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Become Who You Are

What’s the meaning and purpose of my life? What is my true identity? Why were we created male and female? How do I find happiness, joy and peace? How do I find love that lasts, forever? These are the timeless questions of the human heart. Join Jack Rigert and his guests for lively insights, reading the signs of our times through the lens of Catholic Teaching and the insights of Saint John Paul ll to guide us.

Saint Catherine of Siena said "Become who you are and you would set the world on fire". 

Episodes

#324 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life...but the world is passing away, and the lust of it

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” This verse is from 1 John 2: 15-17. The battle for the human heart that began at the fall of man, is accelerating, we can sense it, almost smell it in the air we breath. The world that we grew up in, while not perfect, at least gave those of us fortunate enough to have been born in the United States, the freedom to breath and to choose good or evil for the most part. The air of freedom is being snuffed out, and many do not seem to notice. This batt...

Feb 22, 202335 minEp. 324

#323 "I thought I was saving trans kids" now I'm blowing the whistle

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Jamie Reed, 42, is blowing the whistle" on the children's gender clinic where she worked. Tom and Jack discuss The Free Press article posted by Jay Richards, who fights gender ideology through his work at The Heritage Foundation, in a thread of tweets, saying, Read Thomas Hampsons article, Settled Science? Doctor Miriam Grossman was well ahead of this travesty. Check out her new book out soon. As was Abigail Shrier in her book "Irrev...

Feb 20, 202335 minEp. 323

#322 Does The FBI Targeting Traditional Catholics Surprise You?

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” In 1987, Saint John Paul II issued a warning to America. "This is the dignity of America, the reason she exists, the condition for her survival--yes, the ultimate test of her greatness: to respect every human person, especially the weakest and most defenseless ones, those as yet unborn." In 1993, at World Youth Day in Denver, St John Paul II warned America again. He said, "If you want equal justice for all, lasting justice and peace,...

Feb 18, 202330 minEp. 322

#321 A "Key" Change of Direction; A change of heart. When another person is "not enough"

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” We know the rule not to commit adultery. We have an experience of "desire" in our body. Now John Paul II follows Jesus to the "Heart". This is what Christ is always after, for He "desires" that your heart be filled. A man asked, "If I cannot lust after my wife, then who can I lust after?" Dah...nobody. Looking up at the humility of the Bridegroom on the Cross tells a radically different story. His kingship is...

Feb 15, 202334 minEp. 321

#320 Settled Science? Pediatric Transgender Medical Treatment

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Jack is joined by author and founder of the Truth Alliance Foundation, Thomas Hampson. Link to Settled Science by Tom Hampson What we are doing to our children is anything but settled science. Tom Hampson has been an investigator for over 50 years. As Chief investigator for the Illinois Crime Investigating Commission he directed an eight-year investigation into the sexual exploitation of children, including the commercial sex trade. Today Tom and J...

Feb 14, 202347 minEp. 320

#319 Love is love, normal is insanity, right is wrong and I will live forever

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Love is love is a popular slogan and yard sign. Ask yourself this basic question: Can one oppose the moral or natural law and live an authentic life of love? John Paul II wrote, "Man (men and women) cannot live without love. he remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself, his life is senseless, if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate in...

Feb 10, 202338 minEp. 319

#318 This Episode of John Paul II's Theology of The Body Reveals That This Body of Work is more important Today than at any time in history!

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” "Every day the power of " Man and Woman He Created Them, a Theology of the Body "...the great body of work that John Paul II began to share almost as soon as he became Pope, becomes more relevant for our time."--Jack The solution to the crisis of our time will not be found by looking out but by looking in! Join Linda and Jack for a deep dive into our culture and the impact that todays General Audience #41, that John Paul II pres...

Feb 08, 202343 minEp. 318

#317 Moms For Liberty Co-Founder Tiffany Justice

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Don't miss this episode with Tiffany Justice, Co-Founder of Mom's For Liberty which has expanded rapidly across the country. For more information visit Mom's for Liberty Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of humanity passes by way of the family"--John Paul II. Please send donations to support our work to: John Paul II Renewal Center 902 S Randall Road STE C #296 St. Charles, IL. 60174 Support the show Email me wit...

Feb 07, 202330 minEp. 317

#316 Understanding The Final Spiritual Battle Taking Place In Our Time

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Cardinal Caffarra: "We are not longer witnesses, but deserters, if we do not speak openly and publicly." From an address Cardinal Carlo Caffarra gave on My 20, 2017 at the fourth annual Rome Life Forum, which is organized by Voice of the Family. "When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to myself" (John 12:32). "The whole world is under the power of the Evil One" (1 John 5:19). Reading these divine wo...

Feb 03, 202342 minEp. 316

#315 Why Would Jesus Define "Looking To Desire" As Adultery Committed In The Heart?

