Catholic Dating, How Far is Too Far Before Marriage, and Spiritual Intimacy

Ask Father Josh (Your Catholic Question and Answer Podcast)

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🗓️ 12 February 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this Valentines Day special, Fr. Josh answers questions about feeling invisible in the Catholic dating scene, how far is too far before marriage—especially in regards to kissing—and spiritual intimacy when not married.

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You are exactly how God created you to be today. So reverence your body and your soul. Reverence who you are because God delights in you. He reverences you.

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SHOWNOTES

Glory Story (2:34)

Listener Feedback (4:33)

Catholic Dating (6:00)

Spiritual Intimacy (14:27)

How Far is too Far Before Marriage (21:34)

Universal Points (27:59)

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0:00.0	What's up and welcome to Ask Father Josh, the podcast market to listen to your questions, pray with them, reflect on them, study them and hopefully respond in such a way that it's helpful for you and your walk toward eternity and your walk toward becoming the particular saints that God the Father desires for you to be.
0:15.5	Here's how the show goes, you hit me up with three or five questions per episode dealing with anything and everything from morality to spirituality, relationship advice and the list goes on.
0:26.0	I would try to answer them in such a way that it's good for you, but I'm imperfect. I'm broken. So I may not answer them in a way that is helpful for you to grow and virtue.
0:34.5	If that is the case, then I want to give you the freedom right now to reject whatever it is that I say that does not help you to become a saint.
0:42.5	However, if my advice is helpful, I really want to invite you and encourage you to lean in Jesus so you can get you the grace to fulfill the demands of discipleship.
0:51.5	Hit me up at Ask Father Josh at ascensionpress.com with your critiques, your questions, your comments on today's episode and also questions for further episodes and don't forget to rate us and review us on iTunes.
1:05.5	And that way other people can find out about the gift of the show.
1:09.5	Today's show is a special episode of Ask Father Josh today is the Valentine's Day special.
1:17.5	So if we could change the music right now for some Valentine's Day music on that would be really cool.
1:22.5	And I'm about to change it up in the script and you're going to hear how I would sound if I had like a late night couple of shows.
1:30.5	And here we go.
1:33.5	What's up world and welcome to Ask Father Josh podcast where I can to help you follow them up. Stay in love.
1:41.5	And a Biden love forever.
1:47.5	No, so so crazy how God works whenever I was a kid. I used to want to be a radio DJ.
1:58.5	And I ended up after I became a priest. I had a radio show for about now the podcast.
2:02.5	But my name would have been JJ Boogie. JJ Boogie Boogie. I'm broncster.
2:07.5	And so today is going to be a Valentine's Day special.
2:13.5	And we're going to talk about everything and anything from Dayton advice.
2:18.5	I'm how to think about your partner before marriage.
2:23.5	And how far is too far before the sacrament of marriage as well.
2:29.5	So those are today's questions. But before we get jumping into topics today, let's let's talk about a glory story.
2:36.5	Some of the glory stories because it's all about Valentine's Day. It's all about love.
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