Two Become Family: Restoring Confidence in Catholic Marriage and Family life
Renzo and Monica share stories, advice, and encouragement for everyday Catholics navigating the human side of a faith-filled marriage. They both bring a voice of joyful solidarity from their experience living in the trenches with a growing family. Their honesty and witness offer hope to couples who want to find confidence in their vocation to marriage through a candid and faithful discussion.
Renzo and Monica Ortega are Catholic ministry leaders, podcast hosts, authors, and national speakers. Their latest title, Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse was published through Ave Maria Press. They host the popular marriage podcast Two Become Family and speak nationally for the St. John Paul II Foundation’s Together in Holiness conference series.
Their testimonies of faith, marriage, and parenting have been featured by the National Catholic Register, the Knights of Columbus, and Augustine Institute. They are coauthors of the children’s devotional Go to Joseph for Children, and Renzo is also the author of the men’s devotional Go to Joseph: 10 Day Preparation for Consecration to St. Joseph.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 177
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
TOB 1: Creation and Integrated Humanity (General Audiences 1 & 2)
In today's episode, we tackle the first two audiences from St. John Paul's Theology of the Body. We answer what TOB is, and we look at the first creation story and see what significance such an ancie…
Learning to Love Your Spouse with ADHD
After loads of research, lots of discussion, and some time in therapy, Renzo received a formal diagnosis of ADHD…decades later than some. How does ADHD impact marriage and family life? Let’s jump in!
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Kim Zember - Walking with our LGBT Family in Christ
In today’s episode, we sit down at the kitchen table and interview author and speaker Kim Zember. Kim runs a ministry called Overcome Ministries and she shares a little of her story and describes how…
Surviving Mass, Disciplining Toddlers and Answering Listener Questions About Parenting and Family Life
In today’s episode we answer your questions about parenting and family life. This was a fun one!
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Shia LaBeouf, Wait-and-See Sainthood, and Building a Shared Spirituality
In today’s episode, we talk about Shia LaBeaouf’s recent interview with Bishop Barron. We reflect on conversion, how we’re all in the wait-and-see boat, and we discuss how to build a shared spiritual…
Perfectionism, Shame, and Sitting in the Hole with Your Spouse
In today’s episode, we talk about perfectionism and shame. We relate how some of the early work from Brene Brown relates a lot to the Theology of the Body and how learning to identify our shame and b…
Passivity, and What Being a Stay-At-Home-Dad Taught Me About Being a Husband
In today's episode, we talk about Renzo's time as a stay-at-home-dad and how the lessons he learned made him a better husband and father.
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Katie Mossbarger (Focus Missionary) - Loss, Conversion, and Gospel Transformation
In today’s episode, we sit down with friend and FOCUS missionary about the good news of the Gospel. We hear about how the good news of Jesus transformed her life, and how God desires to re-create all…
Real Talk, Slippery Slopes, and Answering Listener Questions About Sex and NFP
In today's episode, we answer listener questions about sex, intimacy, and NFP. Check out the episode chapters for a breakdown of each question! Let’s jump in!
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Exposure, Addiction, and Talking to Our Kids About Porn
In today’s episode, we discuss a new parenting challenge: talking to our son about pornography. We talk about our personal experiences of early exposure, addiction, and the lasting effects those have…
Steubenville, Learning Our Faith, and Getting Comfortable Talking About Jesus
In today's episode, we recap Renzo's recent trip to Franciscan University with our youth group. We talk about learning about our faith, learning what it means to be free in Christ, and how we can get…
Laura Phelps - My Marriage Before and After Jesus
In todays episode we sit down with author, speaker, Laura Phelps about the difference that Jesus made in her marriage. We talk about her life before faith, how God broke into her life, and her ongoin…
Sex, Lust, and the Battlefield of the Heart
In today's episode we dive into whether marriage is a remedy for sexual desires and whether or not it is possible to lust after your spouse. We look at one of JP2's general audiences and reflect on …
Toxic Masculinity, JP2, and the Witness of Good Men
What does it mean to be a man? In todays episode we dive into all things masculinity and what true masculinity looks like in marriage and family life. We lean on some wisdom from JP2 and reflect on s…
Overturning Roe v. Wade, Abortion, and the Gospel of Life
In today's episode, we talk about the recent overturning of Roe versus Wade. We talk about the need to invest in the lives of others, how snarky social media posts are actually counterproductive, and…
Lisa Cotter - Living From Your Feminine Genius
In today's episode, we had the privilege of speaking to Lisa Cotter about her latest book Reveal the Gift: Living the Feminine Genius. This was a great conversation and Lisa was able to unpack the Fe…
Rehabilitating Chastity
In today's episode, we talk all about chastity. We discuss why St. John Paul said we need to rehabilitate chastity, acknowledge why chastity is difficult in marriage, and talk about ways this virtue …
Do I Work Too Much? (Work-Life Harmony and the Gospel of Work)
Why is it so difficult to manage our work and our relationships? In today's episode, we reflect on how difficult it is to find work and family balance, including the pressures of choosing a career an…
Tragedy, the Enemy, and How We Can Save the World
In today's episode, we reflect on the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. We talk about how we handled hearing the news, how to love our families in times of world tragedies, and how the devil's plan to…
Why the Covenants and the Eucharist Change our Marriage
In this week’s episode, we dive into the connection between marriage, the covenants God has made, and the Eucharist in order to answer the question: Does God break promises?
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