Does Christian Marriage Really Have Two Ends?

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Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Patrick Briscoe unpack a classic—and often misunderstood—question in Catholic teaching: what is marriage actually for? Drawing from Scripture, philosophy, and the Church’s tradition, they explore the answer. Join us at the 2026 All Comers' Retreat in June: https://godsplaining.org/all-comers-retreat-june-2026/ For the St. Dominic Rosary and more from the Catholic Woodworker: https://catholicwoodworker.com/products/st-dominic-rosary?utm_source=godsplaining&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=stdominic Send your questions for the friars to: godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars Witness: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/witness-1?srsltid=AfmBOoo3b2MbHxat33i-cwrd1AcSW_hPBfcHcm4-8XxJoCDn4OUgTBe_ Training the Tongue: https://stpaulcenter.com/store/training-the-tongue-and-growing-beyond-sins-of-speech Your Eucharistic Identity: https://ignatius.com/your-eucharistic-identity-yeip/ St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392 Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social Media Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Gregory Pine.
0:06.8	This is Father Patrick Briscoe.
0:08.3	And welcome to Godsplining.
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0:19.4	All right, Father Patrick, in this episode, we're going to talk about marriage.
0:23.4	And I suppose your first encounter with marriage would have been that of your parents.
0:29.2	My parents.
0:29.7	We could just move, jump all the second up there.
0:31.8	That's nice work.
0:33.1	Are there any other cool icons of marriage here?
0:34.8	You know our little marriage episode?
0:36.2	He's got a lot to say about it.
0:37.6	I was going to move Luce in there, but I don't know if Luce is married. Luce is definitely not married. You don't think so? No. Okay. Although they did close the Jubilee year by releasing a Luce Nativity set? Get out. I know. That's exotic. It was wonderful. Come out with a bang, right?
0:54.2	Exactly.
0:54.9	Not with a whimper.
0:55.7	Heaven for fend.
0:57.6	Okay. know. That's exotic. It was wonderful. Go out with a bang, right? Exactly. Not with a whimper. Heaven for
0:56.0	fend. Okay, so from your parents, if you were to summarize... I knew some other married people, too.
1:06.8	Yeah, no, great point. Not my priest, you know. Well, I mean, apropos
1:12.5	St. John Paul II, a lot of the theology of the body is informed by his encounters with the
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