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Jesus Does Not Just 'SEE" the outer Person, He "SEES" the inner Person, He sees into the heart. He takes us on a fascinating journey to the heart of the other...so that we too can see the beauty of another's body, but continue on to the inner Person...to their heart. Concupiscence will try to stand in our way--but know that it is a Reduction of a Perennial Call! The Call to Authentic LOVE! We are made for so much more. Join...

Feb 01, 202338 minEp. 315

#314 When were you planning to expose your child to hardcore porn? Don't bother, the public school system will do it for you

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” This is a show for parents, better to ask small children to leave the room. Tom Hampson and Jack discuss the compromised and corrupted public education system in the United States. It is causing a mental health crisis in children that may effect them for a lifetime. Why do we put up with it? --The New Sex Ed Standards being taught in the public school system --How to preserve childhood innocence by creating safe zones where children are not exposed...

Jan 30, 202337 minEp. 314

#313 It's Not Brain Surgery! It's A Spiritual Battle!

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Our Lady of Good Success said back in the 17th Century: "Thus I make it known to you that from the end of the 19th century and shortly after the middle of the 20th ...the passions will erupt and there will be a total corruption of morals...As for the Sacrament of Matrimony, which symbolizes the union of Christ with His Church, it will be attacked and deeply profaned. Freemasonry, which will then be in power, will enact iniquitous laws with the...

Jan 28, 202326 minEp. 313

#312 The Inner State Of The Man Of Concupiscence; Will You Harness Primordial Love Or Reject It?

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Join us as we follow Pope John Paul II unto "The Battlefield Of The Heart" between good and evil, love and lust, love and all that is opposed to love. This is the battle that Jesus fought for us on the Cross, to Redeem and save us from sin and death...this is the same "Spiritual Battle" that each person experiences when they "take up their own cross" and follow Jesus through the narrow gate. This is Audience #39 that J...

Jan 25, 202337 minEp. 312

#311 Jack and Tom discuss adult material that is unjustly being taught to children. A short history of sex education and the lack of moral vision.

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” --The New Sex Ed Standards being taught in the public school system --How to preserve childhood innocence by creating safe zones where children are not exposed to early sexualization and grooming --Educating yourself and spreading awareness to others about the evils of sexualization and exploitation, even when the truth is difficult to accept Soon coming: How to Spot Sexual Predators Tom Hampson has been an investigator for over 50 years. As Chief ...

Jan 23, 202346 minEp. 311

#310 "Mind Polluters": Who Will Stand With Us To Protect The Children? With Special Guest Monica Cline

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Monica Cline is an amazing woman! A former Comprehensive Sex Educator and Title X (family planning) Training Manager, her career in HIV prevention education, comprehensive sex education (CSE) and Title X training management, lasted over a decade. With training by Planned Parenthood Monica said, "I thrived as an accomplished consultant, trainer, and public speaker. However, I came to learn from my 'mentors' that serving the marginaliz...

Jan 20, 202342 minEp. 310

#309 Jesus Causes A Stir And A "Shift In The Center of Gravity"...Reaching The Human Heart

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Linda Pieper Joins Jack For St John Paul II's Theology of the Body audience #38 that John Paul presented on September 3, 1980. This gets us all the way to the human heart! Subscribe to Jack's Substack Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of humanity passes by way of the family"--John Paul II. Please send donations to support our work to: John Paul II Renewal Center 902 S Randall Road STE C #296 St. Charles, IL. 60174 Sup...

Jan 18, 202334 minEp. 309

#308 "Stolen Innocence" The National Sex Ed Standards with Tom Hampson

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” --The New Sex Ed Standards being taught in the public school system --How to preserve childhood innocence by creating safe zones where children are not exposed to early sexualization and grooming --Educating yourself and spreading awareness to others about the evils of sexualization and exploitation, even when the truth is difficult to accept Soon coming: How to Spot Sexual Predators Tom Hampson has been an investigator for over 50 years. As Chief ...

Jan 16, 202330 minEp. 308

#307 Did You Create The Universe? Making Sense of Your Story...with special guest C.S. Lewis

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life? Subscribe to Jack's Substack Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of humanity passes by way of the family"--John Paul II. Please send donations to support our work to: John Paul II Renewal Center 902 S Randall Road STE C #296 St. Charles, IL. 60174 Support the show Email me with questions! Contact Jack: BWYR Podcast is a production of the John Paul ll Renewal Center or email ...

Jan 13, 202341 minEp. 307

#306 Jack Finally Names Their Miscarried Baby; You Can Live Without Sex, But You Cannot Live Without Love! With Deacon Gerald-Marie Anthony

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” "Our second child finally has a name"--Jack Deacon Gerald-Marie Anthony is back with Jack for a discussion of St John Paul II's Theology of the Body audience #37 that John Paul presented on August 27, 1980. This gets deep as the Prophets Hosea and Ezekiel take God's message of Love all the way to the heart! Subscribe to Jack's Substack Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of humanity passes by way of the family...

Jan 11, 202355 minEp. 306

#305 "Teacher, what 'good' must I do to have eternal life?"

