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Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
David Bates joins us in studio to continue our conversation about C.S. Lewis and his work, The Screwtape Letters
Check out David Bates podcast, Pints with Jack
If you missed the first episode, you can check it out here.
We recorded this episode the morning we were leaving for the 3rd annual Catholic Man Show campout. We hope you enjoy the episode. Be sure to thank David Bates for coming onto the show!
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
David Bates joins us in studio to discuss C.S. Lewis and his work, The Screwtape Letters
Check out David Bates podcast, Pints with Jack
About our drink: Vat 69
David Bates brought this from across the pond, as you can not get it here in the States. Vat 69 was the go-to scotch for Lewis, so it was very fitting for us to be sipping on the drink while talking about the Christian author.
The iconic Vat 69 bottle with its bulbous neck was introduced to the market and was not changed for about one hundred years. In 1882, William Sanderson prepared one hundred casks of blended whisky and hired a panel of experts to taste them. The batch from the cask (or “vat”) with number 69 was judged to be the best, and this provided the whisky’s brand name. The whisky was at first bottled in port bottles. In 1884, Sanderson bought the Glen Garioch distillery which was situated in the middle of a barley field. The distillery was meant to ensure the delivery of grain whisky.
About our gear:
N/A
About our topic:
C.S. Lewis was a British writer and theologian. He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
The Screwtape Letters is a Christian apologetic novel written in a satirical format where the plot and characters are used to address Christian theological issues, primarily those to do with temptation and resistance to it.
Drinking: Vat 69
Gear: N/A
Discussing C.S. Lewis and The Screwtape Letters
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Live from The Catholic Man Show Campout at Clear Creek Abbey
Here’s more information about Clear Creek Abbey.
About our drink:
Powerfully peaty and immensely satisfying, Ardbeg’s Corryvreckan is what happens when the distillery of Islay’s Kildalton Coast aims to make a whisky with a particularly medicinal style than its usual expressions. Aptly named after a nearby whirlpool, Corryvreckan is an intense dram that we simply love.
About our gear:
Rain Fly -Here’s a good video on some tips on rain fly’s: YouTube
“If you go camping and you don’t have a rain fly, you are a fool.” -David Niles
About our topic:
Drinking: Ardbeg Corryvrecken
Gear: Rain Fly
Discussing the rules of St. Benedict
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Fr. Gregory Pine discusses knowledge and the virtue of studiousness
We sit down with Fr. Gregory Pine from Thomistic Institute.
New episode with Fr. Gregory Pine on the topic knowledge and the virtue of studiousness. #CheerstoJesus
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Bonus episode this week!
We talk with Brandon Sheard from Farmstead Meatsmith.
Bacon, curing, smoking meat, and faith. A fun episode - if you want to know more about these topics, make sure to subscribe to their podcast, A Meatsmith Harvest here. #CheerstoJesus
About our topic:
Brandon Sheard’s company, Farmstead Meatsmith, is the only abattoir, butchery, and educational operation of their kind in the country.
He generally harvests for small family farmers who raise a couple of pigs, a few sheep or a flock of various poultry for their own household. Think very small scale. The animals never leave the land they know, he uses peaceful and humane kill methods specific to each animal’s nature, and he offers every part of every animal back to the farmer.
Unlike many processors, he doesn’t know the meaning of trim. Well, he does, but that is why he doesn’t do it. He makes sure the quality fat you meant for your animal to have, stays there. Consequently, you will get all your meat back. And by that, he means 100% of hanging weight. The standard industry procedure is to dispose of as much as 50% of hanging weight.
Currently he reaches farms in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. A handful of farmers and associations have flown Brandon to the east coast, the midwest and the UK.
Because the dinner table is where the rubber meets the road, particularly with unfamiliar cuts, innards and extremities, Brandon makes himself available for advice long after he leaves your farm.
About our guest:
Brandon and Lauren met in the spring of 2007 in southern California while finishing up their graduate degrees; Brandon in Renaissance English Literature, Lauren in Religion and Theology. They dated that summer and fall, introducing each other to Kierkegaard, Milton and de Lubac and by Christmas of that year, were engaged. On the very date of their engagement they were introduced to a home-building project on Vashon, where Brandon’s parents had just migrated to from Ventura County (where Brandon grew up), and they made the move to the Island the following February. They were married June of 2008, when Brandon simultaneously left his job at Whole Foods in the supplement department, in search of more rural work closer to home.
