Faith, Vulnerability, and the Messy Beauty of Married Life

In this episode of Ave Spotlight, Oscar chats with Renzo and Monica Ortega—podcast hosts, authors, and speakers—for a candid and lively conversation about the beautiful, messy, and unexpected sides of married life. From navigating cultural differences to tackling faith struggles, they open up about what it really takes to build a strong, Christ-centered marriage. And they don’t shy away from the tough stuff—emotional infidelity, societal pressures, sex, and even the Church’s blind spots in marriage formation. It’s all on the table. Want to know the secret to not just surviving marriage but thriving in holiness? Tune in and find out!

Renzo and Monica Ortega are Catholic ministry leaders, podcast hosts, authors, and national speakers. They host the popular marriage podcast, Two Become Family, and speak nationally for the St. John Paul II Foundation’s Together in Holiness conferences. Together they wrote Lovemaking: How to Talk about Sex with Your Spouse.