{"id":1384,"date":"2019-12-14T22:41:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T22:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2019-12-14T23:03:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T23:03:04","slug":"005-dating-standards-and-the-four-loves-rev-thomas-g-morrow-std","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/media\/podcasts-vlogs\/the-healing-and-peace-show-with-thomas-schmierer-lmft-catholic-therapist\/005-dating-standards-and-the-four-loves-rev-thomas-g-morrow-std\/","title":{"rendered":"005: Dating Standards and the Four Loves \u2014 Rev. Thomas G. Morrow, STD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"005: Dating Standards and the Four Loves\u2014Rev. Thomas G. 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Our guest in this episode is <a aria-label=\"Fr. Thomas Morrow (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/media\/podcasts-vlogs\/the-healing-and-peace-show-with-thomas-schmierer-lmft-catholic-therapist\/guests\/morrow-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fr. Thomas Morrow<\/a>, leading expert on Christian dating &amp; marriage preparation and author of several books, including <em>Christian Courtship in An Oversexed World<\/em> (now titled <em><a aria-label=\"Christian Dating in A Godless World (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cfalive.com\/collections\/books\/products\/christian-dating-in-a-godless-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christian Dating in A Godless World<\/a><\/em>).  In this episode, <a aria-label=\"Fr. Morrow (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/media\/podcasts-vlogs\/the-healing-and-peace-show-with-thomas-schmierer-lmft-catholic-therapist\/guests\/morrow-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fr. Morrow<\/a> addresses the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why was the title of his book <em>Christian Courtship in an Oversexed World<\/em> changed to <em><a aria-label=\"Christian Dating in a Godless World (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cfalive.com\/collections\/books\/products\/christian-dating-in-a-godless-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christian Dating in a Godless World<\/a><\/em>?<\/li><li>What are the four loves in the Greek language?<\/li><li>How do these four loves relate to dating and marital relationships?<\/li><li>How important is affection in marriage?<\/li><li>What ways of being affectionate are appropriate for dating relationships?<\/li><li>How much intimacy is good in a dating relationship, i.e. courtship?<\/li><li>What is the difference between mere sexual intimacy vs. personal intimacy?<\/li><li>What is the best way to run a young adult or singles ministry?<\/li><li>What is the difference between the world\u2019s path to finding a spouse and the Catholic path?<\/li><li>Where can single women find single men who are faithful Catholics?<\/li><li>Should a faithful Catholic date a marginal or non-Catholic and why?<\/li><li>How can a Catholic single find <em>Mr.<\/em> or <em>Mrs. Right<\/em>?<\/li><li>What is a tangible benefit of fostering and maintaining chastity during courtship?<\/li><li>Should anyone try to convert their romantic interest to the Catholic faith?<\/li><li>How important is it to go to daily Mass when single?<\/li><li>How does the Mass compare to the other sacraments?<\/li><li>What role does oxytocin and testosterone play in pre-marital sexual relations?<\/li><li>What do you do if your boyfriend or girlfriend asks about past sins?<\/li><li>How long should I date someone before getting married?<\/li><li>Is it good to get rid of pre-conversion friends and find new faithful Catholic friends when you have a seriously sinful past?<\/li><li>How important is it if your boyfriend or girlfriend treats certain others poorly as long as he or she treats you well?<\/li><li>Is it good to have high standards when dating?<\/li><li>What standards should you set when choosing whom to date?<\/li><li>How do the principles of <a aria-label=\"Sexaholics Anonymous (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sexaholics Anonymous<\/a> line up with Catholic moral teachings on sexuality?<\/li><li>Can attending <a aria-label=\"Sexaholics Anonymous (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sexaholics Anonymous<\/a> meetings really help those with an addiction to pornography overcome their addicition?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. Thomas G. Morrow, STD\u2019s site information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Catholic Faith Alive!, Inc.: <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cfalive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/cfalive.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><em>Achieving Chastity in a Pornographic World<\/em>: <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cfalive.com\/pages\/achieving-chastity-in-a-pornographic-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/cfalive.com\/pages\/achieving-chastity-in-a-pornographic-world<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources referenced by Rev. Thomas G. Morrow, STD:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hephzibah Anderson, <em>Chastened<\/em>: <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/307053\/chastened-by-hephzibah-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/307053\/chastened-by-hephzibah-anderson\/<\/a><\/li><li>John van Epp, <em>How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk<\/em>: <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mhprofessional.com\/9780071548427-usa-how-to-avoid-falling-in-love-with-a-jerk-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.mhprofessional.com\/9780071548427-usa-how-to-avoid-falling-in-love-with-a-jerk-group<\/a><\/li><li>Film, <em>Fireproof<\/em>: <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.affirmfilms.com\/movie\/fireproof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.affirmfilms.com\/movie\/fireproof\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured image photo credit: <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@jeswin?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\" target=\"_blank\">Jeswin Thomas<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-giving-jacket-to-woman-1405739\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pexels (opens in a new tab)\">Pexels<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the show and other resources visit <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To subscribe to the blog and show eNewsletter, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/healingandpeace.com\/blog\/about\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for advice on Catholic dating? 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