":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGYYiK2cbr0&t=1s
Lent with the Saints:
https://www.themerrybeggars.com/shows/lent-with-the-saints
Lent with the Saints Lenten Coloring Pages and Calendar:
https://downloads.themerrybeggars.com/Saints%20Bonus%20Download.pdf
How to stop having sex you don’t want
Entrepreneur Sarah Hernholm joins Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Still see trend of women who have changed their mind (1:59) Unsafe situations (11:38) She didn’t get married until her 40’s after being told she could have it all (19:09) After the mistakes I made in my 50s with how I dated and approached sexuality, how do I now date with purpose and handle men’s expectations? (30:20) St. Frances of Rome found serving God in her husband and children (39:19).
Resources mentioned:
Official website of our guest Sarah Hernholm:
https://w...
Putting Children’s Rights Before Adult Desires
Katy Faust – Founder and President of Them Before Us
Episode Guide
Fighting for a child’s right to a mom and a dad – putting children’s needs above adult desires (00:17) How children’s needs will be brought back by overturning Obergefell v. Hodges (19:42) Planned Parenthood’s brilliant new business model based on botox, new funding sources, and marketing abortion to a new generation (32:32) Meat-free Fridays of Lent (45:20)
Resources mentioned:
Katy Faust explains the connection between gay marriage and harm to children.
https://relevantradio.com/2026/01/the-business-of-child-exploitation/
Katy Faust – Th...
Investing as a Catholic
Daniel Catone, Catholic financial advisor and founder of Arimathea Finances, joins Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
What We Can Learn from St. Joseph of Arimathea During Lent (00:15) Investing as a Catholic (17:46) 3 tips to spruce up your finances (35:28) Why is abortion still legal when women are dying from it and most abortion businesses are closing? (39:30)
Resources mentioned:
Our guest Daniel Catone’s website: https://www.arimatheainvesting.com/
Daniel Catone on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/arimatheainvesting/
A woman experiences abortion complications and anothe...
Looksmaxxing & Clavicular
Teresa Kenny, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and medical consultant from Hormone Genius, joins Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
Hormone replacement therapy for women: Teresa Kenny, WHNP, MC (0:46) Cycle and fertility education allows women to thrive and enjoy optimal health. (14:27) Menopause, estrogen, and cancer (20:00) Clavicular—is it looksmaxxing, self-obsession, or something more? (32:05) What would you say to Jesus if you met him? Shia LaBeouf (45:36)Resources mentioned:
The Happy Girl’s Guide to Being Whole by Teresa Kenny: https://lumenpress.org/product/the-happy-girls-guide-to-being-whole/
For more on our guest Teresa Kenny: h...
SCOTUS Shockwave: Parents Win Big in Gender Secrecy Case
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Great news! SCOTUS says California can’t hide gender identity of children from parents (0:55) How can women build up the men & boys in their lives? (15:56) Timmerie answers questions on navigating endometriosis (32:41) Simple ways to grow in humility (43:42)
Resources mentioned:
U.S. Supreme Court Dismantles California’s Secret Gender Transition Regime
https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/news/u-s-supreme-court-delivers-historic-groundbreaking-victory-for-parental-rights-dismantles-californias-secret-gender-transition-regime
One and done surgery with Dr. Patrick Yeung
https://relevantradio.com/2025/09/infertility-endometriosis-and-the-one-surgery-cure/
Find a NaPro...
Combatting mind control
Today on Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Life with a toddler (1:56) Christ didn’t quit or become rancorous during the agony in the garden (8:19) Combatting mind control (22:17) Navigating the sorrows of the world from Epstein and Iran, to Erkia Kirk (40:53)Resources mentioned:
Navigating Screen Time Episode: https://omny.fm/shows/trending-with-timmerie-catholic-principles-applied/navigating-screens-cell-phones
Facing the Epstein Files Without Losing Hope:
https://omny.fm/shows/trending-with-timmerie-catholic-principles-applied/facing-the-epstein-files-without-losing-hope
Infidelity, STDs, and Grace: A Marriage Restored
Alma Reyes shared her story of her marriage being saved from the brink of divorce after infidelity, STDs, alcoholism, Yoga, and more.