A month later, Brandon was hired by Sea Breeze Farm on Vashon Island. There he was introduced to the arts of small scale animal husbandry, abattoir, butchery and charcuterie and worked there from August 2008-August 2010. After one year on the farm and managing markets, Brandon transitioned to la Boucherie, their restaurant and butcher shop, as head butcher and charcutier. While pregnant with their first child, Lauren helped Brandon in the shop by wrapping meat late into the night before market days, reading various culinary books on the shelves and taste testing recipes (and house made wine) at mid- work day lunches.
As their family expanded (John Luke was on the way), in the fall of 2010 Lauren and Brandon created Farmstead Meatsmith. They work well as a team; Brandon on the front lines of farmers’ fields, butcher blocks and home larders, and Lauren as the accountant, scheduler and professional washer of greasy cutting boards. They both are visionaries for the business and, above all, love witnessing good food brings people together.
Drinking: NA
Gear: NA
Discussing meatsmithery
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Men in the Church: Importance of men’s groups and men being active in the parish life.
We are looking for a few men who are taking their faith seriously.
About our drink: Rock Oyster Blended Malt
Rock Oyster Blended Malt Whisky
Joining Douglas Laing’s range of blended malts in early 2015, Rock Oyster is a magnificent maritime marvel made with single malts distilled on Scottish islands including Orkney, Jura, Arran and Islay. As ever from Douglas Laing, this tasty, coastal dram is very handsomely presented from top to bottom (looks like Sam will have to add an oyster to his imagination of The Douglas Laing Force).
In reference to Rock Oyster, Douglas Laing’s Managing Director Fred Laing said “If I could select just one dram to transport the whisky enthusiast to the Islands of Scotland, it would be this one.” So go on and take a coastal trip by way of wonderful blended malt Scotch whisky.
Nose: Wind-swept beaches, coastal peat and a hint of ash, complimented by touches of green fruit.
Palate: Yet more sea breeze, with oat cake crumbs, growing spicy notes of cracked black pepper and a deft whiff of peat smoke. Hints of vanilla here and there.
Finish: Salinity lasts on the finish along with peppery warmth.
About the gear: The Catholic Man Show Brochure
The Catholic Man Show Brochure on how to start a men’s group.
About our topic: Men in the Church
References made in the episode:
The Catholic “Man Crisis” – The New Emangelization
Catholic Men’s Ministries from the USCCB
A Progress Report from the USCCB
Drinking: Rock Oyster Blended Scotch
Gear: Men’s Group Brochure
Discussing men in the Church
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Catholic Answers has Adam and David on their podcast, Catholic Answers Focus
Is it okay for Christians to be drinking alcohol? What does the Church say about drinking and virtue? We talk about it on Catholic Answers Focus with Cy Kellett.
Catholic Answers Focus is an exciting podcast produced by Catholic Answers. Focus highlights in-depth conversations with Catholic leaders, newsmakers, and unsung heroes of the faith. With a wide array of topics and guests, and compelling commentary on current events, Catholic Answers Focus has something for everyone.
They drink, they smoke, they make a popular show for Catholic men (The Catholic Man Show), so we ask Adam and David to justify Catholic teaching on the acceptability of drinking. Wouldn’t God prefer that we all just stay away from the sauce and stick with tea? That depends, it turns out.
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
The Battle of Lepanto is one of the most important naval battles in human history, yet many don’t know about it.
This episode on the battle of Lepanto is sponsored by Covenant Eyes. Use promo code “catholicman” to get a 30-day free trial in protecting you and your family from the dangers of the internet.
About our drink:
Macallan 12 Triple Cask Matured
The Macallan Triple Cask Matured 12 Years Old forms part of our Triple Cask Matured range; a series of single malt whiskies crafted in a triple cask combination of European and American sherry seasoned oak casks and American ex-bourbon oak casks. This complex combination of oak casks delivers an extraordinarily smooth and delicate character, full of citrus fruits, vanilla and fresh oak.
About the gear:
The Holy Rosary.
Check out The Catholic Man Show rosary from the Catholic Woodworker
About our topic:
Catholic Answers has a great article from President Christopher Check you can find here.
Interesting Facts about the Battle
- A young contemporary of Don John’s, Miguel Cervantes, fought with abandon and lost his left hand to a Turkish blade. With his remaining hand, he later penned Spain’s greatest novel, Don Quixote.
