3 Requirements to a Successful Catholic Marriage

3 Requirements to a Successful Catholic Marriage

August 27, 2026 · 1h 7m

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of communication and understanding in a successful Catholic marriage, emphasizing the need to avoid conflict and listen to one's spouse.

There is always the temptation to keep score. Every little disagreement becomes a legal discussion, and you try so hard to win the case and walk away victorious. But it costs you. 74% of divorced people say their spouse should have worked harder. 73% say they themselves had already done enough. Both cannot be true. Today we discuss the importance of not making your marriage a constant battle to win and how wanting to win can cost you your marriage. We learn to listen to our spouse's heart, not just their words, and to recognize that our needs are God-given. Devin and Kim Schadt have been married thirty years, through cancer, poverty, miscarriage, and a daughter's brain injury. In their new book The Marriage Gap, they lay out the three things every thriving marriage does. 👉 Devin Schadt's new book The Marriage Gap:⁠https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-marriage-gap⁠ COUPON CODE for 20% Off: Gentleman20 🟢 FREE RTIC Travel Mug with our New Coffee Bundle 🟢 https://store.catholicgentleman.com/collections/coffee/products/coffee-bundle 🟢 Join Catholic Gentleman+ for over 31 sessions of exclusive formation, daily saint quotes, and a brotherhood of men pursuing holiness…

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