Episode Guide
Joining the Marines at 17 & getting married (2:25) Separating from husband & facing an STD (11:57) Coming from a fatherless home (16:46) Marriage retreat (25:00) Forgiving her husband after he cheated (27:49) Questions (39:21) Advice for navigating infidelity through a Catholic lens (42:43) Confession (44:25) Meatless meals (47:28)Resources mentioned:
Heal from betrayal trauma
https://www.bloomforcatholicwomen.com/
Impossible Marriages Redeemed: They Didn't End the Story in the Middle
https...
Chatbots or Relationships?
Jim O’Day, Executive Director of Integrity Restored, joins Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
What do you replace porn with? The science! (2:21) Pope Leo’s warning against AI chatbots — Faces and voices are sacred, so are relationships (21:30) Help for your Lenten sacrifices – 5 ways to grow in virtue with Aristotle (40:07)
Resources mentioned:
Integrity restored
https://integrityrestored.com/
Heal from betrayal trauma
https://www.bloomforcatholicwomen.com/
Canopy Parental Controls
https://canopy.us/
Study on AI partners
They Lied to Women
Author Dr. Carrie Gress joins Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
How the 3 commandments of feminism directly dismantle our belief in God (2:02) Leaving Feminism: Why Many Women Are Rethinking the Ideology (20:56) “They Lied To Us About Having It All, And It's Costing Us Our Children” (39:31)
Resources mentioned:
Carrie Gress’ book, “Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t be Fused with Christianity”: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/something-wicked/
More Carrie Gress books: https://theologyofhome.com/collections/books
Psychology of mom’s presence for a child
https...
Digital Selves & Designed Children
Grayson Quay author of The Transhumanist Temptation joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Design your own baby, design her mom out of her life, and expect her to perform at the highest level – Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu (0:50) The nonexistent cyberchip behind transgenderism – living your life uploaded to the database (18:16) Aren’t happy with yourself? Create your AI self – you birth, raise, and set loose (39:44)
Resources mentioned:
The Transhumanist Temptation: How Technology and Ideology are Reshaping Humanity–And How to Resist by Grayson Quay
https://sophiainstitute...
The fastest way to be happy
Father Robert Spitzer – president of the Magis Center – joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Finding Catholic answers to AI (1:22) The Fastest Way to Become Happy (Holy) This Lent (Based on “The Four Levels of Happiness”) (20:15) Is transgenderism a sin? (35:13) Marriage — how do you love your spouse when it’s difficult? (39:28)
Resources mentioned:
Father Robert Spitzer
https://www.magiscenter.com/
magisAI
https://www.magiscenter.com/magisai
ChatGPT coached the teen as he prepared for suicide.
https://nypost.com/20...
Royal Scandal and Female Hormones
Fertility specialist NaPro Dr. Susan Caldwell joins Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Former Prince - Andrew Mountbatten -Windsor arrest, Epstein, & the Catholic response (2:09) How to delay your daughter’s first period and why it’s important (20:47) How to avoid being a slave to your hormones (37:32) Dr. Caldwell answers how to navigate an irregular period and hair developing where it shouldn’t (47:24)Resources mentioned:
Freedom from Porn
https://integrityrestored.com/
For women only https://www.magdalaministries.org/
How to delay your daughter’s...
Why kids need to be protected from same sex marriage
Father Dave Heney joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Why we have to get rid of same sex marriage to protect children’s needs (0:47) Father Dave: Ways to make Lent a season of self-reflection (17:33) Why food is the most common thing to “give up” during Lent (38:00)
Resources mentioned:
What’s wrong with surrogacy?
https://relevantradio.com/2023/06/whats-wrong-with-surrogacy/
The Greater than Campaign
https://greaterthancampaign.com/
Mass creation of children who were abused
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/13/chi...
