Episodes

Joy and I sit down today to talk about something very personal: our marriage. We talk about how we met and how we married. Thirteen years and seven children later, we talk about the good and the not so good. Our goal is to share with you a realistic picture of Christian marriage and to share just two things that will help you have a peaceful and loving marriage. Marriage is under attack. We all need to work together and give advice and support so that we can have healthy and happy marriages. ...

Who got to choose which books were allowed in the Bible and which were not? What was the criteria that they used? We answer the most difficult questions about the Bible’s origins in today’s show. This is a sneak preview of my second (new) Ox Talk Podcast. Also, for the first time ever, my lovely wife Joy joins me on the microphone in this podcast. You won’t want to miss this one! Click to Listen: Podcast #039: How Was the Bible Assembled If audio player does not show up in your email or br...

In honor of the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity yesterday, here is a free video lesson from the New Saint Thomas Institute on the 9 “big words” that Catholics use to describe and explain the Trinity. As a confirmed Catholic, you must know and understand the canonized terminology for God – otherwise you might start speaking like a heretic and not even know it! If you’re not already a Member, here’s a sample video of what we are studying inside NSTI: Here is the mp3/audio version for your conven...

My goal this week is to challenge you to reassess how you budget your time. Most people think constantly about their money. How much is in the checking account? How do I get a raise? How to make this money go further? How can I keep a better budget? I applaud that and I think the Bible has very sound advice about being a good steward about money. But the worldview of the Bible holds that time, not money, is your most valuable currency. Today I’m going to show why you should budget your time ...

My goal this week is to share with you the theology of vacations, leisure, and recreation. This is a crucial biblical teaching that we all need to learn and appreciate. Click to Listen: Podcast #037: The Theology of Vacation, Leisure, and Recreation If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Weekly Joke: “Hot Mamma and Stay Cheerful” Announcements: Pilgrimage to Holy Land Feb 1-11 (click here to learn more about the pilgrimage) renewal b...

My goal this week is to share with you what I liked and what I did not like theologically in the new Noah movie which came out in 2014. I’m also going to do discuss the most confusing part about the movie – the Rock Monsters and the Nephilim. Click to Listen: Podcast #036: Noah Movie Review – Rock Monsters? If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Weekly Joke: “Flood Lights” Announcements: Pilgrimage to Holy Land Feb 1-11 (click here ...

My goal this week is to introduce to challenge us all to think about the virtue of fortitude as it relates to children. Are you ready? Weekly Joke: Are you the fish friar?” Announcements: Pilgrimage Feb 1-11 (click here to learn more about the pilgrimage) renewal baptismal vows at Jordan River renewal marriage vows at Cana Bethleham, Nazareth, Galilee, Jersusalem, Mount of Olives, Golgatha, Holy Sepulchre Reserve your spot now by going to: pilgrimages.com/taylormarshall New Saint T...

My goal this week is to introduce you to the most humorous saint of the last 100 years – Pope Saint John XXIII. Are you ready? Weekly Joke: This week the jokes are all Saint John XXIII’s. Announcements: Pilgrimage Feb 1-11 (click here to learn more about the pilgrimage) renewal baptismal vows at Jordan River renewal marriage vows at Cana Bethleham, Nazareth, Galilee, Jersusalem, Mount of Olives, Golgatha, Holy Sepulchre Reserve your spot now by going to: pilgrimages.com/taylormarsha...

My goal this week is to answer common and controversial questions about the Divine Mercy of Jesus: (http://taylormarshall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Divine-Mercy-Podcast-Taylor-Marshall.png) * Was Faustina’s work placed on the Index of Forbidd...

My goal this week is to introduce talk about the afterlife. We are in the middle of the octave of Holy Week. We are celebrating the resurrection of Christ from the dead. But it raises the question: what is meant by the dead? We also say that he “descended into Hell” and yet Christ told the good thief that he would be with Him in Paradise. All of this confuses people. So today we are going to break it all down. By the time you finish this podcast you’ll understand limbo, Christ’s descent...

What if you were a living saint? What if 300 years from now, people carried around holy cards with your picture on them. What if there were a statue of you at the Vatican. What would that “saint you” look like? Today we look at three helpful attitude adjustments to get you going on that journey. Weekly podcast joke: And old grandma was sipping on a glass of wine. Tip of the week: Open the Morning Window! Proverb of the week: Proverbs 25:28 Featured Segment: Meet the Saint Version o...

My goal this week is to help you answer the question: “Should you be an optimist?” This might surprise you because most people assume that you are either born an optimist or pessimist – like being born right or left handed. My claim is that it is a choice that you can make and that you should choose “optimist” as your identity because you believe in God and you believe in Jesus Christ. Weekly podcast joke: Thomas Aquinas goes camping Tip of the week: form an intentional prayer c...

