About this episode

Fr. Gregory and Noelle Mering discuss the increasing trend of cutting off relationships and its implications on understanding love and obligation.

Why are more people cutting off family members, friends, and loved ones? What does the rise of “no contact” reveal about the way we understand relationships? Fr. Gregory sits down with Ethics and Public Policy Center Fellow and author Noelle Mering to explore the growing phenomenon of fractured relationships. They discuss the influence of social media and therapy-speak, the meaning of “toxic” and “traumatic,” our increasing discomfort with disagreement, and the temptation to treat relationships like online spaces that can simply be blocked, muted, or unfollowed. Noelle and Fr. Gregory also consider how politics and ideology can reshape our understanding of family, obligation, and identity—and why Christian faith offers a radically different vision of love: one rooted in relationship, responsibility, forgiveness, and the dignity of the person in front of us. Pre-order No Contact by Noelle Mering here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804101/no-contact-by-noelle-mering/ Check out her book Awake, Not Woke: https://tanbooks.com/products/books/awake-not-woke-a-christian-response-to-the-cult-of-progressive-ideology Follow her work with Theology of Home…

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Gregory

Guest: Noelle Mering

Topics covered

• relationships
• family dynamics
• social media influence
• disagreement
• Christian faith
• forgiveness
• identity

Keywords

• cutting off
• toxic relationships
• social media
• disagreement
• Christian love
• forgiveness
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ethics and Public Policy Center, Theology of Home

Books & works: No Contact, Awake, Not Woke

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