The Fire Up Podcast

How many genders are there? In this episode, Simon interviews Jason Evert on the topic of transgenderism. They discuss if it is possible to be trapped in the wrong body, reasons why someone may experience gender dysphoria, and what life is like after transitioning from the perspective of detransitioners. If you or someone you know experiences struggles with their gender identity, or are just trying to keep up with what is going on around the world on this topic, this interview is for you! *** Resources: https://chastity.com/gender/https://chastity.com/podcasts/ Support Jason: https://chastity.com/donate/

***

Would you like access to exclusive online trainings from Simon and Madeleine? How about access to full length interviews with some of the biggest and best catholic speakers from around the world? Then subscribe to the Fire Up Family today and you will also gain access to all of our short courses for free, as well as discounts on coaching packages and events. Not interested in the extra content or discounts? Remember that your support directly helps Simon and Madeleine do this important work full time, and reach people in need all around the world! Welcome to the Family! ⁠⁠⁠https://fireup.kartra.com/page/LSw125⁠

What does virginity mean? In this episode, Simon interviews Katrina Zeno on the topic of virginity. Katrina is a Theology of the Body speaker who has a deep love and understanding of the gift of Virginity. She speaks about it in a way I have never heard before and offers hope and freedom to everyone, no matter their past. *** To learn more from Katrina Zeno, check out her website http://katrinazeno.com *** Enjoyed this video but looking for more?  Subscribe to the Fire Up Family for just $10 per month, and gain access to the full length interview, all past interviews, monthly trainings with Simon and Madeleine, free access to all our short courses and major discounts off all our coaching packages.  Your financial support also helps us in spreading the message of chastity and Theology of the Body around the world!  ⁠https://fireup.kartra.com/page/LSw125⁠

In this episode, Simon interviews Dr Andrew Swafford, husband of the much loved Sarah Swafford, about all things love, dating and relationships. If you have ever wondered if a guy and a girl can be best friends, if there is a such thing as being too picky or even why men can't seem to make up their minds about a girl, then this episode is for you! If you have half as much fun listening to this conversation as I did having it, it'll be your favourite podcast episode of the year! ________________________ Book link: ascensionpress.com/GiftandGrit Press release: Sarah and Andrew Swafford Share The Secrets to a Life of Meaning, Purpose, and Joy-Filled Relationships Facebook: @AscensionPress Twitter: @AscensionPress and @andrew_swafford Instagram: @CatholicFaithFormation Enjoyed this video but looking for more?  Subscribe to the Fire Up Family for just $10 per month, and gain access to the full length interview, all past interviews, monthly trainings with Simon and Madeleine, free access to all our short courses and major discounts off all our coaching packages.  Your financial support also helps us in spreading the message of chastity and Theology of the Body around the world!  ⁠https://fireup.kartra.com/page/LSw125⁠

How many genders are there? In this episode, Simon interviews Jason Evert on the topic of transgenderism. They discuss if it is possible to be trapped in the wrong body, reasons why someone may experience gender dysphoria, and what life is like after transitioning from the perspective of detransitioners. If you or someone you know experiences struggles with their gender identity, or are just trying to keep up with what is going on around the world on this topic, this interview is for you! *** Resources: https://chastity.com/gender/https://chastity.com/podcasts/ Support Jason: https://chastity.com/donate/

***

Would you like access to exclusive online trainings from Simon and Madeleine? How about access to full length interviews with some of the biggest and best catholic speakers from around the world? Then subscribe to the Fire Up Family today and you will also gain access to all of our short courses for free, as well as discounts on coaching packages and events. Not interested in the extra content or discounts? Remember that your support directly helps Simon and Madeleine do this important work full time, and reach people in need all around the world! Welcome to the Family! ⁠⁠⁠https://fireup.kartra.com/page/LSw125⁠

In this episode, Simon interviews Dr Andrew Swafford, husband of the much loved Sarah Swafford, about all things love, dating and relationships. If you have ever wondered if a guy and a girl can be best friends, if there is a such thing as being too picky or even why men can't seem to make up their minds about a girl, then this episode is for you! If you have half as much fun listening to this conversation as I did having it, it'll be your favourite podcast episode of the year! ________________________ Book link: ascensionpress.com/GiftandGrit Press release: Sarah and Andrew Swafford Share The Secrets to a Life of Meaning, Purpose, and Joy-Filled Relationships Facebook: @AscensionPress Twitter: @AscensionPress and @andrew_swafford Instagram: @CatholicFaithFormation Enjoyed this video but looking for more?  Subscribe to the Fire Up Family for just $10 per month, and gain access to the full length interview, all past interviews, monthly trainings with Simon and Madeleine, free access to all our short courses and major discounts off all our coaching packages.  Your financial support also helps us in spreading the message of chastity and Theology of the Body around the world!  ⁠https://fireup.kartra.com/page/LSw125⁠