Stop Making Excuses This Lent
Kicking off Lent on this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Actually fasting this Lent – If little children saints can fast and make sacrifices, can we too? (1:17) God never despises the person He creates (18:48) Doesn’t God just want us to love others and be holy? Why do we have to fast? (32:00)
Resources mentioned:
The Children of Fatima
https://relevantradio.com/2024/05/the-children-of-fatima/
Preparation for Death
https://tanbooks.com/products/books/preparation-for-death-a-popular-abridgment/
Learning to Love the Home You Have
Joining Trending with Timmerie: Paige Rienzo formerly an on-camera designer for the HGTV hit, "Hidden Potential" for 5 seasons
Episode Guide
Loving your home as it is right now when you tell yourself you need to redecorate (1:15) One way to boost your living room if you need a change? (21:18) Overcoming discontent – gaining a sense of love and peace in your home (26:17) Working on your goals when New Year's resolutions fade – 3 ways to grow in virtue (41:15)
Resources mentioned:
https://www.paigerien.com/
Author: Love the House You'r...
St. Valentine
St. Valentine is a model of perfect friendship.
The Business of Child Exploitation
Katy Faust – Founder and President of Them Before Us and scholar Michael J. New, of the Charlotte Lozier Institute join Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
Big fertility is the billionaire’s modern-day harem (0:48) Is it possible that the Chinese are using kids as organ donors and harvesting? (21:52) Custody battle over one parent transitioning a child – Elon Musk seeks full custody (26:08) Congressional Republicans need to strengthen, not weaken, Hyde protections (38:34)
Resources mentioned:
Big Fertility Is the Billionaire’s Modern-day Harem
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/06/big-fertility-is-just-modern-day-harems-for-billionaires/
Katy Fau...
The Daycare Debate: What Research Actually Says About Early Childhood
Pediatric and geriatric Dr. Katherine R. Schlaerth and Author Joy Pullman, executive editor of The Federalist, join Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
Understand the changes in your body as you age (2:18) As a pediatric geriatrician, I encounter young adults who just don't want children, or want only one (11:52) Maintaining energy and stamina (19:14) How belief and socialization maintain our health (27:26) How to find a good Catholic pro-life doctor? (34:24) The reality of daycare for the child amidst Minnesota scandal (36:24)
Resources mentioned:
Our guest Dr. Katherine Schlaerth: https://clinicasierravista.org/team...
James Van Der Beek & Identity
OB-Gyn Dr. Ingrid Skop joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Why is the abortion industry focused on ‘Access’ more than care? (2:10) What happens when you have an ectopic pregnancy? (14:34) Why did actor James Van Der Beek’s faith-filled cancer message go viral after his death at 48? (26:47) St. Valentine as a model of perfect friendship (40:16)Resources mentioned:
America’s #1 source for science, data, and medical research on the value of human life:
https://lozierinstitute.org/
Formerly gay now married – his story
Marco Casanova’s story of being ex-gay on this episode of Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Marco’s story – more people identify as ex gay (formerly) than as gay. (1:50) Unravelling same sex attraction (23:12) Discerning marriage (32:19) Our Lady of Lourdes (42:46) Aristotle on friendship (47:58)Resources mentioned:
A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality https://www.josephnicolosi.com/books/parents-guide-to-preventing-homosexuality/
Desert Stream
https://www.desertstream.org/
Study – No one is born gay. There is no gay gene
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scie...
Women using porn – healing & hope
Rachel Killackey founder and executive director of Magdala Ministries joins Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
How pornography impacts 76% of women age 18-30 (2:29) Magdala Ministries—hope and healing for women from sexual addiction and pornography (25:43) Disjointed femininity (38:20) St. Francis De Sales on friendship (42:23)
Resources mentioned:
Magdala Ministries
https://www.magdalaministries.org
Good Picture bad Picture
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Pictures-Bad-Porn-Proofing-Todays/dp/0997318732
Julia Sadusky talking to kids about porn
https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Your-Teen-about-Sex/dp/1646802241
A Face Transplant from Another Person
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
A woman was euthanized, and her face transplanted to another woman in Spain (0:46) What does the Bible say about friendship? (22:15) Patriots quarterback on getting married super young (41:15)
Resources mentioned:
A woman was euthanized, and her Face Transplanted to another woman in Spain
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/woman-euthanized-and-her-face-transplanted-in-spain/
Benedict XVI, Address to participants at an international congress on organ donation (Nov. 7, 2008)
https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2008/november/documents/hf_ben-xvi...
