Magnanimity, Mary and Modern Messes (ft. Carrie Gress)

Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James are joined by author and speaker Carrie Gress to share her powerful testimony and discuss faith, family and feminism. Imagine if someone told you that the framework of dignity and equality you"ve been taught to champion might actually be undermining the very foundations of your faith. In this thought-provoking conversation with author and speaker Carrie Gress, Jayce and James explore the profound tension between feminism and Catholicism that many modern women feel, but struggle to articulate. Through personal stories of evangelizing her own family and navigating the transition from career focus to motherhood, Carrie offers practical wisdom for those trying to live authentic Catholic womanhood in a culture that misunderstands it. She reminds us that evangelization succeeds not through winning arguments but through loving people exactly where they are—a lesson she learned through her own failures. • Carrie"s journey from secular Oregon to Catholic faith following her father"s death • The challenge of transitioning from individual spirituality to motherhood and finding new ways to pray • How feminism promotes autonomy as an idol while Christianity celebrates relationship and vulnerability • The "shadow church" of feminism with its own theological virtues of envy, contempt, and rage • Why evangelization succeeds through loving people where they are, not through intellectual arguments • The importance of magnanimity for men and rejecting the "fear of discomfort" that enables dysfunction • How Our Lady provides the perfect model of authentic womanhood through humility and surrender • God"s providence in preparing Carrie for her mission despite opposition Find more from Carrie at carriegress.com or visit theologyofhome.com for her blog with daily content offering an alternative to the feminist narrative. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more at the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Saturday, August 9. Register now to get the early-bird price at OKDisciple.org.  ************ Links and other stuff from the show: Pastoral Letter, "On the Unity of the Body and Soul:" archokc.org/pastoral-letters Red Dirt Catholics Email Address: reddirtcatholics@archokc.org The Book "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission" (Digital and Print): Amazon The Social Dilemma: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224 Daily Examen Prayer: https://bit.ly/309As8z Lectio Divina How-To: https://bit.ly/3fp8UTa