What does virginity mean? In this episode, Simon interviews Katrina Zeno on the topic of virginity. Katrina is a Theology of the Body speaker who has a deep love and understanding of the gift of Virginity. She speaks about it in a way I have never heard before and offers hope and freedom to everyone, no matter their past. *** To learn more from Katrina Zeno, check out her website http://katrinazeno.com *** Enjoyed this video but looking for more?  Subscribe to the Fire Up Family for just $10 per month, and gain access to the full length interview, all past interviews, monthly trainings with Simon and Madeleine, free access to all our short courses and major discounts off all our coaching packages.  Your financial support also helps us in spreading the message of chastity and Theology of the Body around the world!  ⁠https://fireup.kartra.com/page/LSw125⁠

What ways of thinking can help you understand your self-worth in order to date? In this episode, Simon interviews Monica Elias on the topic of singleness and dating. She will help us focus on the positive thoughts, to motivate ourselves into getting out of home's comfort to better answer God's call for marriage. *** Have you been blessed by the work of Fire Up Ministries? Please prayerfully consider supporting the important work we do by becoming a member of the Fire Up Family. For a monthly gift of your choice, you help us spread the message of chastity around the world! https://fireup.kartra.com/page/LSw125

Is it possible to become such a catch, that you will be left on the shelf because you were too good for everyone? In this episode, Simon will share the importance of having high standards, how as a Christian you are never alone and the importance of living singleness with humility!

How do I get my husband to initiate more? In this episode, Simon reveals how Satan is hell-bent on encouraging men to become more passive and women to become more controlling, which is destructive to a healthy marriage. If you are a wife asking this question, find out how you could be a major reason why your husband is failing to initiate and what you can do to encourage him to initiate more!

Did Jesus really claim to be God? According to modern biblical scholars, no, he didn't. However, when we read Jesus' words as the Jews would have heard him, it is pretty easy to see that he did. Put on your Jewish glasses as we have ourselves a Bible study that will get you fired up to tell the world that Jesus is Lord!

Sometimes people want to be more than friends before they have even spent time being friends. They launch into an intensely romantic dating relationship before testing whether they would get along if they weren't physically attracted to each other. This is why it is important to spend time getting to know one another as friends before launching a romantic relationship. How do you do this? Here's how!

Do you want to find out more about dating? Check out our short dating course: https://fireup.kartra.com/page/hZs128

You will only know when you are ready to date when you know the purpose of dating. If you don't know the purpose of dating, you will never know when you're ready to date. Here’s the answer to both these questions!

If you want to find out more about this topic, check out our short dating course: https://fireup.kartra.com/page/hZs128

When can I begin sharing the beauty of chastity and the Theology of the Body with my child? In this episode, Simon will share some easy and practical ways to begin sharing the key principles of the Theology of the Body with your child, whether they are a toddler or in their late teens. It is never too early or too late to begin teaching them the importance of self-giving love.

Is it possible that a husband or wife could use their spouse for sex, even when they are married? The sad truth is yes, it is possible, and more than just possible, it is painfully common. If you are married, in a relationship discerning marriage or even just single and hoping to get married one day, this episode contains possibly the most important teaching on marital chastity there is!

Ever felt like there has to be more to life than the emptiness you are currently experiencing? In this episode, Simon will take you on a journey to the depths of your heart, to uncover the deepest longings for love and intimacy we all crave. Sit back, relax, and get in touch with the unquenchable hunger in your heart for more!

"I’m so sorry, I didn’t do it intentionally. I just forgot!"

 Heard this before from your spouse? In this episode, Simon will share how remembering is a sign of care and love, and forgetting shows indifference and carelessness toward your spouse’s heart. Find out why remembering is so important and why forgetting is hurtful too!

Doesn't romance and passion die after marriage? Only if you let it I say!  A key to ensuring your love continues to grow after marriage is for the couple to remember their love story. Here is a fun date idea that you can do with your spouse tonight that will inject some romance and passion into your marriage!

Do you ever feel like your failing in your fatherhood? Simon certainly does. In this episode, Simon interviews Robert Falzon, Founder of MenAlive, to discuss the importance of fatherhood. As a young dad with 3 children, Simon has felt overwhelmed by the responsibility of fatherhood, as well as disappointed in his many failures to love his children well. Listen in, as Robert shares pearls of wisdom with a young dad who desperately wants to be a great father!

