Jason Craig sits down with longtime friend and fellow veteran of the Catholic men's online world, Sam Guzman, the founder of The Catholic Gentleman and now a practicing counselor. They take an unflinching look at where the Catholic Manosphere started, where it's gone wrong, and why resentment and pseudo-wisdom are poor substitutes for real masculine formation. 

In This Episode, We Cover:

• The rise and dark side of the Catholic Manosphere—resentment, red-pill Catholic opinions, and the problem of influencers without experience
• Sam's journey from communications work at Pro-Life Wisconsin and Covenant Eyes to becoming a Catholic counselor through Divine Mercy University
• The origins of therapeutic culture in the aftermath of the World Wars and the collapse of institutional meaning
• Self-knowledge as the essential foundation of holiness, drawing on Augustine, Dietrich von Hildebrand, and Aquinas
• The two most common wounds counselors see in men—emotional numbness and emotional overwhelm—and what fathers can do about it now

Chapters:

• 00:00: Introduction and Origins of the Catholic Men's Online Space
• 09:25: The State of Catholic Men Online: From 2013 to Today
• 12:18: The Dark Side of the Manosphere — Resentment, Red Pill, and Bitterness
• 15:00: The Problem of Pseudo-Wisdom and Influencers Without Experience
• 32:39: Sam's Journey From Marketing to Counseling
• 37:29: The Therapeutic Society: Origins, Excesses, and Real Value
• 47:29: The Case for Counseling
• 54:09: Self-Knowledge, Augustine, and the Path to Holiness
• 59:10: Two Common Wounds Counselors See in Men
• 01:08:22: Aquinas on the Passions

Resources:

• The Catholic Gentleman
• Divine Mercy University
• JP2 Healing Center
• Covenant Eyes
• Leaving Boyhood Behind by Jason M. Craig
• Litanies of the Heart by Dr. Gerry Crete
• Transformation in Christ by Dietrich von Hildebrand

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