Is Masculinity and Femininity Toxic? (with Pete Burak)- Part 2
All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri
Ascension
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
What does authentic masculinity and femininity actually look like? In part two of this special SEEK 26 episode, Dr. Sri continues his conversation with Pete Burak, focusing on one of the most pressing cultural dynamics facing young adults today: the growing tension between men and women. Together, they unpack how the Catholic faith helps us heal that tension and come to a fuller understanding of God's plan for each gender.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Ascension. To discover even more free Catholic podcasts, |
| 0:05.5 | videos, and resources, to help you live your faith every day, visit ascensionpress.com. |
| 0:12.0 | Hi, I'm Edwards 3 and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life. |
| 0:24.2 | Hi, and welcome to the special edition of All Things Catholic. |
| 0:26.9 | I'm your host, Edward Sari. |
| 0:28.4 | Today, we continue our conversation with Pete Burak of Renewal Ministries. |
| 0:32.5 | This was recorded at the FocusE conference in Columbus, Ohio, January, 26. |
| 0:38.3 | Now, I want to switch gears. |
| 0:39.9 | Okay. |
| 0:40.2 | And there's another topic. |
| 0:41.3 | You and I have actually chatted a bit about this recently. |
| 0:45.1 | It's a new dynamic that we're both noticing with college students and young adults in the culture, |
| 0:52.2 | maybe the last really heated up the last five, ten years. |
| 0:55.8 | Maybe I'll call it the men and women wars, where there seems to be out in the culture this |
| 1:01.1 | greater animosity. You have women saying, I'm just so frustrated with these men, how come |
| 1:05.7 | they can't get their act together, that we just need real men and we're frustrated, and then |
| 1:10.4 | there's women, or men saying, how come the women are becoming so real men and we're frustrated. And then there's women or men saying, |
| 1:12.1 | how come the women are becoming so feminist and they're just, you know, they hate us and |
| 1:16.3 | they're not interested in a relationship. And there's these heightened tensions. There's always |
| 1:21.7 | been tension from the fall and the Garden of Eden, right, with men and women. But it seems heightened |
| 1:26.7 | in our culture today. |
| 1:28.4 | Why is that? |
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