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What if the question “What do I still lack?” is the doorway to your real vocation? We follow that question from the Gospel of the rich young man into the very real struggles of modern life—noise, distraction, and the hunger to be seen—and then further into a surprising WWII encounter with Padre Pio that ignites a forgotten calling.

We share Act 7 of the Claymore Battle Plan, a simple, repeatable path for young men (and anyone who loves them) to live the Christian vocation to love as God loves. 

You’ll also get a practical morning routine to anchor your day: kneel before the phone, echo Mary’s fiat, listen for God’s will, and treat every temptation as an invitation to pray. We talk candidly about concupiscence, mercy, confession, and the daily choice to see persons, not objects. Whether your path is marriage, consecrated life, or faithful work in the world, the foundation is the same: be filled by God, then give yourself away.

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Let’s be honest: the internet rewards outrage, not holiness. We wanted to cut through the noise and ask a harder question—what does it take to share the faith without losing your soul? With Bobby Frederickson (The Catholic Couple, Purposely Catholic), we dig into the quiet practices and gritty virtues that turn zeal into steady witness: daily silence, repentance when pride flares, and a home life that looks like love in action.

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What if the ache you feel isn’t your enemy but a compass that points you to true north? We take a clear-eyed look at desire, identity, and destiny through the lens of Scripture and John Paul II’s theology of the body, asking how eros can be lifted into real love without denying the body or the heart. Starting with our origin as image-bearers—male and female—we unpack why reason, freedom, and the call to self-gift are the core of human dignity, and how forgetting this origin twists desire into confusion. 

Romans 1 doesn’t shame the body; it warns what happens when truth is suppressed and love loses its aim.

From there, we turn to the Bridegroom who doesn’t do sin management, but brings power. Blood and water from Christ’s side signal the birth of the Church, and the Eucharist becomes the key to understanding love: “This is my body, given for you.” Eros, like rocket fuel, needs a flight plan, and Christ charts it—toward protection, fidelity, and self-gift. We share a pastoral moment with a young man questioning his belonging and make it plain: your deepest identity is beloved child of God. Attractions don’t define you; grace refines you. 

The resurrection reframes everything. Jesus’ answer to the Sadducees shows earthly marriage as a sacred sign that points beyond itself to communion with God, where desire finds its true home.

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Charles Fraune—author, teacher, and founder of Slaying Dragons Press—joins us to unpack what exorcists and former occultists are seeing now, and why ordinary believers need extraordinary clarity. 

For young adults discerning marriage, fatherhood, or religious life, we offer a blunt but hopeful plan: pursue heroic virtue now, simplify your life, and let Mary lead you to her Son. If you’ve sensed that these are not ordinary times, you’re not alone—and you’re not powerless.

We talk about choosing patrons for the times: Padre Pio for perseverance and purity, St. Alphonsus Liguori for moral clarity, and Bartolo Longo, once a consecrated satanic priest, who staked his salvation on Our Lady’s promises and became a trumpet for the Rosary. We explore why demons fear Mary, how the Communion of Saints actually works, and what happens when you swap doom-scrolling and games for sacraments, Scripture, silence, and real friendship. The throughline is practical: close the portals (porn and gaming), curate your inputs, live the truth.

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A sword only matters if someone is willing to lift it. We gathered to name the real war for the modern male heart and to chart a path back to love that doesn’t flinch from truth. Not a lecture, a battle plan: see the enemy, recover your purpose, and protect what makes civilization possible—life and the family.

We start by cutting through the fog. The world isn’t neutral; it’s contested ground. We talk candidly about how hearts go numb, how vice becomes normal, and why broken desires spill into broken marriages, fractured families, and anxious kids. Drawing from John Paul II’s encyclicals and Theology of the Body, we anchor our stance in a robust vision of the human person—reason, intellect, and free will made in the image of God. Then we go to the source: Jesus’ words in Matthew 19, “from the beginning,” where male and female, one flesh, and indissoluble union define marriage’s truth. If the last great battle centers on marriage and family, then guarding them is not politics—it’s fidelity to God's Plan. 

From there, we press into the heart-level fight. Lust doesn’t just distort behavior; it distorts vision. We contrast the culture’s scripts of objectification and spectacle with Christ’s healing gaze in the story of the woman caught in adultery: mercy that restores dignity and commands a new start. John Paul II’s insight guides us—concupiscence threatens but doesn’t erase the spousal meaning of the body. 

Practical steps follow: morning prayer at the moment of temptation, a clear break with porn and the lies it teaches, and accessible study with Theology of the Body to retrain desire toward self-gift. None of this is about sin management. It’s about transformation, learning to love as God loves, and becoming men who can be trusted with vows and with the vulnerable.

We close by inviting you into brotherhood. Claymore isn’t just ideas; it’s formation, accountability, and resources you can use today—downloadable battle plans, discussion prompts, and a growing community that stands shoulder to shoulder. Maybe we can shift the culture over time; certainly we can rescue the people right next to us. 

