Today John is joined by a well-known priest and author to men, Fr. Roger Landry. We discuss his call to the priesthood, the abuse scandal in Boston, and how to avoid effeminacy as a man. We often associate effeminacy with men acting like women, but the reality, as St. Thomas Aquinas teaches, it is the vice directly opposed to perseverance and courage. How does this show itself today and how can we as men reject this vice? 🔴 SPONSOR - Napa Institute - https://www.thenapaconference.org Coupon Cod...
Aug 03, 2022•53 min
Today Sam and John are joined by a dynamic speaker and expert on the subject of racism, Dcn. Harold Burke-Sivers. We are all aware of the ideological movements involving race in our society today, the Black Lives Matter Movement, Critical Race Theory, and White Privilege to name a few. So how are we as Catholic men supposed to navigate this very delicate and often heated topic? How do we avoid taking a passive, avoidance, or even subservient role on this issue and instead bring love and Christ i...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Today Sam and John are joined by an incredible Catholic man, professor, and author, Dr. Anthony Esolen. In his new book, "No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men", he gets straight to the point from history, societal development, biology, and observation. He goes to the core of masculinity to return to men the joy of their manliness. We live in distorted times and this conversation is just scratching the surface of the truth that all men must understand. 🔴 Books for Everym...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Today Sam and John are joined by an incredible Catholic man and former Navy SEAL Officer, Sam Blair. We get to learn from Sam about how living a life of dedication and service can provide purpose, uniformity with God's will, and an opportunity to understand the depths of greatness. We go into learning from our failures and difficulties, as well as the importance of sacrifice and having a heart for our families and others. Topics Include: Influence of a Father Love of Service Lessons as a SEAL Of...
Jul 13, 2022•58 min
Today Sam and John discuss how we can live well and thrive in these times. We share thoughts on how to avoid the temptation to complain and buckle under the pressures of job security, political issues, mounting inflation, and taking care of those closest to you. The Church in her wisdom has given us the roadmap that can be used by every man living today. Topics Include: Inflation and Budget Authentic Freedom Practical Steps on Thriving in Difficulties 🔴 SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN -- Become ...
Jul 06, 2022•48 min
Today Sam and John discuss how men can embrace, deepen their commitment, and constantly grow in love with Christ in the Eucharist. We touch on seven truths that help men better accept this reality and why loving Christ in the Eucharist is the highest pursuit that men can set forth as members of the Church Militant. The USCCB has recently launched the Eucharistic Revival on the Feast of Corpus Christi, and we call all men to recommit their devotion, understanding, and love of the Eucharist! Eucha...
Jun 29, 2022•41 min•Ep. 67
Today we are joined by a professional baseball player and Catholic gentleman, Michael Krauza. We cover such topics as setbacks in life, being cut from his high school team twice, devotion to Our Lady, and living for God's will in all that we do. Michael experienced a strong conversion in college and now openly talks to and about Our Lady while on and off the mound. Learn More - https://ilovetexasbaseball.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 22, 2022•52 min
Today we discuss how the Catholic man must live simply. It is by rejecting consumerism and by turning away from more stuff that we open ourselves up to actually serve God's will in our lives. Our earthly possessions call to us, what conversations are we allowing them to have with us? We go into statistics, social examples, and truths about how living simply is necessary for our service to God and others. The Scarcity Principle is Manipulating Us Custody of the Mind Total Abandonment to God -- SU...
Jun 15, 2022•49 min
Today we discuss how to be resilient in life as well as key ways to overcome laziness and acedia. Renowned motivational speaker, Jonathan Doyle, from Australia, joins us to talk about his life as a peak performance athlete and motivational life coach, as well as how to avoid letting sloth, laziness, or suffering ruin our lives. Learn how to overcome your weaknesses and be a powerful witness to the world. We go through panic attacks, abusive fathers, rejection from others in life, and how God bri...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Today Sam and John discuss how the world gets marriage wrong and why it rejects the true sacramentality of marriage. We discuss the difficulty of living out the vocation of marriage and we go into 7 practices that need to happen on a regular basis to keep your marriage strong, holy, and constantly filled with love. Learn and be a powerful witness to the world. Read More https://catholicgentleman.com/2018/08/becoming-one-marriage-as-sanctification https://catholicgentleman.com/2020/07/get-thee-we...
