#12602 How Can We Heal Relationships During Lent and Grieve Well - Gregory Popcak
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🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“How can we cooperate with the grace of Lent to work on healing our relationships?” This question opens a discussion on the importance of reconciliation during this sacred season. Additional topics include navigating family dynamics with a 22-year-old son who struggles with respect and addressing the challenges of processing grief amid loss.
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Questions Covered:
- 01:30 – How can we cooperate with the grace of Lent to work on healing our relationships?
- 18:15 – My 22-yr old son lives with us but does not respect the family dynamic?
- 30:33 – I’ve asked my 22-yr old son who is dealing with alcohol issues to leave our home and he refuses to?
- 43:21 – How can I process grief; I’m in a season experiencing a lot of death of friends?
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| 0:32.6 | I told you we had a great show for you today. |
| 0:34.2 | Dr. Greg Popchak this hour. |
| 0:36.1 | He's one of the hosts of Morta Life |
| 0:38.7 | with Dr. Greg and Lisa Popchick and really a nationally recognized Catholic psychologists. |
| 0:46.6 | His whole thing is about bringing that clinical expertise and combining it with Catholic faith |
| 0:52.5 | and helping people, helping families to thrive, |
| 0:55.5 | helping individuals to thrive. He's the author of really great books, parenting with grace, |
| 1:00.5 | and this is one of my favorite titles of all time. God help me. These people are driving me nuts. |
| 1:06.4 | He's offering all kinds of practical advice. Dr. Greg Popcheck, thank you very much for being here with us. |
| 1:12.4 | Thank you for having me, Salli. Great to be here. So maybe that second book that I mentioned, |
| 1:16.9 | God help me, these people are driving me nuts, has something, it might come into the conversation |
| 1:21.7 | today, because I do want to ask you about Lent. We're in the season of Lent. Are there special |
| 1:27.1 | graces that we might draw on in |
| 1:28.8 | healing relationships in the family and among friends and spouses, all that stuff? |
| 1:33.6 | Yeah, you know, I'm glad you asked that because I think there are. You know, the season |
| 1:38.7 | of Lent and all the sacrifices, the traditional sacrifices of praying, fasting, charitable works, |
| 1:45.2 | are really ordered to help us make room, to receive more of God's love, |
| 1:51.0 | and then share that love with the people in our lives. |
| 1:54.8 | You know, we have a tendency to think of Lent or even the spiritual life as doing projects for Jesus, right? Even during Lent, |
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