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Start with an unsettling premise: if law becomes optional and truth becomes personal, justice becomes impossible. That’s the thread we follow with veteran crime investigator Thomas Hampson, who connects the unrest of the 60s–70s to today’s culture wars and explains why this moment feels more chaotic—and more consequential. We move from historical context to the present day: immigration laws that exist but go unenforced, ICE agents smeared as “Gestapo,” and school unions celebrating violent revolutionaries. Along the way we draw a crucial line between doing wrong for gain and choosing harm to erase the good, and why that distinction explains so much of the confusion flooding our institutions.

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Candy might fuel the night, but what if Halloween could fuel a child’s hope? We sat down with bestselling author Anthony DeStefano to reframe the season through "All Hallows Eve"—the vigil of All Saints Day—and rediscover why praying for the dead, telling honest stories, and bathing kids’ imaginations in beauty can turn a “spooky” evening into a path toward joy. Anthony traces the roots of his clear, evocative style back to Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt, then shows how that simplicity serves big ideas: purgatory as final cleansing, mercy that’s stronger than sin, and stories that thrill without glamorizing evil.

If you’ve ever wondered how to explain purgatory to a child, how to hold justice and mercy together, or how to reclaim Halloween without losing the fun, this conversation offers a practical, hopeful path. Come for the story; stay for the formation. And if it moves you, share the episode with a friend, subscribe for more thoughtful conversations, and leave a review—your feedback helps more families find a better way to celebrate All Hallows Eve.

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The ground is shifting—and not just in the news cycle. We’re watching weak foundations give way in the Church, the culture, and our own heart. 

Today Jack shares the vision of Claymore, inspired by John Paul II's map of the route back to bedrock: restore the heart, reclaim marriage and family, and renew society from the inside out. That’s the Claymore battle plan, and today we anchor it in Act Four: In the Beginning: awe, wonder, and a Cosmic explosion of Love.

We start with the stark choice between two cities—the city of man, full of PRIDE and cooperating with evil , and the city of God that humbly receives truth from the Creator. From there, we confront how fear, power, and confusion have warped our response to crisis, from shutdowns to social unrest. Then we pivot to the beginning. Jesus points us to Genesis in Matthew 19 for a reason: before sin, male and female were created to image Trinitarian love. John Paul II’s theology of the body gives us language for what our lives already feel in our bones: your body makes the visible the invisible; its spousal meaning is the call to become a gift—Free, total, faithful, and fruitful. 

That vision has teeth. We name the lie that the opposite of love is not hate, its lust or grasping; it’s use. Porn shrinks the person. Hookup culture counterfeits freedom. Gender ideology splits identity from the body. The answer isn’t outrage; it’s awe—cultivated through prayer, the sacraments, brotherhood in Christ, and daily choices that train our desires in virtue... toward truth, goodness, and beauty. 

We share concrete practices to live the truth right now, whether you’re single, dating, married, or discerning a consecrated vocation. Expect the church to look smaller, but purer. Expect mission to look local, but lasting. And expect joy when your life begins to sound like this: “This is my body, given for you.”

If this resonates, share it with someone who’s hungry for more than slogans. Subscribe, leave a review so others can find us, and email [email protected] to join the Claymore community. Let’s build on rock—together.

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A Claymore Sword on the wall, sweat from a hard ride, and a straight look at the battlefield we all feel but rarely name. Jack traces a line from John Paul II’s “final confrontation” warning to today’s cultural flashpoints and ask what it really means to fight for the dignity of the human person and the covenant of man and woman without losing our charity—or our nerve. Along the way, we wrestle with scandal inside the Church, why “dialogue” without truth becomes doublespeak, and how honoring those who legislate against life confuses the faithful and emboldens a counterfeit moral vision.

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Ready for a battle plan to navigate today's spiritual warfare? This episode unveils Claymore, a discipleship program rooted in St. John Paul II's teachings that equips men, especially young men, to understand their identity and purpose in a confused world.

Jack shares exciting developments for the Claymore apostolate, including an upcoming dedicated platform and handbook divided into 52 weekly "acts" that systematically build spiritual formation and brotherhood. This isn't just another program—it's a roadmap for answering life's fundamental questions: Who am I? What's my purpose? Why are we created male and female? How do I find authentic love?

At the heart of Claymore lies the recognition that we're in a spiritual battle fought primarily on the battlefield of the human heart. The episode reviews the Claymore Battle Plan, which addresses Satan's three-pronged attack on individuals, families, and culture. You'll discover practical spiritual disciplines like the "morning solution"—beginning each day in prayer before technology—and learn how temptations can become invitations to deeper spiritual connection.

Drawing on Scripture and John Paul II's teachings, Jack explains how our daily choices shape who we become through "self-determination." We don't merely receive formation passively; we co-create ourselves with God's grace through our actions. This understanding cuts through today's moral relativism and offers clarity in confusing times.

Whether you're a young man searching for meaning or someone who cares about the next generation, this episode provides both inspiration and practical steps for reclaiming truth and building a culture of life. Join the Claymore journey and discover your role in God's larger story—because the future of our culture depends on warriors with the courage to stand for truth.

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Parable of the Sower and the Weeds and Wheat at Matthew 13:1-30

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