- On another galley, a soldier of the Holy League, his soul torn with despair, took his sword to the ship’s crucifix. The blade instantly shattered. Many years later, an attempt to re-forge the sword was made, but when the new blade was pulled from the fire, it fell to pieces.
- The crucifix on board the Real, which twisted itself to avoid a Turkish cannonball, is displayed in a side chapel of the cathedral of Barcelona.
- Gianandrea Doria carried on his galley a gift from the king of Spain, an image that is now displayed in the Doria chapel in the cathedral in Genoa. Exactly forty years before the battle of Lepanto, the Blessed Virgin appeared to a peasant boy leaving a miraculous image of herself on his smock. The bishop of the region immediately commissioned an artist to paint five copies of the image, and he touched each one to the original. Our Lady of Guadalupe was present at Lepanto.
Drinking: Macallan 12 year triple cask
Gear: The Holy Rosary
Discussing the battle of Lepanto
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Fr. Bryan Brooks joins us to discuss the Holy Sacrament of Confession.
This episode on confession is sponsored by Covenant Eyes. Use promo code “catholicman” to get a 30-day free trial in protecting you and your family from the dangers of the internet.
About our drink:
Notes of oak, white pepper, honey, peaches and raisins lingered for a while in my mouth with the predominant flavor being the white pepper that brings a subtle heat and spice to the finish. This bourbon tastes like many young bourbons I’ve had from start-up distilleries with its light nose and sweet palate profile.
About the gear:
N/A – we didn’t have a gear this week since we had so much we needed to cover.
About our topic:
The topic of confession.
How do we help the priest, help us, during confession? Should you pray while in the state of mortal sin? How do you make a good confession after you have stopped committing mortal sin on a regular basis? Can you make a confession on skype?
About our guest:
Fr. Bryan Brooks was born in Oklahoma City nearly fifty years ago. My parents are Mary Brooks and the late Bob Brooks. I am the third of four children, three boys and one girl. I was baptized and raised a Methodist and attended public schools. My dad was an auto mechanic who started his own company of car repair and remanufacturing of engine parts. It was the family business and at different times I and my siblings worked with our parents in some form. As a child and adolescent, I was active in Boy Scouts. While in high school I was a member of a Disciples of Christ congregation.
He was ordained to the priesthood May 28, 1993. Pastor – St. Benedict Parish (Broken Arrow), Vicar for Priests – Diocese of Tulsa.
Drinking: Michters Bourbon
Gear: N/A
Discussing the sacrament of confession.
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
Sam Guzman, from The Catholic Gentleman, joins us for the One Chip Challenge and to talk about the virtue of piety
This episode on piety is sponsored by Covenant Eyes. Use promo code “catholicman” to get a 30-day free trial in protecting you and your family from the dangers of the internet.
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About our drink:
High Five Spirits Mackinac Island Rum
Released in May 2018. Bourbon Barrel Aged for 8 years in old American white oak barrels. This Great Lakes Style Rum is blended in Northern Michigan using flavors like cinnamon and nutmeg and is finished with chocolate fudge from Murdick’s on Mackinac Island. Our handcrafted Great Lakes Rum is a warm greeting and friendly postcard from Mackinac Island, a sailors true paradise.
About the gear:
The American Flag was our gear for the day.
However, through the second segment, we tried and completed the #OneChipChallenge. Here’s what the website says about it:
The #OneChipChallenge is back and the new, hotter-than-hell chip looks as deadly as it tastes. This year’s version contains a blue corn chip dipped in an intense amount of black seasoning made with the infamous Carolina Reaper Pepper, certified by the Guinness World Records as the world’s hottest chili pepper.
About our topic:
The virtue of piety.
Here’s what Aquinas says on piety.
A special virtue is one that regards an object under a special aspect. Since, then, the nature of justice consists in rendering another person his due, wherever there is a special aspect of something due to a person, there is a special virtue. Now a thing is indebted in a special way to that which is its connatural principle of being and government. And piety regards this principle, inasmuch as it pays duty and homage to our parents and country, and to those who are related thereto. Therefore piety is a special virtue.
About our guest:
Sam Guzman is an author, blogger, and occasional poet, and his work has appeared in such publications as Catholic Exchange, Aleteia, Truth and Charity Forum, Jesus the Imagination, and The Christian Science Monitor. He is a frequent guest on EWTN, Magnificat Radio, Radio Maria and other media outlets.