The Quiet Need Men Don’t Talk About
Devin Schadt author and founder of Fathers of St. Joseph joins Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Addressing the most common complaint men have (2:11) For men - How to find and build that one really good friendship (28:43) One secret to a great marriage (48:50)
Resources mentioned:
Our guest Devin Schadt’s ministry: https://fathersofstjoseph.org/
Jesus’ Way: The 46-Day Lenten Journey To Be Unconquerable in Christ: https://shop.stewardshipmission.com/products/jesus-way
TED Talk on Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness: https://www.youtube...
What is spiritual warfare?
Father Ambrose Criste – a Norbertine priest from St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange County, California – joins Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
Protecting yourself and your family against spiritual warfare (1:19) Spiritual authority – why the husband? (19:18) Advice for a single woman to find a spiritual leader for a husband (28:28) How to prepare for Lent (30:56) Best spiritual penance for and what to add for Lent (40:11) Husband married 47 years shares his weekly date night plans (46:25)Resources mentioned:
Norbertine priest from St. Michael’s Abbey
https://theabbotscircle.com/
Should Everyone Go to College?
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Which Catholic Colleges are actually Catholic? The Newman Guide with Vice President Kelly Salomon (3:14) Is college worth it? (18:38) The meaning behind the Miraculous Medal (27:32) A simple morning prayer format from St. Francis De Sales (33:47) What happens when we ditch the screens and the shows? (43:32)
Resources mentioned:
Cardinal Neman Guide
https://cardinalnewmansociety.org/the-newman-guide/
College students take on if college is worth it
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-a-college-degree-worth-it-f7753b32?mod=futureview_article_po <...
Facing the Epstein Files Without Losing Hope
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Facing the truth when it’s hard – Why we would rather deny the reality of the Epstein Files and the most recent leak (2:39) Teen Epstein accuser wrote she was used as ‘human incubator’ for secret baby, who was snatched at birth (19:20) Holiness heals – the life of St. Blaise and the tradition of the blessing of the throats (27:59) Joy (43:11)
Resources mentioned:
Teen Epstein accuser wrote she was used as ‘human incubator’ for secret baby, who was snatched at birth.
https://nypost.com...
A Detransitioned Teen Wins $2 Million: What It Means
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
A detransitioned teenager who was transitioned by doctor and psychologist wins $2 million (1:46) Why are schools still allowing “transgender athletes” when the courts have been ruling against them? (16:05) Our Lady of Guadalupe medal (28:47) Marriage advice with Doug Hinderer (41:18)Resources mentioned:
A detransitioned teenager who was transitioned by doctor and psychologist wins wins $2 million
https://nypost.com/2026/01/31/us-news/detransitioner-wins-2-million-against-new-york-docs-who-pushed-double-mastectomy/
Surrogacy Backlash against Meghan Trainor
Paige Oxley join Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
This young millennial woman went to mass daily for 9 months and it changed her life. It can change yours too. (1:19) Is surrogacy just another way to grow a family or a ‘safe way’? Pop singer Meghan Trainor recently received backlash when announcing a new baby via surrogate. (29:05) Surrogacy risks for the baby. (42:41) Question on how to find a special doctor to address hormone imbalance. (49:41)
Resources mentioned:
Center for Bioethics and Culture study found surrogates were significantly more likely to experience...
Learning to Love the Home You Have
Joining Trending with Timmerie: Paige Rienzo formerly an on-camera designer for the HGTV hit, "Hidden Potential" for 5 seasons
Episode Guide
Loving your home as it is right now when you tell yourself you need to redecorate (1:15) One way to boost your living room if you need a change? (21:18) Overcoming discontent – gaining a sense of love and peace in your home (26:17) Working on your goals when New Year's resolutions fade – 3 ways to grow in virtue (41:17)
Resources mentioned:
https://www.paigerien.com/
Author: Love the House You'r...