Do you wish that you had close friends who would inspire you and carry you through difficult times? In this week’s podcast we discuss why we need fellowship and friends (like Samwise Gamgee from Lord of the Rings) to inspire us and carry us along the way. Weekly podcast joke: Father MacGiver gets into a major car wreck Tip of the week:Â turn off notifications on your phone and computer for the sake of productivity Proverb of the week:Â Eccles 4:12 Featured Segment:Â Finding Fellowship like S...

I just got back from a hunting trip in south Texas with my father, brother, and brother-in-law. It was a great time, but we had to deal with rattlesnakes and ticks. In this episode I share what I learned and how it relates to our spiritual life in Jesus Christ. Weekly podcast joke: a boy gives a priest $20 Tip of the week:Â saying nice things to people all day Proverb of the week:Â Prov 24:17-18 Featured Segment:Â Demons, Snakes, and Ticks: Lessons from a Hunting Trip Saint of the Week:Â Sa...

Think about how a seal can be pressed into wax. Your life is that seal. Do you want to make a shallow imprint this life or a deep imprint? How about an eternal impact. Today we examine how we can make an eternal impact by allowing God to work in and through us. Weekly podcast joke: “An old man comes back to confession” Tip of the week: using your Rosary beads Proverb of the week: Proverb 22:29 Featured Segment: How to Make an Eternal Impact Saint of the Week: St Josemaria Escriva (Th...

I'm back from our pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and I am so excited and transformed. In today's podcast I'll share my experiences with you and encourage you to make a pilgrimage, as well. I also share a "Tip of Week" on using holy oil.

This week I’m on pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. Since I’m not able to record a podcast in Mexico, here is one of my appearances on Catholic Answers Live answering the question: Why is the Catholic Church based in [pagan] Rome…and not [Jewish] Jerusalem? Click to Listen: #25: Why is the Catholic Church Roman? If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Here’s the book The Eternal City that I reference in this podcast: Please Share Y...

I have had a lot of failures in life. Failures are hard to face. Today we look at seven lies we retreat to in the face of failure and examine the Christian worldview as it relates to setbacks in this life. Click to Listen: #24: The Seven Lies We Enjoy about our Failures If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Weekly podcast joke: “the man with thinks his wife has lost her hearing” Tip of the week: Get yourself a Downton Abbey coat brush! (H...

Have you ever clicked your mouse so many times and moved it around with so many programs that the mouse curser on the screen just freaks out and starts bouncing all over the screen? Sometimes, when I’m impatient with a webpage loading I keep clicking it and then when the computer catches up to speed, the curser goes crazy and starts clicking things that I don’t want to click. This is how our lives become. We are pushing and clicking so much, that we are frying our minds. Before we know, we...

Since today is the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Jan 28), I’m going to share Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas. This is where philosophy and theology come crashing into your daily life – your marriage, your job, your kids, your budget, your vacation, your tithe, everything. I actually got this idea from a priest named Father Guillermo Gabriel-Maisonet who called in to today’s podcast. Take a listen: Click to Listen: Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas If audio player ...

Have you really screwed up at some point in your life and it’s left you wondering whether you “missed” God’s plan for life? Maybe one of these applies to you: I’ve been in prison. I killed someone. I had an abortion. I abandoned my spouse I abandoned my children I committed adultery I abused someone I left the Church for decades I became a drug addict I was a Satanist I was an atheist for years I just can’t stop looking at pornography I didn’t raise my children properly and t...

I talk a lot about Mental Prayer, but personally I get bogged down and often it feels like a chore. A reader named Alex wrote me about when “prayer feels like a chore.” I can relate. Trust me. In today’s podcast, I talk about my own struggles and give three suggestions to overcome the idea that prayer is a chore – something to merely check off the list. Also, due to the overwhelming response – the old intro music is back! I also talk about Saint Alexander and the death of the heretic Arius wh...

Last week we looked a "bitter Catholics (http://taylormarshall.com/2013/12/18.html)" so this week are reminding ourselves of the great spiritual identity and dignity that we have in Christ. We go through 12 profound attributes of the Christian given b...

Here are my goals for 2014. I place them in a hierarchy. You may be shocked that I place myself (mind and body)Â before my wife and my children. This is counter-intuitive, but I have learned (the hard way) that if I am sick/tired/depressed/frustrated/discouraged I cannot serve my wife and children. Most books about goal-making will encourage you to do the same. I think it comes down to Mark 12:30-31: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with ...