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” We live in troubled times, and slowly, perhaps even one by one, we are awakening to the fact that something is amiss, not right, out of balance. Currents of evil are visible in nearly every corner of the world. The same evil is knocking on every door and on every human heart...and there is no clearer current of evil in the word today than the flagrant attack on children. Do good and avoid evil. ..Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life? J...

Jan 09, 202327 minEp. 305

#304 Lindsay Caron With Exciting News For Parents and Kids!

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Your children no longer have to be a victim of the culture! Jack is joined by TOB Parent School founder Lindsay Caron. She shares their new expanded lineup; helping to empower families everywhere! Kids have A LOT of questions; now, more than ever. Parents sometimes grope for answers. What if you had a reliable resource that equipped you to answer their questions by fostering genuine conversation with your kids over the course of a year, with colorf...

Jan 06, 202349 minEp. 304

#303 Body+Soul+Grace = Human Freedom that leads to Human Flourishing

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Join Linda and Jack for a discussion on the light that Pope John Paul II's Theology of the body shines on the modern predicament. This is audience #36 that John Paul presented on August 20, 1980...but it might as well have been 15 minutes ago...its that relevant! Subscribe to Jack's Substack Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of humanity passes by way of the family"--John Paul II. Please send donations to support our w...

Jan 04, 202342 minEp. 303

#302 Stolen Innocence; My Reply To John's Comment Regarding LGBTQ; God Is Love

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Todays Episode is a reply to John's Comments to my recent article in the Catholic Exchange, link provided below. My reply to John: Thank you for your civil comment John. I have the sense that you are a seeker after the Truth. You are correct that Jesus’ had family members in own lineage who were not perfect. Jesus addresses this, and other marriage and family situations, in his reply to the Pharisees in the Gospel of Matthew where he is questi...

Jan 02, 202330 minEp. 302

#301 "The Slaughter Of The Innocents" In Christ's Time and In Our Own Time

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” The question of Intrinsically evil acts is of especial importance, about which it is especially important to have a clear understanding. How can an act, in and of itself, be evil regardless of the circumstance? We must stand against the evil perpetrated against the children...for it seems that the "rulers of this present darkness" (Eph 6:12), will stop at nothing to annihilate them. Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of hum...

Dec 30, 202238 minEp. 301

#300 Raw and "Unedited" TOB #35! The Atomic Energy Of The Heart And The Reality Of What It Means To Be Human

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” We live in a fallen world, so with that in mind we left this episode "Unedited" and let it run! Don't be so hard on yourself! We all make so many mistakes...Now turn your heart to the God who loves you...redeems you...and saves you...or roll the dice on your life. Join Linda and Jack for Audience #35 of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body, that he titled "The History of a People"...he is addressing all of us! Plea...

Dec 28, 202243 minEp. 300

#299 John Paul II And The Mystery Of The Person; The Annunciation And Reaching Out To A Young Person In Pain

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” As the literary output of Pope John Paul II has accumulated, expanding almost beyond the assimilative powers of any one reader...one asks, What lies at the very heart of his message? Answering this question Cardinal Avery Dulles wrote, "My thesis would be: the mystery of the human person!" "During this Advent Season my heart especially goes out to today's young people who are suffering from the Spiritual War being waged against ...

Dec 21, 202244 minEp. 299

#298 Stolen Innocence--The Spiritual War on Children and the Family

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” And Jesus said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin" (Lk 17:1-2). Strolling through my neighborhood while admiring the Christmas decorations I wandered upon a simple Nativity Scene. In a warmly lit stable Our Blessed Mother, Saint J...

Dec 17, 202238 minEp. 298

#297 Pope John Paul II Wrote, "The Heart Has Become A Battleground Between Love And Lust"

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” When lust reigns in the human heart, dysfunction is sure to follow. Join Linda and Jack for Audience #34 of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body, that he titled "Commandment and Ethos" and originally presented on August 6, 1980. Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of humanity passes by way of the family"--John Paul II. Please send donations to support our work to: John Paul II Renewal Center 902 S Randall Road ...

Dec 14, 202242 minEp. 297

#296 Pierced By The Beauty Of A Woman; God Comes To Meet Us In The "Ache"

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” An Advent Reflection: I want you to stop for a moment and think of a time in your life when your heart was pierced with something so beautiful that it made you ache inside. It is here, in the "ache" that God comes to meet us! This Advent I invite you to stay in the ache. Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of humanity passes by way of the family"--John Paul II. Please send donations to support our work to: John Paul II ...

Dec 13, 202230 minEp. 296

#295 An Advent Reflection; "Crossing The Bridge"

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Opening the smaller story of your life to the transformational power of "Connection" changes everything! Jack offers a reflection as he returns from presenting a Parish Mission to St. Patrick's Parish in Clear Lake Iowa. Please consider being a Sponsor! "The future of humanity passes by way of the family"--John Paul II. Please send donations to support our work to: John Paul II Renewal Center 902 S Randall Road STE C #296 S...

Dec 09, 202224 minEp. 295
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