Jun 01, 2022•50 min
Today Sam and John discuss the dignity of work and how to balance the desire for career advancement with your faith. We also give great advice on how to get ahead in your career and discern changing your job. Pride, power, and pleasure are the ideals held by society with work, but it is by pursuing these ideals that we instead find frustration, anxiety, and unhappiness. RERUM NOVARUM - "Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor" - Pope Leo XIII - https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclica...
May 25, 2022•43 min
Today Sam and John discuss desk job burnout, depression, knife making, Poland and Ukraine, and finding God's will at work with award-winning blacksmith Leszek Sikon. Leszek's journey to the life of blacksmithing is filled with acceptance and growing in unity with God's will. We also spend time talking about knives and the artistry behind wielding the forge. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lsikonblacksmith Site - https://www.lsikonblacksmith.com Eating Tools - https://www.eatingtools.com --...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Today Sam and John discuss 12 of the manliest saints in history. We go into what we today can learn from how these incredible men lived. It is important to understand the character of these men, the times they lived in, as well as the lessons they teach us. We focus on how they lived their lives and why we should turn to them in various struggles we might face. Regardless of their history, they all lived devoted to God's will in a beautiful way. -- SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN -- https://www.p...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min
We are joined by a former white supremacist and now a devout Catholic man of letters, Joseph Pearce. We discuss his conversion to Catholicism from a life of hatred, G.K. Chesterton, and why men must read poetry. Joseph shares with us the intimate tie between poetry and prayer, he clarifies our thoughts on truth and beauty, and drives home how poetry identifies and assists in the completion of an authentic man. Please join us in this conversation. "True perception comes with virtue, specifically ...
May 04, 2022•59 min
Today Sam and John are joined by a culinary chef and Catholic, Jim Churches to discuss his life as a chef and how we as men can appreciate and find a deeper meaning in food. We talk about his life as a professional chef, his Catholic faith and how it enters his kitchen, how to make an amazing steak, and what one ingredient makes everything better. Homeschool Connections Cooking Course with Jim Churches - homeschoolconnections.com forthcoming for the 2022/2023 school year. Email them at homeschoo...
Apr 27, 2022•50 min
Today Sam and John discuss why the Church and her authority are necessary to maintain the fullness of truth and guide men in their personal lives. We go into the issues that the Church has had in her history as well as in 2022. We discuss our reasoning for being Catholic today, one of us as a convert and one of us as a Catholic from infancy. 🔴 Leather Journal - https://bit.ly/tcg-leather-journal -- SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN -- https://www.patreon.com/catholicgentleman Learn more about your...
Apr 20, 2022•51 min
Today Sam and John are joined by a shepherd and fatherly leader, Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler Texas. We have the great privilege of hearing from Bishop Strickland about why the world needs real men, as well as the virtues and spirituality needed to be a real man. Our modern times have thrown us dozens of competing images of what it means to be a man and we need strong examples to set things right. We discuss how you can embrace this call to true masculinity and live your God-given role in y...
Apr 13, 2022•52 min
Today Sam and John discuss addictions, what they are, how to define and understand them, and how to continuously work throughout life to overcome them as Catholic men. We go into the clear and clinical breakdown of addictions with a big 'A' versus a little 'a'. We discuss the difference between substance versus behavioral addictions and how to overcome each. How do we break free from that which is keeping us in bondage or tempting us to addictions and further comfort? 🔴 SPONSOR - Exodus 90 - ht...
Apr 06, 2022•54 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John discuss a great concern that parents and grandparents have when reflecting on the future of their children. Will they continue to be Catholic? We detail ways that we as men and fathers can truly guide and help our children maintain and embrace the Catholic faith after they leave the home. 🔴 SPONSOR - Exodus 90 🔴 https://ex90.cc/gentleman In this Episode We Discuss: What is outside of our control The importance of our example The Physical,...