Drinking: Mackinac Island Rum
Gear: The American Flag and the One Chip Challenge
Discussing the virtue of piety
If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:
TIME CODES:
1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.
2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.
3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48.
If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here.
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Fr. Bryan Ketterer joins us to talk about the sub-virtue of longanimity.
This episode on longanimity is sponsored by Covenant Eyes. Use promo code “catholicman” to get a 30-day free trial in protecting you and your family from the dangers of the internet.
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About our drink:
A 24-oz. bottle of Sam Adams Utopias retails for $199 and weighs in at 28% alcohol by volume. It’s a blended beer, aged in various bourbon and port barrels for up to 20 years. Added to that is the brewery’s wild ale, Kosmic Mother Funk, aged on Hungarian oak. The uncarbonated beverage is technically beer—brewed with hops and malts using traditional methods—but tastes somewhere between brandy and barleywine. There’s certainly nothing else like it on the market, and less than 15,000 bottles were made. If you want to taste something unique, I would recommend buying a bottle with friends. The 24 ounces can easily satisfy the curiosity of a dozen drinkers after a big hearty meal. Or if dropping two benjamins is no big, buy a bottle as a gift to make a big impression. Even your snobby Cognac drinkers will be surprised this is beer.
About the gear:
What do you get a priest for a special occasion? Do you get them a crucifix? A rosary? Do you spend a lot or get something modest? We ask Fr. Bryan Ketterer to give us some tips when shopping for a priest.
About our topic:
Definition:
Extraordinary patience under provocation or trial. Also called long-suffering. It is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. It includes forbearance, which adds to long-suffering the implication of restraint in expressing one’s feelings or in demanding punishment or one’s due. Longanimity suggests toleration, moved by love and the desire for peace, of something painful that deserves to be rejected or opposed. (Etym. Latin longus, long + animus, soul, spirit, mind: longanimitas, long suffering, patience, forbearance.)
Drinking: Sam Adams Utopias
Gear: What to get a priest?
Discussing the virtue of longanimity
If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:
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1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.
2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.
3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48.
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Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Adam and David talk about vengeance in this week’s episode. Is it lawful? Is it a special virtue? And the 4 sins that cry to Heaven for Vengeance
This episode on vengeance is sponsored by Covenant Eyes. Use promo code “catholicman” to get a 30-day free trial in protecting you and your family from the dangers of the internet.
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About our drink:
Thank you to Mr. Taylor Barranco for the drink. Fireside Whiskey is a 4 year aged Straight Bourbon that is a nice bourbon to have in your cabinet. It is dangerously smooth but still maintains all of the robust flavor gained from aging for more than 4 years in brand new white oak barrels. A nice end of summer dram.
About the gear:
A miter saw (also known as a “mitre” outside of the United States) is a saw used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by pulling a large backsaw or a mounted circular saw blade down onto a board in a quick motion. Miter saws are commonly referred to as drop saws and abrasive cut off saws are referred to as a chop saw.
About our topic:
WHETHER VENGEANCE IS LAWFUL?
I answer that, Vengeance consists in the infliction of a penal evil on one who has sinned. Accordingly, in the matter of vengeance, we must consider the mind of the avenger. For if his intention is directed chiefly to the evil of the person on whom he takes vengeance, and rests there, then his vengeance is altogether unlawful: because to take pleasure in another’s evil belongs to hatred, which is contrary to the charity whereby we are bound to love all men. Nor is it an excuse that he intends the evil of one who has unjustly inflicted evil on him, as neither is a man excused for hating one that hates him: for a man may not sin against another just because the latter has already sinned against him, since this is to be overcome by evil, which was forbidden by the Apostle, who says (Rom. 12:21): Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.
If, however, the avenger’s intention be directed chiefly to some good, to be obtained by means of the punishment of the person who has sinned (for instance that the sinner may amend, or at least that he may be restrained and others be not disturbed, that justice may be upheld, and God honoured), then vengeance may be lawful, provided other due circumstances be observed.
WHETHER VENGEANCE IS A SPECIAL VIRTUE?
I answer that, As the Philosopher states (Ethic. ii. 1), aptitude to virtue is in us by nature, but the complement of virtue is in us through habituation or some other cause. Hence it is evident that virtues perfect us so that we follow in due manner our natural inclinations, which belong to the natural right. Wherefore to every definite natural inclination there corresponds a special virtue. Now there is a special inclination of nature to remove harm, for which reason animals have the irascible power distinct from the concupiscible. Man resists harm by defending himself against wrongs, lest they be inflicted on him, or he avenges those which have already been inflicted on him, with the intention, not of harming, but of removing the harm done. And this belongs to vengeance, for Tully says (loc. cit.) that by vengeance we resist force, or wrong, and in general whatever is obscure* (i.e. derogatory), either by self-defense or by avenging it. Therefore vengeance is a special virtue.
