Trending with Timmerie - Catholic Principles applied to today's experiences.

Peter Martino – a trial lawyer, law professor, former CEO, and former U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer – joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
The Resurrection on Trial: What does the evidence prove? (1:11)
Cross-examination: Can skeptics explain away the Resurrection? (24:56)
Do you know the Catholic legend behind the Jack O’Lantern? Don’t mess with the devil! (42:53)
Resources mentioned:
Book: Resurrection on Trial
https://sophiainstitute.com/product/resurrection-on-trial/

Filmmaker Anthony D'Ambrosio joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Finding hope in St. Maximilian Kolbe (1:57)
PRIMETIME (2026) (25:25)
Elizabeth Holmes documentary – You Can See Everything (39:30)
Resources mentioned:
Anthony's Personal Account of Making the Film
https://www.triumphoftheheart.com/about

Dr. Phillip Chavez, who specializes in character formation and is the founder of The Men’s Academy, joins Trending with Timmerie from Rome
Episode Guide
The glorification of the dead? “Hug in Heaven”, Día de los Muertos, & Santa Muerte (0:39)
The poor souls in purgatory (13:43)
How you can help the souls in purgatory and give your day purpose (33:34)

Resources mentioned:
The Men’s Academy
https://www.themensacademy.org/

Dr. Phillip Chavez’s regular updates from Rome https://www.youtube.com/@TheMensAcademy/videos

PLENARY INDULGENCE DURING JUBILEE “YEAR OF ST. FRANCIS” 2026
(Sources: Enchiridion of Indulgences, January 24, 1969
and Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary, January 16, 2026)

Dr. Phillip Chavez

General Info: An Indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church (by merits of Jesus Christ) to remove the temporal punishment due to sin (already forgiven). A Plenary[1] Indulgence removes all temporal debt; a partial indulgence only some. One offering a plenary indulgence should move in a spirit of charity and foster detachment from all sin (most challenging condition); if not, the act or work becomes partial. Intention to gain a plenary indulgence can be for oneself or a deceased[2] person.

Hardly can one conceive of a greater act of charity than a Plenary Indulgence. To fulfill, aside from (1) Work performed, there must be (2) Reception of Holy Communion, ideally on same day, (3) Prayers for the Intentions of the Pope (such as Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be), and (4) Confession, 20 days before or after (though one must be in state of grace at time of indulgence performed).

While Enchiridion lists many Partial & Plenary Works, common Works enabling daily Plenary include:
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for at least one half an hour (n. 3);
Devout reading of the Sacred Scriptures for at least one half an hour (n. 50);
The pious exercise of the Way of the Cross (n. 63);
Recitation of Marian Rosary in a church/oratory OR in a family group or religious society (n. 48).

SPECIAL PLENARY INDULGENCE DURING “YEAR OF ST. FRANCIS”

(While 1969 directives from Enchiridion remain in effect) “The Apostolic Penitentiary, through Decree issued, in accordance with the Supreme Pontiff, on the occasion of the Year of Saint Francis, grants a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer according to the intentions of the Holy Father),… to all the faithful without distinction who, with a heart detached from sin, participate in the Year of Saint Francis:

by [1] visiting, in the form of a pilgrimage, any Franciscan conventual church or place of worship anywhere in the world dedicated to Saint Francis or connected to him for any reason, and there devoutly [2] follow the Jubilee rites or spend at least a reasonable period of time in pious meditation and [3] raise prayers to God so that, following the example of Saint Francis, feelings of Christian charity towards their neighbors and authentic vows of harmony and peace among peoples may spring forth in their hearts, [and] [4]
concluding with the Our Father, the Creed and
invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Clare and all the Saints of the Franciscan Family.

The elderly, the sick and those who take care of them, and all those who are unable to leave their homes for serious reasons may also obtain a plenary indulgence, provided they detach themselves from any sin and intend to fulfil the three usual conditions as soon as possible, if they unite themselves spiritually to the jubilee celebrations of the Year of Saint Francis, offering to the Merciful God their prayers, the pains or sufferings of their lives.”

[1] Only one Plenary Indulgence is possible per day; though several partial indulgences permitted each day.
[2] Many theologians hold a deceased person can be named; yet ultimately, God determines the recipient.

[1] Only one Plenary Indulgence is possible per day; though several partial indulgences are permitted each day.
[1] Many theologians hold a deceased person can be named; yet ultimately, God determines the recipient.

Therapist Joe Sikorra joins Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide
Warrior Saints: Demetrius and Nestor of Thessaloniki (2:49)
Healing Your Inner Child: Does Revisiting Childhood Trauma Actually Make You Happier? (17:52)
Do I owe my parents a relationship simply because they raised me? (35:08)
My 33-year-old daughter told me I need to be emotionally responsible and accountable? (41:53)
My son stopped talking to the whole family. He's had extreme ADD his whole life. What to do? Is adult ADD part of it? (45:01)
How can I help my grandkids who were abandoned by their parents? (49:03)
Tomorrow on Trending (50:56)

Resources mentioned:

Joe Sikorra — Official Website
https://joesikorra.com/
Book “A Whole World Going Crazy, But You Don't Have To”
https://www.amazon.com/Whole-World-Going-Crazy-But-Dont/dp/B0BXN9G4N7/
Book “Defying Gravity: How Choosing Joy Lifted My Family from Death to Life”
https://ignatius.com/defying-gravity-dgrap/
Find a therapist
https://catholicpsychotherapy.org/

https://find.catholictherapists.com/

Judson Carroll is a master herbalist and author specializing in traditional herbal medicine.
Episode Guide
What happened to the herbal tradition from our Catholic monks and nuns? (1:43)
The Home Apothecary: what should we know? (21:34)
Chinese buyers can easily find American wombs for rent – surrogacy (37:55)
Our Lady of Sorrows (48:20)
Resources mentioned:

Judson Carroll's Substack
https://judsonc.substack.com

Book: Herbs That Heal: (Catholic) Home Remedies to Forage and Grow
https://sophiainstitute.com/product/herbs-that-heal/

CBS News: "A surrogate, believing she was carrying a child for a single father, is actually having a baby for a Chinese billionaire
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdO95C7R6sK/?hl=en

Chinese buyers can easily find American wombs for rent—surrogacy
https://expecting.ai/

7 Sorrows of Mary
The prophecy of Simeon. (St. Luke 2:34-35)
The flight into Egypt. (St. Matthew 2:13-14)
The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple. (St. Luke 2: 43-45)
The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross.
The Crucifixion.
The taking down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross.
The burial of Jesus.