Why do Catholics pray the rosary when Jesus says in Matt 6:7, “When you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the pagans do?” Is not the repeated Hail Mary's in the rosary a direct and obvious violation of Jesus’ command? In this video, Simon will show with biblical examples what Jesus was really condemning in Matt 6:7, as well as the purpose of the repetitive nature of the rosary. You’ll never pray the rosary the same way again!

Are you fighting for your marriage? In this episode, Simon interviews Mike Greenwell, a husband, father, devoted Catholic and former alcoholic. In this interview, Mike vulnerably shares his past struggle with alcoholism, and how it almost cost him his marriage. Listen in, as Mike shares how, no matter how dark it may seem, there is also hope to restore your marriage, but you need to be willing to fight like crazy!

In a relationship, shouldn't love be 50/50? In this episode, Simon shares a powerful encounter with a man named Antoun, who totally challenged his idea of love. Learn the secret that helped Antoun and his wife endure 53 years of faithful, marital love that was full of joys and sufferings.

Why Do Catholics make statues and images of Mary and the Saints? Doesn’t the Bible forbid the making of these kinds of “graven images?” In this episode, Simon shares how this was a major stumbling block for him in his teen years and what he discovered that helped him not only accept this teaching but experience a deeper intimacy with God, Mary and the Saints as a result.

What’s wrong with sleeping around until I meet the person I want to settle down with? In this video, Simon comes at this question from four different angles, showing the underlying problem with this mentality, the difference between love and lust, the kind of person you want to be and how your future spouse might feel about this promiscuous lifestyle.

Link to How to Date With Passion and Purpose course: https://fireup.kartra.com/page/Wq199

In this episode, Simon interviews his good friend, Angel Bueno, as they discuss living the Christian life in today's world as a married person. 

Link to the One Soul podcast: https://anchor.fm/onesoulpodcast

Should I be forced into an arranged marriage? Among some cultures, the idea of arranged marriage is still very common. Although we may not see it playing out to the same extent in Australia, the mentality is certainly here. In this video, Simon shares some important points to consider before agreeing to an arranged marriage or from dismissing it as foolish altogether.

Have you ever felt like you and your spouse are just 'missing' each other? No matter how hard you try, every expression of love seems to miss the mark. They don't seem to appreciate it or worse, reject it.

In this episode, Charbel Raish, husband and father of 8, shares the key he discovered seven years into marriage with Christine that transformed their relationship.

In this episode, Simon and Tomasz discuss a topic that is vulnerable and raw - cheating in a relationship. Cheating, to his sorrow, was part of Tomasz’s story. If you have ever wondered how to handle cheating in a relationship, this will provide some hard-hitting, yet necessary advice.

In this episode, Simon and Madeleine take a slightly different angle than you - and they - are used to. They discuss what makes us male and female, from a purely scientific lens. This podcast will lay some important groundwork for sexual identity, and discussions around transgenderism to come.

Christopher West who discovered, translated, and published a long-lost treasure from John Paul II's archives, gets fired up to give some of the most enlightening insights into God is Beauty we have ever heard. As students of his for almost fifteen years, this was unlike anything we had even heard! This is truly a beautiful episode!

Simon and Maddie team up to discuss the 'marriage prep mindset' for engaged couples. 

Simon interviews Hudson Byblow who has been on a painful journey with his sexuality and who now shares his story to be a light to others. 

Catholic singles know to hang out at church in order to find a future spouse. But what happens when the singleness drags on into their late twenties, thirties or even forties? They are too old for the youth group, and too old for the seniors Bingo group. They often feel like misfits in the Church who can't connect, because everyone their age is married with children.

In this podcast, Simon offers some words of encouragement and support that will make them feel right at home being active in their church community!

Simon interviews George Manassa on Reclaiming Masculinity. George offers some practical ways for boys to begin the journey to manhood and to mark the right of passage for boys to become men.

In this episode, Madeleine discusses her own experience of Marian Consecration, What it is and How to do it. 

Resources: 

St Louis de Montfort 33 day Preparation - https://www.amazon.com.au/Total-Consecration-Jesus-Thru-Mary/dp/1505112982/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P4JA1QPUH7K1&keywords=st+louis+de+montfort+consecration&qid=1639523451&s=books&sprefix=st+louis+de+montfort%2Cstripbooks%2C314&sr=1-1 

True Devotion to Mary - https://cardinal-newman-aus.myshopify.com/products/true-devotion-to-mary?_pos=21&_sid=f40b0d82a&_ss=r

33 Days to Morning Glory by Fr Michael Gaitley - https://cardinal-newman-aus.myshopify.com/products/33-days-to-morning-glory?_pos=33&_sid=f40b0d82a&_ss=r

In this episode, Simon discusses the Desires of the Masculine Heart! This podcast will affirm the desires of the masculine heart and give women an insight into the yearnings of the masculine heart for respect and adventure.