WHETHER VENGEANCE SHOULD BE WROUGHT BY MEANS OF PUNISHMENTS CUSTOMARY AMONG MEN?
I answer that, Vengeance is lawful and virtuous so far as it tends to the prevention of evil. Now some who are not influenced by motive of virtue are prevented from committing sin, through fear of losing those things which they love more than those they obtain by sinning, else fear would be no restraint to sin. Consequently vengeance for sin should be taken by depriving a man of what he loves most. Now the things which man loves most are life, bodily safety, his own freedom, and external goods such as riches, his country and his good name. Wherefore, according to Augustine’s reckoning (De Civ. Dei xxi.), Tully writes that the laws recognize eight kinds of punishment: namely, death, whereby man is deprived of life; stripes, retaliation, or the loss of eye for eye, whereby man forfeits his bodily safety; slavery, and imprisonment, whereby he is deprived of freedom; exile, whereby he is banished from his country; fines, whereby he is mulcted in his riches; ignominy, whereby he loses his good name.
4 sins that cry to Heaven for Vengeance
1. Murder – “the blood of able”
2. Sodomy – “the sins of the Sodomites”
3. Oppression of the poor – “cry of the people oppressed in Egypt”
4. Injustice to the wage earner – not paying wages owed
a. Dt 24:14-15 – 14 You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether other Israelites or aliens who reside in your land in one of your towns. 15 You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.
Drinking: Fireside Colorado Whiskey
Gear: Miter Saw
Discussing the virtue of vengeance
If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:
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Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Father Sean Donovan joins us to talk about the relationship between the winged hussars, croissants, Islam, 9/11, and our Lady.
This episode on the winged hussars is sponsored by Covenant Eyes. Use promo code “catholicman” to get a 30-day free trial in protecting you and your family from the dangers of the internet.
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About our drink:
Winged Hussar Red Wine by The Catholic Man Show.
An exquisite cabernet aged in Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrels.
About the gear:
N/A
About our topic:
Who are the winged hussars? Why do they matter? What does 9/11/2011 have in connection to what happened hundreds of years ago? Where did the croissant come from? And how does Mary our Mother play a role in all this? We answer these questions and more in this week’s episode.
About our guest:
Fr. Sean Donovan was ordained June 30th, 2012 in the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma. He is currently pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Pawhuska, OK.
Resources mentioned on the show:
The Enemy at the Gate by Andrew Wheatcroft
Islam at the Gates: How Christendom Defeated the Ottoman Turks by Diane Moczar
Sword and Scimitar by Raymond Ibrahim
The Siege of Vienna by John Stoye
Drinking: N/A
Gear: N/A
Discussing the cycles of the Christian life
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Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Host of Catholic Answers Live, Cy Kellett, joins us in studio to talk about the cycles of the Christian Life
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About our drink:
N/A (Coffee)
About the gear:
N/A
About our topic:
The Cycle of the Christian Life
Meeting Jesus is the beginning of new life. From this encounter, we are free to choose whether we follow Him or return to our former lives. If we follow, we become converted, bit by bit, to be like Him. This allows us to enter into shared lives of love with Him, a state we call communion. Those who enter communion with Christ have everything (the summit of the spiritual life), but they cannot keep it to themselves or it will die. From communion we must go on mission to help others to meet Christ. In this passing on of the Faith, the cycle begins anew both for the one sharing and the one hearing. This is the fundamental cycle of the Christian life, and the way of eternal life handed down by the Apostles: Encounter, Conversion, Communion, and Mission.
About our guest:
Cy Kellett is the host of Catholic Answers Live. He formerly hosted The Bright Side with Cy Kellett on the Immaculate Heart Radio network. For more than a decade Kellett was editor of San Diego’s diocesan newspaper, The Southern Cross. Before that, he taught high school in and then spent several years working with the homeless mentally ill in Massachusetts while living in a Catholic Worker house. Kellett and his wife, Missy, have three children.
Drinking: N/A
Gear: N/A
Discussing the cycles of the Christian life
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2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.