What Makes Us Happy: Male and Female Differences
Ph.D. in psychologist Dr. John Gray, most well-known for his book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Top-five differences between men and women (0:42) How can men and women communicate better based on their differences? (25:51) St. Thomas Aquinas’ advice on what content to consume to make you happy (42:48)
Resources mentioned:
Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus For Women Only: Be Happy With or Without a Man: https://www.amazon.com/Men-are-Mars-Women-Venus-ebook/dp/B0GHBTHW95
W...
Making love stories unrelatable
Marcie Stokman founder of the Well-Read Mom joins Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
Helping women/moms find meaning, connection, and growth (3:45) Caring for yourself and an intellectual life as a mother (17:45) Making love stories unrelatable and ugly – why does everything have to be gay? (27:56) “Should I let go of my desire for a pretty future wife?” (41:59) Chemical abortions – what you need to know (47:29)Resources mentioned:
https://wellreadmom.com/
To fight pornography addiction: https://integrityrestored.com/
https://www.liveaction.org/news/live-action-investigative-report-video-abortion-pill
Ye...
“The man I had a hard time dating because…”
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
“The man I had a hard time dating because he…” (00:31) Taking care of your biological clock when a man doesn’t come in your 20s (14:04) Jay Leno stays true to his marriage vow and won’t ‘get a girlfriend’ while his has dementia (29:25) Being a true friend – Blake Lively, Jason Baldoni, and Taylor Swift (40:38)
Resources mentioned :
Study: chopping woods raises as much testosterone as sports:
https://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/a63495643/wood-chopping-raises-testosterone/
The Happy Girl's Guide to Bei...
Are we being sterilized?
Isabella Orlando founder of Beloved Health Co. joins Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
Body image, eating disorders, body dysmorphia and what parents can to do to prevent disorders (00:40) What parents can be doing to prevent disorders (18:26) Harvard professor say these 4 things fix every marriage (23:39) Women and girls forcefully sterilized… at times without knowing (35:51) Why you shouldn’t put motherhood on hold (48:00)
Resources mentioned :
Website of our guest, Isabella Orlando: https://belovedhealthco.my.canva.site/
National eating disorder association
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
F...
Heroes Without Headlines – Roe v Wade Anniversary
On this episode of Trending with Timmerie:
Episode Guide
Roe v Wade anniversary (0:49) The unspoken pro-life heroes who can inspire the next generation (9:08) Called to be more than consumer pro-lifers (26:38) Why other countries are banning social media for those under 16 (32:41) Brooklyn Beckham family feud (41:14)
Resources mentioned:
https://supportafterabortion.com/
https://screenstrong.org/
https://integrityrestored.com/
Episodes with Dr. Nicholas Kardaras on technology
https://relevantradio.com/?cat=23210&s=NIcholas+Kardaras
Book Digita...
The Daycare Debate: What the Research Actually Says About Early Childhood
Pediatric and geriatric Dr. Katherine R. Schlaerth and Author Joy Pullman, executive editor of The Federalist, joins Trending with Timmerie.
Episode Guide
Understand the changes in your body as you age (2:18) As a pediatric geriatrician, I encounter young adults who just don't want children, or want only one (11:52) Maintaining energy and stamina (19:14) How belief and socialization maintains our health (27:26) How to find a good Catholic pro-life doctor? (34:24) The reality of daycare for the child amidst Minnesota scandal (36:24)
Resources mentioned:
Our guest Dr. Katherine Schlaerth: https://clinicasierravista.org/team...
The Warrior Saint: Sebastian’s Stand
Norbertine priest, Father Sebastian Walshe joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
The life of St. Sebastian (2:40) The martyrdom of St. Sebastian (19:26) St. Sebastian’s moral character (21:52) Why Fr. Sebastian chose his name (29:00) Timmerie gives Bible recommendations for kids (33:39) Gender at the Supreme Court and teaching little kids about gender (36:25)
Resources mentioned:
Norbertines of St. Michael’s Abbey:
https://theabbotscircle.com/
Book Saint Joseph: The Man Closest to Christ
https://amzn.to/4bQvsu8
Catholic Bible Books for Kids:
