Love That Lasts

Wojtyła Community and Institute with Peter and Theresa Martin
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Laugh, learn, and love with Peter and Theresa Martin as they share stories, insights, and how to strengthen your marriage. Married for 20+ years, having 8 children and both having graduate degrees in marriage and family, Peter and Theresa have wisdom to offer, as long as it’s served with humor and maybe a glass of Italian red wine.

  1. 4d ago

    Answering Your Questions! - What to do when you should love, but you want to argue?

    Peter & Theresa begin answering the questions coming in from you, our listeners! Today's question is about dialogue communication. How do you simply listen and love when you feel such a need to argue and debate? In order to answer it, the Martins explain all about dialoguing and keeping first things first! What happens when your spouse feels that no matter what they feel, they are worthy of love? When it gets challenging, learn the Martins' tip for visualizing the problem! Love the podcast? Become a WCI Angel! (Theresa's first cooking episode will be released soon in the VIP access room!) Find a retreat near you! Haven't read the book yet? Get it here! How to Dialogue: The ‘Dialogue’ method of communication has been taught for decades, and it is incredibly helpful! We each have a deep longing to be fully known and fully loved. This method allows you to share with your spouse and truly hear them, not to discuss or argue, but to accept them and love them in their “real” of that moment. Every person communicates on several levels, and each level brings more vulnerability and more intimacy: 1) “small talk,” 2) “facts.” 3) “opinions” ... The fourth and fifth levels are “feelings” and “needs." It is not a time to sort out schedules or even plans for the future. It is an opportunity to hear the feelings and emotions of your beloved and respect them with great love. When your innermost feelings are respected and understood, you feel loved; you feel worthy. Not only that, but it fortifies the unity between you and gives more foundation for your conjugal spiritualty to grow. It takes about 20-30 minutes altogether, but can be broken up. There are a couple parts to the Dialogue and then, when complete, you can segue to a discussion, if you want. A)Begin by asking a question. For example, let’s use: “What was one of my favorite dates with you? How do I feel about my answer?” And you write this at the top of the page. B) Write a letter to your beloved. Writing a letter gives you time to explain how you answer that question. C) Define the feeling. After writing the letter, take time to understand your own feelings. You can write this directly under your letter. 1. I feel _________ about __________. On the next couple pages are lists of feeling words that can give us more of a vocabulary to articulate exactly how we feel. 2. Physical Sensation: If my feeling were a physical sensation it would be like _________. Briefly explain the sensation. For example, “nervous” might feel like butterflies in your stomach. Using our example: 3. Intensity 1 – 10. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest, my feeling is a ____. 4. Color. My feeling is the color of___________. Although this can be trickier if you are not a visual person, just give it go—you may surprise yourself! 5. Using one of the five senses. My feeling is like ___________. 6. Shared Memory: My______ feeling is like when we_______ . D) Exchanging/ reading the letters. Exchange your letters and then read your spouse’s letter twice. Yes, that’s right: twice. You read it once with your head and then, once with your heart. E) Sharing the letters. Then take turns going over what each person wrote, one at a time. You share with your spouse what you understood from what your spouse has written. The point of this is to demonstrate that you have fully understood what your beloved wrote (not to argue or discuss!). To assure that you have understood, you will end your turn of the sharing by asking: “have I fully understood how you feel?” Once the first person feels they have been understood, you move to the other’s letter. You may find yourself saying, “well, yes and no. When I said this, I really meant …” And your spouse listens and shares to clarify. And then will ask again, “do you think I have fully understood how you feel?” Keep going until you both have a “yes.” F) Post-dialogue. When you have both felt understood, the dialogue is over.

  2. Sep 2

    Cardinal Burke speaks about JPII's Rule - calling couples to martyrdom! Peter & Theresa react

    Cardinal Burke has thrown down the challenge: spouses, be who you are meant to be! be martyrs for Christ! love with Divine love! live radically for Christ! Watch/ listen as Peter & Theresa react to the homily Cardinal Burke gave on July 25th during the Marriage Retreat the Martins led at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, WI. It is time to RISE UP! It is time to join the holiness revolution! Let us set the WORLD ON FIRE!   Support the mission and Get VIP Access –  BECOME A WCI ANGEL!    Visit our website to find a Marriage Retreat near you!

  3. Aug 26

    Journeying through the crucible, from a military family POV - special guests: Nick & Megan Nelson!

    God bless all those who serve! Grab your tissues for this amazing story of sacrifice and radical love! From bourbon to whirlwind romance to the first year of marriage being deployed to Afghanistan, Nick & Megan open their hearts and share their beautiful and courageous love story. Does true community always include a united goal? What did the Nelsons find in the WCI??Hear all this and more! LISTEN, FOLLOW, & SHARE!!Join the radical love movement - follow JPII's Rule with us! https://www.wojtylaci.com/Support the mission and the podcast, become an angel today! https://secure.qgiv.com/for/becomeawciangel EARN YOUR WINGS & GET AWESOME PERKS!Chris Stefanick interview with the Martins: https://youtu.be/W6w_fk7Mcf8?si=_i7PbE1S9MTMHsiN

  4. Aug 19

    Hijacked! Gregory Martin hosts his parents - questions from college ...

    A senior at Franciscan University of Steubenville and eldestson of Peter & Theresa Martin, Gregory has hijacked the podcast for the day! Enjoy this fun interview between Gregory and his parents!Laugh and discuss ... Has liberal feminism affected us all? What does it mean to be modest? How can college students learn to date in a healthy way? What are a few practical tips for what to do at college tofind "the one"? All this and more! Listen now! & tell us what you think! follow & share! Keep the conversation going, support the podcast by becoming a WCI Angel today! (Extra videos, perks and prayers)

  5. Aug 12

    From Keggers to Kiddos, God's Grace Breaking Through in Real Life! With Special Guests Ian & Kayla Leavitt!

    Every one has a story to share, and you will not be dissappointed by Ian & Kayla's! From getting swept into drinking culture after college, their marriage began surrounded by secular influence ... and yet God's grace was there, too! Listen now to their fascinating story - and how God was directing their steps! Kayla & Ian never half-a-- anything! When they partied, they did it BIG and when God called their hearts to Him, they answered BIG! Peter & Theresa's family was the first family with 8 kids they had ever met in their life! And God placed the two families together for a reason ... enjoy their AMAZING story of conversion and LOVE! Be encouraged! God is speaking to us - if we only listen! You are greatly loved!! Follow the show! and never miss out! *** Become a WCI Angel! Earn your wings, get sweet perks, & support the mission! *** https://secure.qgiv.com/for/becomeawciangel/ Get the book: The Rule: St. John Paul II's Rule for a Joy-filled Marriage of Divine Love https://www.wojtylaci.com/store/the-rule-st-john-paul-ii-s-rule-for-a-joy-filled-marriage-of-divine-love

  6. Aug 5

    “Whoever comes to me & does not hate father and mother, wife and children … cannot be my disciple” What did Jesus mean?

    How can we reconcile a singularity of love for God with lovefor our spouse or anyone (or thing) other than God? How can friendship with a Saint help? What needs to be negated? Can you tell your spouse “I adoreyou!”?? Listen now and find out! Join Peter & Theresa Martin as they discuss these difficultwords from Jesus, evaluating them from this point of view of marriage and with wisdom from St. John of the Cross, St. John Paul II, and Ven. Arch. Fulton Sheen! Follow St. John Paul II’s Rule! Register here for the nextleadership training class! And learn how to start a married couple group today!  https://wcilctc.my.canva.site/ Support the mission and Get VIP Access – Become a WCI Angel!https://secure.qgiv.com/for/becomeawciangel Follow! Share! Subscribe! Have an idea for an episode topic? Comment or email us at info@wojtylaci.com

  7. Jul 29

    Special Guests leader couple Josey & Beth Varberg! The Holy Spirit can reach you even on a Paddle Board!

    It is so wonderful to hear real life stories! Join Peter & Theresa as they interview Beth & Josey Varberg, a leader couple of one of the married couple groups following St. John Paul II's Rule! What an amazing story Beth has of how she heard about the Rule! (Watch the Chris Stefanick interview with Peter & Theresa that Beth was listening to: https://youtu.be/W6w_fk7Mcf8?si=ehya4YORuAib2GCR) God will meet you right where you are! You do not have to be a theologian or have had the "perfect marriage" for God to bring you to an incredible place of unity, love, and joy! START YOUR OWN GROUP FOLLOWING JPII's RULE! REGISTER TODAY for the Sept class of the Leadership Training: https://wcilctc.my.canva.site/ ONLY 8 spots left! SUPPORT THE PODCAST AND MISSION OF CATHOLIC MARRIAGE: BECOME A WCI ANGEL! (& GET VIP ACCESS!!) https://secure.qgiv.com/for/becomeawciangel COME ON A MARRIAGE RETREAT: https://www.wojtylaci.com/marriage-retreats-events

  8. Jul 22

    From Oxford to Colorado - the power of a marriage retreat!

    Join Peter & Theresa as they share about their exciting adventures in England! They travel on mission - specifically leading a marriage retreat at a Carmelite Priory outside of Oxford! Hear from a few of the couples who attended the retreat share in their own words! "This was the most powerful retreat we've ever been on." "This will renew the Church." "This retreat was a beautiful renewal in our marriage." FOLLOW JPII's RULE! Join the Sept class of the Leadership Training: https://wcilctc.my.canva.site/ BECOME A WCI ANGEL! GET VIP ACCESS!! https://secure.qgiv.com/for/becomeawciangel COME ON A MARRIAGE RETREAT: https://www.wojtylaci.com/marriage-retreats-events

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Laugh, learn, and love with Peter and Theresa Martin as they share stories, insights, and how to strengthen your marriage. Married for 20+ years, having 8 children and both having graduate degrees in marriage and family, Peter and Theresa have wisdom to offer, as long as it’s served with humor and maybe a glass of Italian red wine.

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    Wojtyła Community and Institute with Peter and Theresa Martin
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    2026
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