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Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Catholic Answers – Friendship and Fatherhood
Catholic Answers Live: Adam and David join Cy Kellett to talk about Friendship and Fatherhood
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Questions covered on Friendship:
- 22:43 – I am a recent empty nester and now I’m trying to reestablish a friendship with my beautiful wife. Any tips?
- 32:23 – Is there still hope for authentic friendship in the overly sexualized world today? How can I make new friends?
- 45:55 – What is Jesus’ role in friendship? Also, how can I maintain strong long-distance friendships?
- 51:08 – We just moved to this area and spent about 2 years trying to make friends. We did finally find a parish family, but it took some time!
Questions covered on Fatherhood:
- 14:32 – What is the best way to help our kids set goals? Do you agree with the approach “heaven, not Harvard?”
- 21:09 – I am a new father, for the last month. Right now, my wife is tired, so I have been doing most of the household chores. How can I talk to her about doing more around the house? I work all day and then come home and I’m basically still working.
- 32:25 – I think sacrificing in a sacramental marriage is love. There is biblical evidence for this kind of masculinity.
- 38:06 – I am a father of 9 and I have some suggestions for the young father on the line. I took over cooking for my wife and just found easy ways to make simple meals. Take time to listen to your wife every day, even if it’s the same conversation as the day before.
- 42:57 – What are your thoughts on a relationship with a Catholic and a Protestant, when the Protestant would be the father and spiritual leader of the family?
- 47:45 – My priest told me that my job was to help my wife and children become saints and that changed my whole outlook on being a father and a husband.
A special thank you to Cy Kellett, Nick Chamberlin, Darin Delozier, and the whole Catholic Answers team for their help in making this happen. We had a great time and really enjoyed it.
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Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
This episode is sponsored by Chesterton’s Fine Cigars
This episode on manners is also sponsored by Covenant Eyes. Use promo code “catholicman” to get a 30-day free trial in protecting you and your family from the dangers of the internet.
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About our drink:
Bernheim Kentucky Straight Whiskey
At its launch, Bernheim Original Straight Wheat Whiskey was the first truly new variety of American straight wheat whiskey introduced since Prohibition. Heaven Hill Master Distillers saw an opportunity to give today’s whiskey connoisseurs a unique taste experience. Bernheim was the only straight whiskey to use winter wheat as the primary grain in its mashbill, giving it a soft, sweet flavor and medium finish.
Today, on the front of the bottle, Bernheim proudly displays its finest attributes: Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey, small batch, and a 7 year age statement. With an age statement of 7 years, Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey truly is well worth the wheat. It is the only straight wheat whiskey distributed nationally. As a straight whiskey, it meets the same criteria as Bourbon or rye—aged a minimum of two years in new, charred oak barrels, distilled at less than 160 proof, and contains no coloring, flavoring or blending agents. As a small batch product, it is made with a dump of 100 barrels or less.
About the gear:
It’s about that time of year to make sure your shrubs and bushes are manicured, as Fall is approaching quickly. We talk about the importance of keeping your yard looking nice and taking pride in the dignity of work.
About our topic:
Manners
Drinking: Bernheim Original Kentucky Bourbon
Gear: Hedgetrimmers
Discussing the importance of manners
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Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
This episode is sponsored by Mississippi River Distilling. Make sure you get the new Catholic Man Show Shirts – they won’t be available for long.
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About our drink:
Cody Road Single Barrel Bourbon
Buffalo Bill Cody lived life large. Born just a mile from our distillery, we honor his legend with a BIG whiskey. This limited wheated bourbon is hand-selected one barrel at a time. Bottled at barrel proof of 105, we encourage you to live life large the Cody Road way.
Grain bill
70% corn, 20% wheat, 10% barley
Serving style
Add a splash of water or an ice cube to bring out the big flavor. Outstanding in classic cocktails like an Old Fashioned or a Julep.
Tasting notes
Bold vanilla and caramel soar out of this high proof bourbon. The sweetness of corn gives way to buttery wheat and a unique finish of roasted nuts and toffee
About the gear:
Paracord.
Parachute cord (also paracord or 550 cord when referring to type-III paracord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of parachutes. This cord is useful for many other tasks and is now used as a general purpose utility cord by both military personnel and civilians. This versatile cord was used by astronauts during the 82nd Space Shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.[1]
The braided sheath has a high number of interwoven strands for its size, giving it a relatively smooth texture. The all-nylon construction makes paracord fairly elastic.