Mar 30, 2022•55 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John discuss a great Catholic tradition of building and maintaining libraries. This tradition stems back to the early Church, and we have an obligation to maintain it today. Find out why every gentleman should cultivate a personal library of his own. 🔴 SPONSOR - Exodus 90 - https://ex90.cc/gentleman In this Episode We Discuss: The History of Libraries within the Church The Virtue in Building A Library How to Start Building a Library And More Le...
Mar 23, 2022•39 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by a Catholic gentleman and psychiatrist of incredible wisdom and experience, Dr. Kevin Majeres. Kevin guides us in how to embrace our anxiety and challenges head-on as an opportunity for our sanctification provided by God. As GK Chesterton stated, "An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered." However, as nice as that sounds, it is in this episode that we lea...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John received dozens and dozens of your questions about being a Catholic and a man and provide answers today. We get questions about distrusting your bishop, getting on the same page as your wife, using dumb phones, dating before marriage, and a lot more. Subscribe to get every episode - Signup Now TCG Rosary - View Become a supporter of The Catholic Gentleman on Patreon and get incredible gifts as a thank you for your support: https://www.patre...
Mar 09, 2022•52 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John asked for your questions, received dozens and dozens of them, and provide answers today. We discuss the Traditional Latin Mass, Pipe Smoking, Church Conspiracy, Protecting Our Church, Respecting Women, and More. We did not get to answer them all and will have more episodes answering those questions in the future. Become a supporter of The Catholic Gentleman on Patreon and get incredible gifts as a thank you for your support: https://www.pat...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John discuss the growth in atheism, the order of white monks, and discerning God's will. We are joined by a Cistercian Monk, Fr. John Bayer, who shares his incredible story of discernment in where God was clearly seeking him. We dive into his years as a monk and his passion for discerning the balance between Faith and Reason. In this episode we discuss; How do we harmonize Faith and Reason correctly How modern atheists have to deny themselves Le...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 4 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John discuss a great pathway this Lent for men. Formed by many years guiding men in the desert to better understand themselves and grow in their union with Christ, Fr. Innocent Montgomery, C.F.R. shares his wisdom with us for this Lent and beyond. We share in his joy as a Franciscan Friar, hear great stories, and learn why he felt called to write a book for men that guides us through Lent and the Easter Octave. In this episode we discuss; The de...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by a Dominican, Philosopher, and Gentleman: Fr. Gregory Pine. Fr. Pine discusses reality and how men need to conform themselves to it and not bend reality to their opinions. We learn about how to embrace our roles as men in society and how to live the Good Life among the joys and difficulties of life. In this episode we discuss; Evangelization in the modern world The vocational discernment St. Thomas Aquinas within the context of...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by cyber security veteran and devout Catholic, Jeff Jimenez, to discuss what serious threats exist in the digital world. As we navigate through this information age, how do we avoid falling victim to those that want to steal from us, use our actions and behaviors to treat us as a product, and how to spiritually maintain authentic resilience. In this episode we discuss; Cyber security threats Virtues that can be refined in the dig...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by The Catholic CEO, Henry Kutarna, an experienced business executive, mentor, and chair of a family investment firm, to discuss how men can maintain and live out their faith in their careers. As our culture becomes more woke, our Catholic faith becomes increasingly difficult to live out in public. Our guest today sees this as an opportunity for men to grow in their faith, continue to chart their future, or even create and run a ...
Jan 26, 2022•58 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by Charles Fraune, author of the book, Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know, to discuss how we can better understand the temptations of the demonic and all of the tools that the Church has given us and are proven by exorcists. How demons prove the authority of the Catholic Church founded by Christ Our Lady and her perfect coercive power over demons Sacramentals What exorcists want you to know And more… Ch...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 6 min
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John go in-depth into the ultimate spiritual devotion, Consecration to Our Lady, and how the saints lived this devotion in their battles. We discuss protestants rejection of Our Lady, as well as practical tools you can use in your daily lives to overcome your struggles and live more completely for Christ. -- SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN -- If you have been blessed by the work of The Catholic Gentleman, we invite you to become a supporter at ht...
Jan 12, 2022•59 min