Current technical standards for the manufacture of cord for use in parachutes are published by the Parachute Industry Association. The US military MIL-C-5040H standard required the material to be nylon.[2] Similar styles of cord are manufactured with other materials such as polyester.[3]
Find out more here.
About our topic:
Obedience is a topic that isn’t talked about much. Possibly because authority isn’t taken seriously anymore. Possibly because we live in a world that doesn’t know how to deny our own will. We discuss these implications in this week’s episode.
Drinking: Cody Road Single Barrel Bourbon
Gear: Paracord
Discussing the virtue of obedience.
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Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Adam and David are in studio this week. Make sure you get the new Catholic Man Show Shirts – they won’t be available for long.
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About our drink:
Founders Brewing Co – Mucho Lupu
Brewed in the spirit of juicy IPAs, Mucho Lupu features four kinds of American hops: Mosaic, Azacca, Simcoe and Amarillo. Dry hopped with traditional hop pellets along with cryo powder, an innovative hop product that separates lupulin from the hop flower, this IPA is incredibly flavorful and aromatic. Wheat and oats provide a smooth backdrop to carry all those wonderful hop characteristics.
About the gear:
The Vatican Flag.
The flag of Vatican City was adopted on June 7, 1929, the year Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy, creating a new independent state governed by the Holy See. The Vatican flag is modeled on the 1808 yellow and white flag of the earlier Papal States, to which a papal tiara and keys were later added. Find out more here.
About our topic:
How do we bring the Catholic faith into the home? What are creative and cool ways to do so without it being weird? Adam and David give a list of ideas for dads to be the spiritual leader of the home.
Drinking: Founders Mothership Series Mucho Lupu
Gear: The Vatican Flag
Discussing ideas for Catholic Dads
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Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Executive Director of Courage International, Fr. Philip Bochanski, joins us live from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL to talk about the virtue of hope.
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About our drink:
We recorded on campus and consequently, we were not allowed to have an alcoholic beverage this evening.
About the gear:
The Virtue of Hope: How Confidence in God can Lead You to Heaven by Fr. Philip Bonchanski
The Virtue of Hope is excellent spiritual reading for everyone, an instruction manual for how to grow in hope and in bravery in the face of life’s challenges. It is a clarion call that hope must not be merely theoretical, but must “lead us to a deeper relationship with God, an encounter with the One who loves us and calls us to friendship with Himself.”
About our topic:
We try to lay out what hope is but also shows how we can exercise this theological virtue, through being daring, changing our ways, serving the Lord, struggling, suffering, and praying. We examine how hope directs us to our ultimate goal of life with God and gives us the strength and perseverance to attain it.
About our guest:
Father Philip G. Bochanski, a native of suburban Philadelphia, was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1999. In addition to several parish assignments, he has served as a high school teacher, chaplain for cloistered nuns, and spiritual director for seminarians. In 2017, he was appointed the executive director of Courage International, an apostolate that provides pastoral care to men and women who experience same-sex attractions and have chosen to live a chaste life. He is an award-winning author, and has published several articles, books and audio lecture series on such topics as Church history, spirituality and pastoral care.
Drinking: NA
Gear: The Virtue of Hope
Discussing the Theological Virtue of Hope
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Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Christendom College philosophy professor, Dr. John Cuddeback, joins us to discuss a purposeful domicile.
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About our drink:
We recorded this episode in the morning time so we skipped the whisky or beer this go around. In our drinking vessels were coffee and water.
About the gear:
If you want more information on Dr. John Cuddeback’s work, you should check out his website: Bacon from Acorns. He also has a great book on friendship called, True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness. You can buy the book here.
About our topic:
Are we intentional in our household? Does Sunday look different than the other days? As fathers, how do we reclaim the household to create an environment that is conducive to Catholic flourishing? We talk about this and more with Dr. John Cuddeback in this episode.
About our guest:
Dr. John Cuddeback, where were you educated?
B.A., Christendom College
M.A., Catholic University of America, Philosophy
Ph.D., Catholic University of America, Philosophy
What classes do you teach?
Introduction to Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Human Nature, Metaphysics, History of Medieval Philosophy, History of Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas, Ethics, Recent Philosophy, Philosophy of God, Society and the Common Good, Philosophy of Family and Household
What is your favorite class to teach?
Ethics and Philosophy of Human Nature
Drinking: Coffee and Water
Gear: True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness
Discussing a purposeful domicile
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